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Americans and others who are not native Europeans from Portugal but originate from countries that were former colonies of Portugal do not necessarily self-identify as "Portuguese American", but rather as their post-colonial nationalities, although many refugees (referred to as retornados) from former Portuguese colonies, as well as many white ...
Edmund Dinis (1924-2010), was a Portuguese-born American politician from Massachusetts. Jacinto F. Diniz (1888-1949), was a Portuguese-born American politician and businessman. Richard R. Silva (1922-2009), was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Pages in category "American people of Portuguese descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 529 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Americans referred to the indigenous peoples of the Americas and subsequently to European settlers and their descendants. [1] English use of the term American for people of European descent dates to the 17th century, with the earliest recorded appearance being in Thomas Gage's The English-American: A New Survey of the West Indies in 1648. [1]
For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively.
Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine named after the city in northern Portugal. Surf Church was established by a Brazilian-born ...
American emigrants to Portugal (6 P) Pages in category "Portuguese people of American descent" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
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