Luso Canada

In this special episode recorded in Winnipeg, Paulo Pereira speaks with Manuel Felgueiras, longtime member and President of the General Assembly of Luso Canadian Soccer Club. Manuel shares the story of the club’s founding in 1973, its growth, challenges, memorable sporting moments, and the volunteers who helped secure its future. He also reflects on his own journey from Minho, Portugal, to Winnipe...

In this episode, Paulo Pereira speaks with Danny Rocha and David Silva of the Portuguese Ball Hockey Association about representing Portugal on the international stage, reviving the program, building national teams, and growing the sport among Portuguese communities in Canada and beyond. Português: Neste episódio, Paulo Pereira conversa com Danny Rocha e David Silva, da Portuguese Ball Hockey Asso...

In this episode of the LusoCanada Podcast, we speak with Fernando Costa, a community leader and innovator who spent his professional life as a lawyer. Costa arrived in Canada in 1964 and quickly got involved in community work by joining First Portuguese's Board of Directors where he served in various roles. Later, he c0-founded the Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business and Professionals and w...

In this episode of the LusoCanada Podcast, we speak with Cristiano Matos, president of Rancho Folclórico As Tricanas. Founded in Toronto in 1980 and now based in Hamilton, As Tricanas preserves the traditions of the Beira Litoral region, including Aveiro, Coimbra, and northern Leiria. Cristiano shares the history of the group, its family roots, its renewal after the pandemic, the move from Toronto...

In this episode of the LusoCanada Podcast, Paulo Pereira visits Casa das Beiras of Toronto for a conversation with Bernardino Nascimento, one of the organization’s founders and longtime community leaders. Bernardino reflects on his arrival in Toronto in 1972, his early involvement in Portuguese community football, the founding of Os Viriatos in 1977, and the creation of Clube Académico de Viseu of...

In this episode of the LusoCanada Podcast, Bernardino Nascimento reflects on the origins and history of the Luso-Canadian Soccer League, one of the most important sporting institutions in the early Portuguese community in Toronto. A founder of the league and of Casa das Beiras of Toronto, Bernardino recalls how football brought immigrants together in the 1970s and 1980s, from informal games around...

In this episode of the LusoCanada Podcast, Andrew da Câmara shares the story of his family, the growth of the Portuguese community in Mississauga, the importance of folklore, and the Guinness record for the Largest Portuguese Folk Dance. A conversation about roots, community, and keeping Portuguese heritage alive in Canada. Neste episódio do LusoCanada Podcast, Andrew da Câmara partilha a história...

In this episode of the LusoCanada podcast, we reflect on a deeply moving story of Portuguese emigration, sacrifice, and adaptation. Through the journey of one father who left Montijo in the late 1950s in search of “um saco de dollars,” we are reminded of the courage, loneliness, and determination that shaped the early Portuguese experience in Canada. From a chicken farm in Nova Scotia to construct...

Paul and Dominic do Forno join us to reflect on the life and legacy of their father, António do Forno — a respected community builder whose decades of service left a lasting mark on Portuguese life in Chatham and Southwestern Ontario. In this heartfelt conversation, they share memories, stories, and reflections that reveal both the public legacy and the personal character of a man deeply committed...