Macau

Monte Fort

MONTE FORT by Dr Stuart Braga Originally published in Casa de Macau Australia News, April 2014, Vol 27 Issue 3 You step onto the escalator taking you up into the Macau Museum and you glide past an ancient wall that looks as though it has always been there. Once inside, you see a fine display […]

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Amaral and Mesquita

Articles, Macau / henry

Amaral and Mesquita by Henry d’Assumpção Flag of Portugal Macau was settled in the middle of the 16th Century when Portugal was a major naval power. It was on a tiny peninsula connected to the mainland by a long, narrow isthmus where there was a barrier erected by China to control movement into and out

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Fighting Lorchas

Articles, Macau / henry

The Fighting Lorchas of Macau by J. Bosco Correa This is an edited version of an article first published in the Bulletin of Casa de Macau (Australia). The Lorcha, which was so much a part of Macau’s maritime scene and it’s rich history, is still commemorated today in Macau’s cuisine by one of it’s popular dishes

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