Tag: Portuguese

Slideshow: Santo Cristo Celebration At BAA

Following the procession in Hamilton for the Santo Cristo dos Milagres Festival on Sunday afternoon [May 5], the celebration continued at BAA with dance and musical performances, games and more. Nearly 400 years old, the Festival is the largest religious celebration of the Azores, and the tradition is also celebrated by the members of the Portuguese... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: Santo Cristo Dos Milagres Festival

[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Portuguese community came together today [May 5] to celebrate a centuries old tradition that originated in the Azores in the 17th century. The “Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres” [Festival of the Christ of Miracles], sees a solemn procession through Hamilton with participants walking on a carpet of flowers... Read more of this article

Beloved Impresario Eddy DeMello Dies At 75

Bermuda is mourning the death of Eddy DeMello, the colourful entertainment impresario, businessman and longtime champion of the island’s Portuguese community. Mr. DeMello [pictured] died yesterday [Mar.6] at the age of 75 following a long illness. One of the island’s pre-eminent entertainment promoters, he brought such internationally acclaimed... Read more of this article

Photos: Portuguese Presepio Nativity Scene

[Updated with video] The Presepio is a three dimensional representation of the birth of Jesus Christ, composed of figures arranged according to its designer and includes realistic elements such as houses, rocks, plants etc, which is prepared for Christmas. The creation of these works of art is a long standing tradition held by many Portuguese families... Read more of this article

Photos: Catholic Church Honours Father Macedo

The Peace and Social Justice committee of the Roman Catholic Church of Bermuda posthumously honoured Monsignor Filipe de Paiva Macedo last night [Nov 30], in a ceremony held at the Vasco da Gama Club on Reid Street. Father Macedo — as he was known — was a former Portuguese vice–consul, Catholic priest and activist against immigration injustices... Read more of this article

Peace & Social Justice Award: Father Macedo

The Peace and Social Justice committee of the Roman Catholic Church of Bermuda will be honouring [posthumously] Monsignor Filipe de Paiva Macedo on Friday, November 30th at 7pm at the Vasco da Gama Club on Reid Street. Father Macedo — as he was known — was an honorary member of Vasco da Gama club, former Portuguese vice–consul, Catholic... Read more of this article

Strong Interest Shown In Portuguese Classes

The Vasco Da Gama Club held a public meeting earlier this week about the possibility of Portuguese language classes being held at the Bermuda College, and it attracted a strong turnout with many speaking in favour of the classes being offered. The actual meeting was conducted by Bermuda College’s Dr. Duranda Greene and Vasco President Andrea... Read more of this article

Meeting: Portuguese Language Classes

There will be a meeting held at 8pm tomorrow night [Oct 17] at the Vasco Da Gama Club about the possibility of Portuguese language classes being held at the Bermuda College. A statement from Vasco said: “There are so many different reasons, why learning a second or third language, is a great thing. “It might be for reasons such as communicating... Read more of this article

Photos: Vasco Da Gama Club Celebrates 77 Yrs

Members and friends of the Vasco Da Gama Club gathered last night [Oct 11] to celebrate the organization’s 77th Anniversary. Speaking at the event, Vasco President Andrea Moniz DeSouza said, “I consider myself honoured to have been given the chance to be the President of the Vasco Da Gama Club and to continue the Portuguese traditions in Bermuda.”Those... Read more of this article

Kim Swan’s Tribute: Hon. Ralph Marshall

The Hon. Ralph Marshall was laid to rest on Saturday [Sept 22], with family and friends gathering to pay tribute to the former MP and Cabinet Minister. Mr Marshall was the first Portuguese Bermudian to be elected as an MP, and represented the constituency of Southampton West from 1963 to 1993. Those in attendance included Premier Paula Cox, former Premier... Read more of this article