06/14/2024
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LusoCanada is a medium to record and maintain the History of the Portuguese community in Canada
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Pioneers: The Extraordinary Story of António Rodrigues. Read it at lusocanada.com- link in bio.
Associação Cultural do Minho de Toronto
Portugal Day Celebrations, Toronto
Meet the Portuguese-born who burnt Montreal @ lusocanada.com
Birth by Soccer, a Usual Occurrence - how Casa dos Poveiros was formed. Read all about it at lusocanada.com
Don't miss our interview with Samuel Sousa, President of Casa do Minho in Winnipeg, about the organization's 50th anniversary celebration @ lusocanada.com.
Casa do Minho Portuguese Centre, in Winnipeg, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Visit lusocanada.com to find out more about this organization.
Casa Do Minho
Strathroy-Caradoc, a community built on hard work. Read all about in lusocanada.com.
Portuguese Canadian Club of Strathroy
The Portuguese community of Strathroy, Ontario, began forming in 1957.
In June of 2000, First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Centre became Portugal's first international opponent.
First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Centre's ice hockey team was the first ever opponent of Portugal's national team in a three-game series held in June of 2001 at Palácio do Gelo, in Viseu. Read all about it at lusocanada.com
Searching for home - the immigrant within his adopted country. A story that might hit close to home. Read it at lusocanada.com.
The Portuguese Immigrant, by Devin Meireles. A book based on true events that will certainly resonate with many of us. Read about it in lusocanada.com
ACAPO's Gala Dinner - recognizing excellence and empowering youth. The event began in 1988. Read all about it in lusocanada.com
We are starting to populate our Pioneers page, but we need your help. If you know of someone who arrived in the 50s or early 60s, please contact us. Let's write our History together.
Thank you to Ricardo Araújo from To Photography for the support!
Luso-Can Tuna: Academic Tradition and Pride in our Roots. Read all about it in lusocanada.com
Arco-Íris, the organization that broke barriers. Read all about it in lusocanada.com
Nearly 120,000 Canadian residents speak mostly Portuguese at home (source: Statistics Canada). Explore this topic at lusocanada.com
For the first three decades of our presence in Canada, many Portuguese men found in the mines of Thompson, in Northern Manitoba, a way to make a good wage, although the work was difficult and often dangerous. Read all about it in lusocanada.com
Over three thousand residents of Victoria, B.C., claim their ethnic origin to be Portuguese. Read all about it in lusocanada.com.
As três vidas do Jornal da Aliança. Read all about it in lusocanada.com
Saskatoon boasts a Portuguese community keen on maintaining our traditions. Read all about it at lusocanada.com.
The start of the journey undertaken by our pioneers is a blurred point that encompasses many occurrences, and some took a while to simply arrive…even if they were already here. Read about it at lusocanada.com. Link in bio.
Elliot Lake once enjoyed a thriving Portuguese community that dispersed after the mines closed. Follow https://lusocanada.com/blog/ontario/elliot-lake/ to read all about it.
In 1955, more than four thousand Portuguese fishermen walked, in procession, from the Port of St. John’s to the Roman Catholic Basilica carrying a replica of Our Lady of Fatima. The statue remains an enduring symbol of our presence in Newfoundland. Watch the film here: https://lusocanada.com/multimedia/ #
Poveiros Community Centre - superação e optimismo. Leia o artigo completo em lusocanada.com. Link na bio.
Grupo Folclórico e Etnográfico Português de Montreal is one of the most dynamic in Canada. You can appreciate a timeless photo shoot that depicts life in Portugal in the old days. Link here: https://lusocanada.com/blog/quebec/montreal/grupo-folclorico-e-etnografico-portugues-de-montreal/grupo-folclorico-e-etnografico-portugues-de-montreal-photoshoot/
ACAPO's Portugal Day Parade is the largest in Canada. Find all about it at https://lusocanada.com/
Wayne Gretzky's birthplace, Brantford, Ontario, once had a Portuguese Club that lasted about half a decade. Find all about it at lusocanada.com
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The Portuguese community of Strathroy, Ontario, began forming in 1957.
In June of 2000, First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Centre became Portugal's first international opponent.
A Parada do Dia de Portugal em Toronto, promovida pela ACAPO, é a maior do Canadá. Descubra isto e muito mais em https://lusocanada.com/
ACAPO's Portugal Day Parade is the largest in Canada. Find all about it at https://lusocanada.com/
ACAPO's Portugal Day Parade is the largest in Canada. Find all about it at https://lusocanada.com/
Cerca de 1.500 portugueses residem em Chatham-Kent, uma cidade que alberga uma organização comunitário dinâmica e inovadora. Descubra isto e muito mais em lusocanada.com
Vaughan, the City Above Toronto, has one of the youngest Portuguese community organizations in Canada. Discover this and much more at lusocanada.com