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Girls from the Cruzada Eucarística in procession My father, Antonio Cabral de Melo, took photographs of the First Communion procession that took place on June 11, 1967 throughout the streets of Toronto from St. Mary’s church and ending at Exhibition … Continue reading →

  A First Communion Procession in the streets of Toronto, June 1966 St. Mary’s church in Toronto welcomed the wave of Portuguese immigrants who came, mostly from the Azores, in the 1950s and 1960s. Catholicism was an integral part of … Continue reading →

Sete Cidades (photo from my 2016 visit) As I get ready to return to São Miguel for a May visit, I remembered that in November of 2011, after meeting the poet Gabriela Silva from the island of Flores, who had … Continue reading →

Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres procession in Toronto, May 15, 1966 * The annual Festas do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres has been part of Azorean religious and cultural life for over 300 years (1700-present), and it was celebrated for … Continue reading →

My father visited Niagara Falls in September of 1965, the year he came to Canada. These are the photographs I still have in my collection to document his visit. As with all his photographs, on the back, he wrote a … Continue reading →

In recent years, I have relied with gratitude on the Toronto Public Library for providing me with books that, regardless of where they are located in the city, are sent to my local branch for convenient pick-up upon my request.  … Continue reading →

  University Avenue, Toronto When my father arrived in Toronto on June 18, 1965, my mother and I were still in the Azores.  That summer, he sent us photographs he took to show us the city that three years later … Continue reading →

Parque Terra Nostra, São Miguel, Açores For those who consider the Azores a paradise on earth, a walk through Parque Terra Nostra, on the island of São Miguel, truly transports you into some mythical visual delight of what we imagine … Continue reading →

Achada, São Miguel, Açores This agapanthus was still mostly in bud in May, 2017 when I came upon it on my walk down to the ocean from the village of Achada. Since then, so much has changed in the world, … Continue reading →

For over twenty years I helped my mother display her presépio and each year she would tell me that it would be her last until finally it was. However you celebrate the season, I wish you a Feliz Natal and … Continue reading →