Azores and Bermuda

Bermuda’s history of survival and prosperity owes much to the Island’s Portuguese community. Bermuda was once a landmark for Portuguese seafarers and explorers on their homeward journeys from the New World, and later provided opportunities for Portuguese emigrant labourers, in particular skilled farmers. The arrival of the first immigrants from Madeira and the Azores in the mid-1800s established an enduring trans-Atlantic bond between Bermuda and Portugal’s Atlantic islands. Today, Bermuda’s Portuguese residents comprise about a quarter of the Island’s population. Azores and Bermuda explores Portuguese-Bermudian history and cultural connections.

Azores and Bermuda: Commissioner’s House, First Floor