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Cheryl Ann Araujo (1961–1986) Portuguese-American rape survivor whose case became national news, and was the basis of the 1988 film The Accused. Joseph "The Animal" Barboza (September 20, 1932 – February 11, 1976) Portuguese-American mafioso and one of the most feared mob hitmen during the 1960s. He is reputed to have murdered at least 26 ...
Portuguese Americans (Portuguese: ... several Portuguese surnames have been changed to align with more American sounding names, for example Rodrigues to Rogers, ...
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Portuguese ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. The main article for this category is Portuguese Americans .
Most of the surnames of the Brazilian population have a Portuguese origin, due to Portuguese colonization in the country (it is estimated that 80% of the Brazilian population has at least one Portuguese ancestor), while other South American countries were largely colonized by the Spanish.
American emigrants to Portugal (6 P) Pages in category "Portuguese people of American descent" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The first Portuguese-American to have her work recorded by the Library of Congress, decades later Katherine Vaz continues to find success among mainstream audiences with her writings infused with ...
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When the Portuguese provisional government passed a decree that only Portuguese citizens in the diaspora who had left Portugal within the last five years were going to be allowed to cast a ballot ...