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“Miss Macao” One of the World’s 1st Hijackings
By Mr Stuart Braga One of the world’s first hijackings of a commercial flight occurred on 16 July 1948 with the attempted take-over of a...


The Luso-Asian Porcelain Trade
Extracts from a Speaker Event at Club Lusitano by Mr Marco Almedia, Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Christie’s Hong Kong, 14...


The Portuguese Sephradi Jewish Community
By Jason Webber In recent years, there has been much excitement amongst Jews with Portuguese ancestry following Portugal’s enactment of a...


Comendador Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales, GBM, CBE, JP, GCIH, 1920 to 2020
By Anthony Correa A de O. “Sonny” Sales was born in the French Concession of Shamain Island, Canton (now Guangzhou) on 13 January 1920....


Who are the 25/F Pastelaria’s famous Portuguese?
By Anthony Correa Who are the Pastelaria’s famous Portuguese? Members will notice that there are three pioneering Portuguese featured the...


Memories of World War II
Henry d'Assumpcao, An Oral History It was December 8th 1941, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, one of the ten...


Fado – the Soul of Portuguese Music
By Anthony Correa Club Lusitano was delighted to have “Fado ao Centro” perform Coimbra fado for members and guests on Friday 26th...


The 17th Century Battle of Macau and divine intervention on the Festa de Sao Joao
Based on a sermon by Fr Marciano Baptista S.J. at Club Lusitano 22 June 2018 By the late 16th Century all European powers were envious of...


Historic Macao
By Anthony Correa C.A. (Carlos Augusto) Montalto de Jesus, 1863- 1932 Historic Macao was a pioneering work by local Macanese author C.A....


Discovery, Missionaries and Trade
By Anthony Correa The Portuguese age of Discovery commenced in the 15th century with the sponsorship of Infante Henrique of Portugal,...


Reinaldo Maria "Uncle Ray" Cordeiro, 1924-2023
By Anthony Correa


Delfino Noronha, 1824-1900
by Anthony Correa


From Portugal to Macau, 1924
by HA d' Assumpcao


Leonardo d' Almada e Castro CBE QC LLD (1904-1996)
By Anthony Correa


Sir Albert Maria Rodrigues OBE, CBE, MBE
By Anthony Correa
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