NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Portuguese American

Portuguese Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in the southwest European nation of Portugal. Location of East Providence, Rhode Island. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1787 Government - Type Mayor-council - Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem) - City Council President/Ward 6: Leo R. Pimental. ... Nickname: Motto: Well Try Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Bristol Settled 1670 Incorporated 1803 Government - Type Mayor-council city - Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... Portuguese creoles are creole languages which have been significantly influenced by Portuguese. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... European American is a term for an American of European descent, who are usually referred as White or Caucasian. ... White Brazilians make up 49. ... The word citizen may refer to: A person with a citizenship Citizen Watch Co. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Colloquially, the term is also incorrectly applied to people whose ancestry stems from Portuguese-speaking countries. Such use of the term "Portuguese American" is employed as a synonym to Luso American. Accurately, a Portuguese-American denotes any person born in the United States whose family came to the USA from Portugal. Look up Colloquialism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Portuguese ( or lÃngua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal from the Latin spoken by romanized Celtiberians about 1000 years ago. ... It has been suggested that Lusitanic American be merged into this article or section. ...

History

Portuguese people have had a long history in America, which may even be pre-Columbian, although there is lack of solid historical evidence. Navigators, like the Corte-Real family, may have visited the North American shores.^[1] There is a monumental landmark, the Dighton Rock, in Massachusetts, that testifies their presence in the area. During the Colonial period, there was some limited Portuguese emigration to the present day United States. Languages Portuguese Religions Predominantly Roman Catholic Related ethnic groups Galicians and other Spaniards, Italians, French The Portuguese people (Portuguese: ; literally the Portuguese) are the ethnic group or nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. ... Corte-Real was the name of three Portuguese explorers: João Vaz Corte-Real, who possibly reached Newfoundland in the 1470s. ... The Dighton Rock is a 40 ton boulder, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkeley, Massachusetts (formerly part of the township of Dighton). ... Colonial Period can refer to: Period of Japanese Rule (Korea) Colonial America This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In the late 19th century, many Portuguese, mainly Azorean and Madeiran, immigrated to the United States, establishing in cities like East Providence, Rhode Island, Bristol, Rhode Island, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Fall River, Massachusetts, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Newark, New Jersey, Jacksonville, Illinois and Tulare, California. Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos CÃ©sar Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,333 kmÂ² (n/a) 911 sq mi... For other uses, see Madeira (disambiguation). ... Location of East Providence, Rhode Island. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1787 Government - Type Mayor-council - Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem) - City Council President/Ward 6: Leo R. Pimental. ... Nickname: Motto: Well Try Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Bristol Settled 1670 Incorporated 1803 Government - Type Mayor-council city - Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. ... East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County County Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006â€“2010 Area [1] - City 67. ... Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. ... Tulare (pronounced: ) is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. ...

In the mid-late 20th century their was another surge of Portuguese immigration in America, mainly in the Northeast (New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts). There are various Portuguese Clubs, principally in the larger cities of these states. Many Portuguese Americans may include descendants of Portuguese settlers born in Africa (like Angola, Cape Verde, and Mozambique) and Asia (mostly Macau). A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

There were around 1 million Portuguese Americans in the United States by the year 2000. There is a much higher percentage of Portuguese in neighbouring Canada, also mostly from the islands, concentrated around large communities in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec but now spread throughout the country. Most of this was sponsored immigration to fill the labour shortages from the 1950s to the 1970s and new immigrants generally had stronger community links developed than in the US. Some of their surnames have been changed like: Rodrigues to Rogers, Oliveira to Oliver, Silva to Silver, and Pereira to Perry. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Rodrigues is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portuguese speaking world, as well as other places. ... Rogers derived from old German meaning, famed spear. Rogers is the name of several places in the United States of America: Rogers, Arkansas Rogers, Minnesota Rogers City, Michigan Rogers, Nebraska. ... Oliveira is the Portuguese name for the Olive tree (olive is azeitona or, very rarely, oliva in Portuguese, and olive oil is azeite). ... Oliver! Oliver, see Oliver (William Oliver Swofford). ... // Silva is the most common surname in Portugal and Brazil;[1] it is also widespread in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in Asia, including India and Sri Lanka. ... This article is about the chemical element. ... Medieval Pereira Coat of Arms Pereira is a common surname in the Portuguese and Galician languages, namely in Portugal, Brazil, and Galicia. ... Perry is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented pear juice. ...

Related Ancestry

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Ancestry Map

Census 2000

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Numbers by state

The states with the top percentages of Portuguese: Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... â€œNJâ€ redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] kmÂ²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...

Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area Ranked 43rd - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 kmÂ²) - Width n/a miles (n/a km) - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km) - % water 41. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area Ranked 48th - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 kmÂ²) - Width 70 miles (113 km) - Length 110 miles (177 km) - % water 12. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area Ranked 46th - Total 9,350 sq mi (24,217 kmÂ²) - Width 68 miles (110 km) - Length 190 miles (305 km) - % water 4. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ...

Resources

References

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External links

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See also

Categories: "Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation | Portuguese-Americans | Ethnic groups in the United States | Languages of the United States | Portuguese language Languages Portuguese Religions Predominantly Roman Catholic Related ethnic groups Italo-Brazilians, German-Brazilians, Spanish Brazilians, Polish Brazilians and other European groups. ... It has been suggested that Lusitanic American be merged into this article or section. ... Lusitanic is a term used to categorize persons who share the linguistic and cultural traditions of the Portuguese-speaking nations of Portugal, Brazil, Macau, East Timor, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe, Guinea Bissau and others. ... Portuguese ( or lÃngua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal from the Latin spoken by romanized Celtiberians about 1000 years ago. ... This is a list of famous Portuguese Americans. ... European American is a term for an American of European descent, who are usually referred as White or Caucasian. ... English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo-Americans) are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. ... Scots-Irish (formerly Scotch-Irish) is a term used to describe inhabitants of the USA and Canada of Scots-Irish (particularly Ulster-Scots) descent, who formed distinctive communities and had distinctive social characteristics. ... Scottish Americans or Scots Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in the northwest European nation of Scotland. ... Map showing the population density of Americans who declared Welsh ancestry in the census. ... A Frisian American is an inhabitant of the United States with full or partial Frisian ancestry. ... The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia (located on the northern portion of North Americas east coast). ... Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other ethnicities with whom the Acadians eventually intermarried on the semitropical frontier. ... Rusyn Americans refer to individuals who were born on, or who descended from, the territory of the historic Carpathian Ruthenia, western Ukraine, northeastern Slovakia, and southeastern Poland. ... Basque-Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Basque ancestry. ... Catalan Americans are residents of the United States who acknowledge Catalan ancestry and self-identify with it. ... Sicilian Americans are a subset of Italian Americans from Sicily. ... Montenegrin Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Montenegrin ancestry. ... Serbian Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Serbian ancestry. ... American Jews, or Jewish Americans, are American citizens who were born Jews or who have converted to Judaism. ... Romnichal or Romanichal is the name by which groups of Romani people (often known as Gypsies) found in some parts of the United Kingdom, notably England, are called in their own language, Anglo-Romany. ...

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