Jeff] But perhaps the heart of the Azores is best revealed in its people ... of the Portuguese families who settled the Central Valley generations ago trace their heritage to these islands.

History books tell us that Portuguese navigators found the Azores islands uninhabited in the middle of the Atlantic during the early 1400s. But some intriguing constructions suggest that people ...

An undocumented Portuguese woman living in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is packing her bags and preparing to leave the U.S.

Lucia flips through immigration papers she keeps in a large pink folder at her home in New Bedford. She’s originally from the Azorean islands, an autonomous region of Portugal, and has lived in the U.

Volcanic São Miguel, one of the nine islands in this Portuguese archipelago in the ... the largest of the islands that make up the Azores archipelago. Kerry Murray for The New York Times Steam ...

Visit several islands to experience their diversity. The Azores' low cost combined with the strong U.S. dollar, safe environment and friendly people make it an ideal vacation destination.

When Maria Lawton was six years old her family emigrated to the United States from the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores, a stunning archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Maria ...

São Miguel is the largest island in Portugal's Azores and is an amazing place to ... should only be done with a skilled guide! From here, people also enjoy paragliding down to the water's edge ...

Dartmouth resident Joel Ávila has written a new book exploring the history and culture of Pico Island ... Azores, and delve into some questions and mysteries that have intrigued so many people ...

“It’s nice to learn while we’re having fun,” Heitor told O Jornal in Portuguese ... spent about one week in the Azores, dividing their group between the islands of Terceira and São ...