With a repertoire spanning centuries-old traditions, the 30-plus member group embodies the spirit of Madeiran folklore, showcasing the Portuguese island’s authentic music, dance, and heritage ...

Fernandes $1,000 Vocational Award. “He was not only a great Madeiran, but a great Portuguese-American,” said Steve Duarte, the club’s public relations chairman and chair of the Museum of ...

The annual celebration of Portuguese culture featured food, activities and performances, including some by Moniz and Moritz, who play traditional Madeiran instruments, the machete, a small ...

About one in 11 Jersey residents say they have Portuguese or Madeiran heritage. Anita De Andrade helps run one of the food and drink stalls at the festival. She said "it's great fun" and "it's ...

will speak on Madeiran and Azorean roots among Hawaii’s Portuguese descendants on Tuesday, May 7, at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage Hall in Paia (401 Baldwin Avenue). Proenca’s lecture is free and is ...

New Bedford’s Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, a cultural festival with religious roots, is billed as the largest Portuguese feast ... women who agreed to sue the Madeiran club, Club Madeirense ...

Those vying for the scholarships must exhibit academic excellence. There are three categories — Madeiran, Portuguese, and Open. The money comes primarily from the previous year’s Feast as ...

Celebrating 108 years, it's the world's largest Portuguese festival held in New ... For more than a century-Madeiran women, throughout Southern New England, have filled unofficial roles at the ...

A new Portuguese cultural and sports hub in Jersey ... On Saturday 1 February, six Madeiran students came to the hub to play traditional music called 'fado'. The fado genre dates back to the ...

Madeiran cuisine is an import of the collection ... spurring trade to mainland Portugal and creation of Portuguese rum. Bananas are plentiful, and one of the top traded commodities, mostly to ...