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“Portuguese people, they want to adapt and they want to be part of the society,” said Father Isaque Meneses, priest of Hilmar’s Holy Rosary St. Mary’s Catholic Church and an Azorean immigrant.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

"The fire has subsided in recent hours," João Mendes Cabeças, captain of the nearest port in the Azorean island of Faial, told Lusa news agency, saying there was probably little combustible material left to burn.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2022

Finally, as Searle and colleagues documented in 2015, Azorean house mice share a substantial amount of DNA with house mouse populations that originated in northern Europe.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 3, 2021

After 15 hours in the air, the crew of the NC-4 spotted the green of the western Azorean island Flores, and landed soon after at Faial Island.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2019

A few other Azorean birds, however, exhibit slight differences from their European allies.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel