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Spencer Low
Dec 4, 20222 min read
Asian influence on Portuguese culture (Part II)
My last post on Asian influences on Portuguese food sparked off lots of comments, showing how viscerally important food culture can be to...
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Spencer Low
Nov 20, 20223 min read
Asian influence on Portuguese culture – Food
I recently had an interesting conversation with João Pimenta, bureau chief for the Portuguese Lusa News Agency who's lived in China for...
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Spencer Low
Jun 11, 20223 min read
From the curry puff to the digital and green transitions
Yesterday, June 10, was Portugal's national day and our Portuguese friends are enjoying a long weekend. The Portuguese ambassador to...
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Spencer Low
Nov 7, 20212 min read
Asian Influence in Portuguese Brazil
When I visited Minas Gerais in Brazil more than ten years ago, I made it a point to go to the city of Ouro Preto to check out some of the...
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Spencer Low
Aug 17, 20212 min read
The Codex Casanatense: first example of intellectual fusion between Asia and Europe?
The Codex Casanatense, or Códice Casanatense in Portuguese, is a set of 16th century Portuguese illustrations. Likely the work of an...
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Spencer Low
Nov 7, 20201 min read
So what? Why this history still matters today
Interesting as it may be, the influence that the Portuguese exerted in Asia so many centuries ago is often relegated to the introductory...
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