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Cheryl Ann Araujo (1961–1986) Portuguese-American rape survivor whose case became national news, and was the basis of the 1988 film The Accused. Joseph "The Animal" Barboza (September 20, 1932 – February 11, 1976) Portuguese-American mafioso and one of the most feared mob hitmen during the 1960s. He is reputed to have murdered at least 26 ...
Portuguese America [1] [2] (Portuguese: América Portuguesa), sometimes called América Lusófona or Lusophone America in the English language, in contrast to Anglo-America, French America, or Hispanic America, is the Portuguese-speaking community of people and their diaspora, notably those tracing back origins to Brazil and the early Portuguese colonization of the Americas.
There are four anthologies of Portuguese-American literature: Luso-American Literature: Writings by Portuguese-Speaking Authors in North America edited by Robert Henry Moser and António Luciano de Andrade Tosta and published in 2011, The Gávea-Brown Book of Portuguese-American Poetry edited by Alice R. Clemente and George Monteiro, published ...
Portuguese (endonym: português or língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe, [6] and has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau.
Portuguese is the third most spoken language of the Americas, and the second most spoken language in South America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the sole official language of Brazil and is a co-official language of several regional organizations , notably Mercosul , UNASUL , ACTO , CELAC , the Rio Group , and ALADI .
American Portuguese may refer to: Portuguese language in the United States; Portuguese language in the Americas; Portuguese Americans, American people of Portuguese descent; Americans in Portugal, Portuguese people of American descent
Pages in category "American people of Portuguese descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 539 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Portuguese-language American writers" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .