What all of these places have in common is their history as Portuguese colonies.

Intermarriage with the local populations in these Portuguese colonies also took place.

In the times of the Portuguese colony, the district was called Same, after the capital city.

But the market of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies will close some day.

The concession turned into a Portuguese colony in mid-19th Century.

Relations are based on their shared experiences as Portuguese colonies, both before, after and during the struggle for independence.

It was the original Portuguese colony here on the river.

Soon after it was settled as a Portuguese colony and remained so for over 400 years.

The country was a Portuguese colony in the 19th century.

This mixing happened relatively quickly in most Portuguese colonies of the time.