Portuguese Culture

Today I take you back to the 1800s, to one of my favorite places in Macau, the Guia Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse on the coast of China. The lighthouse was designed by a fellow Macaense,...

The Dom Pedro V Theater is a great window of European culture in Macau. Built by the Macau Club in 1859, it is the very first European playhouse on the China coast, and a hot spot for touring...

The Portuguese built strongholds to defend each of their settlements. This served to provide shelter and help to impress the locals that they were there to stay. Macau was the exception. For fifty...

Macau has many new museums that help reflect certain sectors. An example is the “ Maritime Museum ”, one of my favorites. The museum is located by Macau Wharf Number One, opposite the A-Ma Temple....

I used to take walks with my Dad in the Camões Garden, most certainly one of the most delightful places to visit in Macau. At the entrance to the garden is a bronze sculpture called...

I am a Portuguese born and raised in Macau, enjoying the incredible blend in cuisine when we cook by mix matching different cooking ways, using ingredients and spices from different cultures. The...

Studies have shown that foreign languages are best learned during developmental years; the younger the speaker, the greater chance of reaching natural fluency. You can start your child learning a...

Learning to speak a different language is an exciting venture, but it does take some work and practice. There are a few tools you can use to learn basic Portuguese vocabulary so that you have a...

After a long, cold winter, you're going to be heading to Rio for Carnival season. But if your language skills consist of three French curses, half a dozen German verbs, and a Swahili phrase you...

Learning Portuguese through textbooks will help to teach you how to spell and read Portuguese words, but audio learning is an effective way to learn how to speak Portuguese properly. MP3s can...

Traditional Portuguese guitar music is known as fado, and is marked by its nostalgic qualities, called saudade. Saudade reflects a longing for a homeland, faded aspirations and melancholy....

With over 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is the eighth most spoken language in the world. It is third only to English and Spanish as the most spoken European language.

Lisbon is the gateway to Portugal. It is both the economic and political capital of the country and the center of a former colonial empire, making it a cosmopolitan crossroads in the...

Dancing to Portuguese folklore is an accomplished art that takes commitment and superior stamina to perfect. Participate in this age-old tradition by getting some instruction and working hard to...

Once one of the poorest countries in Europe, Portugal has enjoyed an increase in wealth and culture since the the introduction of a democratic government structure and its subsequent inclusion in...

Though a friendly culture and very open to international business, Portugal presents some unique challenges for American business people to overcome while attempting to conduct business in the...

Portugal offers some of the quietest and laziest days available in all of the European Union, so it is really no surprise that it is a relatively popular destination for ex-patriots to settle into...

You don't have to be fluent to speak a little Portuguese. It will take only a few minutes to learn some basic phrases to help you communicate. Native speakers will appreciate even an attempt to...