It wasn’t until 1427 that the Portuguese people discovered the islands and set up settlements. My family lineage has been traced back to some of the first settlers in the Azores. He added ...

“Most people don’t know Azorean folk music ... as the Peso Pluma of the Azores. Rafael Carvalho, a musician and educator who is the viola da terra’s most prominent ambassador, says ...

Undocumented Azoreans living in Greater Fall River who overstayed on tourist visas and started families are now planning to return to the Azores.

During my time as the Bishop of Providence, I came to appreciate the great importance of the Portuguese-speaking community in ...

Last week she was back at her job as stewardess of a huge Air France Constellation just making ready to come in for a landing at Azores’ Santa ... confident people were ordering their lives ...

Every summer, Portugal's Azores islands, an archipelago in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, become awash in pillowy, colorful hydrangeas. The bushes, which bloom in shades of blue, pink, purple and white ...

Ponta Delgado is the ancient capital of São Miguel, the main island of the Azores Credit: Shutterstock Venture through the historic city gates and you’ll see white-washed houses, pretty ...

The best way to get around the Azores is by car. A rental car allows you travel with complete freedom, as buses around the islands can be unpredictable and cater more to locals than visitors.

“People are also turning their homes into Airbnbs ... Ms Gosling loves the calmer pace of life in the Azores, and also the climate. “It is about ten degrees cooler than Bermuda,” she ...

Filmed entirely in the Azores, "Honeyjoon" is a sexy emotional ... and incredibly kind people,” said Mehrel. “We cast local kids, an entire town did a procession for us to film, and we even ...