Her parents were immigrants from Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony in West Africa. There were other black Portuguese, but Gomes Dias says she felt invisible.

Less than 5% of the population of Guinea-Bissau speaks Portuguese, announced the Guinea-Bissau Minister of Education, Herry Mané, on Monday ...

Guinea-Bissau’s Portuguese has absorbed elements from local languages, creating a rich and unique variant that reflects the country’s cultural diversity and shared history.

With 125,000 troops fighting three little-publicized wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, the country spends 40% of its budget on defense. More dismal still, civil liberties are ...

West Africa's Guinea-Bissau was part of the Portuguese Empire for centuries. Once hailed as a potential model for African development, the country is now one of the poorest in the world.

Formerly Portuguese Guinea under Portuguese colonial rule, Guinea Bissau is a neighbour to Guinea in West Africa. Its capital ...

IN 1957–58 we conducted a survey of abnormal hæmaglobins among the indigenous population of Portuguese Guinea, during which 9,224 blood samples were collected.

Black and white make brown : an account of a journey to the Cape Verde Islands and Portuguese Guinea / by Archibald Lyall Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details Author Lyall, Archibald ...

West Africa's Guinea-Bissau was part of the Portuguese Empire for centuries. Once hailed as a potential model for African development, the country is now one of the poorest in the world.