Pam,
Although my father speaks Portuguese, which he learned while the family lived in Brazil before I was born, I also never heard it spoken until my first trip to Portugal in 1992.
My cousins in Lisboa also know English, so it worked great for me.
My impression was and is still that Portuguese sounds similar to Spanish and French. Then I found that all my cousins also know French and they felt it was a very easy language for them to learn.
I have since confirmed with many native Portuguese speakers that most also know French.
My grandfather from Terceira was a salesman in Tulare, Oakland, Sacramento and many places in between. He was reportedly fluent in Spanish, which must have helped him make sales to a broader public.
I remember none of this myself, since I was pretty young and my grandfather already retired by the time I knew him, but there are Sacramento families who knew him as the linguiça man, since he distributed linguiça throughout these areas of California. I would not be surprised if some of the older readers of this list also remember him for that.
Doug da Rocha Holmes
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
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Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
From: Pam Santos <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, January 31, 2013 12:53 pm
To: [email protected]
Sorry I can't find the email where this was posted, I want to thank the person who sent this. Very interesting, I also have to admit that I have never heard anyone speak Portuguese. So it was nice, but odd at the same time. Since I know how to speak Spanish a little and read it better, and as I have gone through records thinking its was very similar to Spanish. BUT after hearing it sounds alot different.Anyways just wanted to say thanks, it was neat to finally hear it.Pam--
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