Portuguese Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento said he sees the European Union and the US reaching an agreement with ...

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.

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 ...

It began with the Portuguese, who went to West Africa in search of gold. The first Europeans to come to Africa's West Coast to trade were funded by Prince Henry, the famous Portuguese patron, who ...