From the late 1960s until early 1980s, an estimated 5,000-6,000 Portuguese settled in Lowell. Possibly as high as 80 percent of these immigrants were born in the Azores, about 15 percent were from ...

The ukulele, a beloved instrument with global appeal, was invented in Hawaii by Madeiran Portuguese immigrants in the 1880s. These settlers brought with them small guitar-like instruments ...