The historical epic, which premiered in Cannes last year, is getting a limited theatrical release in the US from January 9 ...

One night as Prince Henry of Portugal lay in bed it was revealed to him that he would render a great service to our Lord by the discovery of the said Ethiopias...in these lands so much gold and rich ...

BERKLEY — Manuel Luciano da Silva, a Rhode Island doctor, was convinced that the mysterious markings on Dighton Rock were proof that Portuguese explorers reached southeastern Massachusetts in the ...

The Republic of South Africa, located at the southern tip of the continent, has a diverse landscape and rich history that began with Portuguese explorers in the late 1400s. Initially occupied by the ...

Portuguese grain that changed the way Africans eat By Standard Digital | Sep. 9, 2009 By Ally Jamah Maize was introduced in Africa by Portuguese explorers in the beginning of the 16th century. It has ...

Growing up in Portugal's capital Lisbon, Beatriz Gomes Dias says she couldn't identify with the people she saw on TV, in ads or in museums. Her parents were immigrants from Guinea-Bissau, a former ...