How Standard Chinese became known as Mandarin thanks to the Portuguese
In an earlier post, I explained how China became known as China thanks to the Portuguese: https://www.portuguese.asia/post/how-china-beca...
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Spencer Low
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
How China became known as China, thanks to the Portuguese
In the Chinese language, China is referred to as 中国 (zhōng guó), or 中國 in traditional script, meaning the middle kingdom. This wasn't...
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Spencer Low
- Nov 7, 2021
- 2 min
Asian Influence in Portuguese Brazil
When I visited Minas Gerais in Brazil more than ten years ago, I made it a point to go to the city of Ouro Preto to check out some of the...
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Spencer Low
- Oct 10, 2021
- 2 min
Bartolomeu Vaz Landeiro: The King of the Portuguese from Macau
A merchant, a pirate, a smuggler, an adventurer, a captain, and even an official representative of the Portuguese authorities: Bartolomeu...
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Spencer Low
- Oct 17, 2020
- 1 min
The Portuguese in China
While China long had contact with Europe through the Silk Road, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to show up by sea. And they...
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