The New Bedford Whaling Museum will be hosting a Portuguese Moby-Dick Mini-Marathon, featuring simultaneous readings in three ...

The Algarve might be Portugal’s go-to for golf, but Madeira is making a play to be the next place to tee off The golf ball ...

Long known for its natural beauty and subtropical climate, the Portuguese island of Madeira is now gaining recognition as a ...

Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don't miss our weekly town hall. by Associated Press In this photo taken Sept. 13, 2011, a cruise ship docks ...

The word “madeira” means “wood” in Portuguese. That’s what explorers were met with when they discovered this densely forested ...

Three people were killed, two seriously hurt and around a thousand forced to flee overnight as fires ravaged the Portuguese island of Madeira, reaching the capital Funchal, rescuers said Wednesday.

It fueled the American Revolution. It fired up the drafters of the U.S. Constitution. And though it hails from Portugal, it was America’s first favorite wine. Madeira, a fortified wine, is inexorably ...

FUNCHAL, Madeira - When I told people we were going on vacation to Madeira, it raised an eyebrow or two. To answer the last question first: No. Port comes from the Douro region of Portugal, and ...

To answer the last question first: no. Port comes from the Douro region of Portugal, and Madeira is home to its own eponymous appellation of fortified wine. The where (and the what): Madeira is a ...