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Portuguese-speaking Community in Massachusetts
Portuguese speakers come from a variety of cultural,
ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Most MAPS clients in the greater Boston and Lowell areas come from
Brazil, Cape Verde or Portugal, but the area also has attracted
newcomers from Angola, Guinea Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, São
Tome/Principe and East Timor.
Heaviest concentrations of Brazilians are in the Allston-Brighton
and East Boston sections of Boston, Somerville, Cambridge, Framingham/Metro
West and Lowell.
Largest numbers of Cape Verdeans are in the Roxbury/Dorchester area
of Boston, and in southeastern Massachusetts including Cape Cod
and Martha's Vineyard.
Largest numbers of Portuguese are in Fall River, Taunton, New Bedford,
Cambridge, Somerville, central Massachusetts and the Lowell/Peabody
area.
Sources: US Census (1990
), the Archdiocese of Boston, and the
Consulates of Brazil,
Cape Verde and Portugal.
Some of the communities in Massachusetts with
the largest Portuguese-speaking populations include:
- Arlington
- Boston
- Brockton
- Cambridge
- Cape Cod
- Chicopee
- Everett
- Fall River
- Framingham
- Hudson
- Lowell
- Ludlow
- Malden
- Martha's Vineyard
- Medford
- Milford
- New Bedford
- Peabody
- Somerville
- Taunton
- Tewksbury
MAPS is dedicated to providing assistance to Portuguese
speakers of all backgrounds to promote a better quality of life
and a stronger, more unified presence in Massachusetts.
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