Elliot Lake’s Aideen Nicholson, a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1988, who received the Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the promotion and understanding of Canada’s parliamentary system of government, was an attentive observer of the Portuguese community.”Aideen’s commitment to Canada and her community, wherever she lived, continues to...
Uma importante coleção de fotografias de finais dos anos 50 e décadas de 60 e 70, relativa à história e atividades do First Portuguese, instituído em Setembro de 1953, faz agora parte do espólio fotográfico da Galeria dos Pioneiros Portugueses, disponível para consulta. A coleção foi doada por Joao F. Santos, um membro da cfomunidade […]
Zália Anita Lopes Ribau was born in Portugal in the village of Glória (district of Aveiro) on November 25, 1956. She came to Canada with her parents and sister on May 17, 1964 and settled in Toronto. From a very young age, Zália was in love with the arts. She completed Fashion and Knitting diplomas from Sheridan College, and then went […]
Na meninice sonhou ser cabeleireira e torno-o realidade. Maria Lucinda Sias Aurélio nasceu em 26 de Setembro de 1948, no Crato, Alentejo. Fez a escola primária na Escola do Crato. Desde muito nova, começou a “treinar” na arte de pentear, na cabeça de seu pai, Nicolau Sias. Paralelamente, fazia a sua aprendizagem num cabeleireiro do […]
Fernando da Silva Fernando da Silva was born in the heart of Lisbon, on Rua da Trinas in Madragoa, on October 3, 1931, right next to the “Newspaper Sellers” collective, where he later began singing. Fernando Silva arrived in Canada on August 10, 1956. He married Cristina da Silva, with whom he had 2 children: Fernando and […]
Crescendo numa casa Portuguesa, filha de pais Açorianos, fui exposta a várias tradições Portuguesas. Por exemple, todos os anos nos vamos a Festa do Divino Espírito Santo em Toronto. Eu sou Irmã da Irmandade de Santa Helena. Comemos as sopas tradicionais e recebemos a pensão, que é uma oferta de carne, pão de trigo, massa sovada […]
Branca Amélia Correia Proença Gomes It was on October 10, 1964, that a group of about twenty children, between 6 and 15 years old, said “Good morning, Mrs. Gomes!” in Portuguese, at the First Portuguese School, located (at the time) at 244 Augusta Avenue, in Toronto. This was the salutation of the first official Portuguese teacher […]
Every year, during the week of June 10, the Portuguese-Canadian community in Toronto comes together to celebrate Portugal’s national day. Since the initial migration of Portuguese people to Toronto, the community has doubled in size, resulting in a larger celebration to commemorate their origins each year. In Toronto, celebrations in honour of Portugal Day began in […]
The Portuguese Canadian Walk of Fame is a community organization whose mission is to honour Portuguese-Canadian individuals who have made an impact within both the Portuguese community and Canadian society as a whole, and who have also contributed to the advancement of Portuguese culture in Canada. It is located at Camões Square, at the corner of College St. and […]
In Canada, the largest group of Portuguese immigrants live in Toronto and the GTA area. From Kensington Market to popular Portuguese bakeries, Portuguese culture and influence can be found in many establishments throughout the city [1]. But why did so many Portuguese immigrants choose to live in Toronto? During the first major migration of the Portuguese, many […]