NEW BEDFORD – In the upcoming school year, more students in New Bedford Public Schools will have the opportunity to begin studying Portuguese as the language will now be taught at the elementary and ...

The Portuguese language classes started off slowly. Interest was there, but many families with ties to Portugal were focused on the big picture: integrating their children into the Bermudian culture.

As a single department with two majors—one in Spanish, the other in Portuguese and Brazilian studies—our commitment to intercultural studies reaches beyond traditional fields of national literatures, ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly said that Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School was offering Portuguese classes this fall. NEW BEDFORD – In the upcoming school year, more ...