A remarkable 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck, known as the Bom Jesus, ... The Bom Jesus was part of the larger Portuguese maritime trade route, connecting Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The trade began with Portuguese and Spanish traders capturing African people. They transporting them to the American colonies which they had conquered in the 15th Century.

The Middle Eastern, Indian, and Portuguese-inspired restaurant is slated to open in Union Market in early spring. Karravaan’s menu—with colorful plates of pork chop vindaloo, whole branzini with ...

According to experts, the ship may have sunk near Lisbon after returning from India with spices and other goods between 1575 and 1625, when Portugal's spice trade with India was at its height.

Since the Portuguese had previously established trade routes with feudal Japan, much of the Catholic clergy there can speak both Portuguese and Japanese.

Portugal's Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi will hold talks in Beijing on Tuesday, as EU member states fret over the prospect of a trade war with both Washington and ...

This was the starting point for Portuguese trade in the Indian Ocean. Da Gama made four journeys to the Indian Ocean throughout his life. The last, in 1524, featured an armada of 20 ships ...

Portuguese police on Monday burned six tonnes of cocaine, hashish and other substances to mark the United Nations' international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking at a time the ...

Thank you for the travel piece on Lisbon’s “Age of Discovery”(Life & Arts, April 1). It could be interesting to let FT readers know that when the Portuguese arrived in Japan, around 1543 ...

Portuguese police on Monday burned six tonnes of cocaine, hashish and other substances to mark the United Nations' international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking at a time the ...