Discover how Portugal initiated its colonial empire through maritime exploration, beginning with the 1415 conquest of Ceuta ...

It is the Africa of Portugal, ... Portuguese Africa: The Sleeper. 6 minute read. TIME. January 2, 1961 12:00 AM GMT-5. Amid the tumult of a crumbling continent, one massive chunk of Africa sleeps on.

Portuguese explorers, traders, and colonizers established footholds along Africa’s coasts, from Angola to Mozambique. Initially, the language served as a tool for commerce and governance.

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 ...

In 1500, a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral landed by accident on the coast of Brazil. After initially setting up a trading center there, as they had done in Africa and Asia, the ...

Founded in 1988 by José Da Silva, Paris-headquartered Lusafrica specializes in Portuguese-language African music and other world music ...