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Flyer: 23 Aniversário do Rancho Folclórico Culturas de Portugal

DistributorDistributed by Portuguese Club of Hartford (founded 1927)

Date2019

MediumPaper

ClassificationsInformation Artifacts

Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections

DescriptionFlyer for the 23 Aniversário do Rancho Folclórico Culturas de Portugal, 2019.

Object number2015.196.61.5

CopyrightIn Copyright

NotesSubject Note: Connecticut residents of Portuguese descent number nearly 50,000; there is a Portuguese Consulate in Waterbury, signaling the importance of this ethnic group's presence throughout the state. Portuguese immigrants have come from mainland Portugal as well as the Azores and Madeira islands. Settling mainly in urban areas of Connecticut, they established churches, shops, restaurants and bakeries, and social clubs. Many Hartford Portuguese community members work in health care and hospitals. Those settling near the south coast of Connecticut work in maritime industries. Cultural heritage is maintained strongly in Portuguese communities, seen in many festivals – often religious celebrations with processions – continuing throughout the state. Stonington holds a summer Blessing of the Fleet and Holy Ghost Festival in August, Waterbury celebrates Festa de Sao Joao in June, Naugatuck has the San Paio Festival over Labor Day, Danbury holds the Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres and other events, the Holy Ghost Society in East Hartford hosts a festival on its grounds, and Hartford organizes the Festa do Divino Espiritu Santo, the Festa do Sao Joao and the Day of Portugal, among other events. In addition to churches, social clubs in the cities are community centers of language, sports, newspapers, cultural activities, foodways and festivals. Several Portuguese dance groups exist, most based at Portuguese clubs in different Connecticut cities such as Hartford, Waterbury, Danbury, and Bridgeport. The Waterbury-based Rancho Folclórico Culturas de Portugal was formed in 1996 at the Waterbury Portuguese Sport Club, 1966 Baldwin St. https://www.facebook.com/portuguesesportclubwaterbury/ Additional audio, video, and/or photographic materials exist in the archive relating to this community and these events. Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.

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