Governor of Macau killed and beheaded. Was Governor Amaral heroic or foolhardy? By Stuart Braga
Part 2 ‘This atrocious murder’[1] [Summary of Part 1: In 1846, João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, a dynamic and courageous leader, was...
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Feature Stories
Governor of Macau killed and beheaded. Was Governor Amaral heroic or foolhardy? By Stuart Braga
Part 1 ‘A dead man walking’ Of all the 120 governors of Macau from 1623 to 1999, a few stand out, but perhaps the most conspicuous of all...
Alfonso Octavio Barretto
By Jason Wordie, expanded and amended from previously published SCMP column text Artistic careers begin in the most unlikely places –...
José d’Almeida Carvalho e Silva, 1774-1850
Pioneering doctor, revolutionary, and botanist The Portuguese have a long history around the Straits of Malacca, but along with the Dutch...
Vasco da Gama and the 1898 Fourth Centenary Celebrations during a Pandemic
By Mr Ken Chad Journeying to the 25th floor of the Club, the first person we are greeted by is Vasco da Gama. A bit over-dressed for the...
Capo Das Flores - A Voyage to Seek Out Luso-Asian Cousins in the Indonesian Archipelago
Transcript of a speech by Professor Cliff Pereira FRGS, Club Lusitano, 20 July 2021 The Cape of Flowers. A linguistic trail. My first...
100th Anniversary of the Opening of the Club Lusitano Building on Ice House Street, 13 May 1922-2022
Club Lusitano is proud to celebrate its 100 years at its Ice House Street location. Extracts from the Club’s 150th Anniversary History....
The Noronha Sisters
At the outbreak of war in 1941, the local Indian civilian community like the Portuguese community were thrown into disarray. Once...
‘The bread is poisoned … there’s not a moment to lose’
From Stuart Braga’s new book ‘Nos sa Téra, Nos sa Génti’ Visitors to Hong Kong now find a community that works well, despite continuing...
90th Anniversary of the First Crew to Row from Hong Kong to Macau
Successful Rowing Venture by Five Portuguese Youths 18 July 1930 South China Morning Post
Sir Rogério Hyndman Lobo, KSG, CBE, JP, 1923 – 2015
“He had a profound love of Hong Kong and a deep commitment to public service.” – former Hong Kong Governor David Wilson “A giant of his...
José Pedro Braga, 1871 – 1944
By Mr. Ken Chad Early Years and Education José Pedro Braga, or JP Braga as he was known, was born in Hong Kong on the 3rd of August 1871....
Francisco Paulo de Vasconcelos Soares, 1868-1953
Francisco “Frank” Paulo de Vasconcelos Soares was born in Hong Kong to a Portuguese family from Macau. Both his father Matias da Luz...
Dr Eduardo Liberato “Eddie” Gosano 1914-2010
Extracts from his extraordinary, and colourful autobiography, “Hong Kong Farewell”, by Eddie Gosano, (1997), after he migrated to the...
“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...
Comendador Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales, GBM, CBE, JP, GCIH, 1920 to 2020
A de O. “Sonny” Sales was born in the French Concession of Shamain Island, Canton (now Guangzhou) on 13 January 1920. The eldest of seven...
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...
From Portugal to Macau, 1924
by HA d' Assumpcao
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