The Luso-Canadians, who were chosen to be part of the 2018 edition of Portuguese Walk of Fame, an initiative of the Portuguese entrepreneur Manuel Dacosta, were: posthumously the artist, Alberto de Castro, represented by Rosa Sousa; a Union leader, Antonio Dionisio; a businessman Tony Lima, and a young lawyer, Andrew Arruda. The full story at:...
Nascimento: 1943 Naturalidade: Celorico da Beira — Carrapichana Residência: Buenos Aires, Argentina “Vivi com os meus pais e um irmão em Carrapichana, terra onde trabalhávamos na agricultura. O meu pai era caiador (caiava casas) e a minha mãe, doméstica. Aos 7 anos de idade, fui com ela e um irmão de 4 anos para a […]
I had a chance to sit down with a friendly neighbour a few weeks back to chat about his experience of emigrating from Portugal to Canada, his hardships, successes, and what life is like for him living in Toronto today. Andrea da Costa: Where were you born? Frank Rodrigues: I was born in Funchal on Madeira […]
Francisco da Silva Marques Nascimento: 1941 Naturalidade: Seia – São Romão Residência: Brasil – Rio de Janeiro “Até aos meus 15 anos vivi com os meus pais e cinco irmãos em São Romão (Serra da Estrela). O meu pai era tecelão e a minha mãe doméstica. Viajou sozinho para o Brasil e, passados quatro anos, […]
In addition to sharing excepts from the late José Mário Coelho’s book, based on the lives of the Portuguese who emigrated to Canada, we also thought it would be nice to broaden the scope a bit to discuss the experiences of Portuguese people who have emigrated to other parts of the world. These entries will be extracted […]