There was a time when the old Portuguese Empire encompassed colonies in both West Africa and East Africa. In terms of South African engagement, being adjacent to both of the regional colonial outposts ...

From the Portuguese Empire, the first global empire, to the British Empire, the largest empire ever, each of these powers left an indelible mark on the world.The Portuguese empire began its ...

We start with the Portuguese Empire, born from the Age of Exploration and driven by maritime innovation, stretching across Africa, Asia, and South America.

Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

In Edmonton, Lino Oliveira and Christian Mena are restaurant superstars. The duo’s Sabor restaurant is a longtime favourite ...

Some of the best examples of Portuguese architecture can be found in its stunning palaces. They are known for their grandeur ...

About a third of all homes in Bandar Abbas belonged to Indians. There was a large temple, and Hindu processions were allowed; ...

The Strait of Hormuz is a vital global oil chokepoint facing historical disputes, geopolitical tensions, and strategic ...

Two 16th-century texts about the Americas by Jewish writers reflect the complicated place Jews and ‘conversos’ held in the ...

It's now largely forgotten that in the early 1900s, nearly a third of the Arabian Peninsula was under British India.

Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, ...

The history of Brazil, Palmares, and Zumbi illustrates how state efforts to whitewash national narratives can backfire.