Video Credits: Editing - Francisco Habeyche Sieczkowski; Cameras - Marcell Urataki Moraes;
Interviewer - Renata Cicero Mendonca; Voiceovers - Marcell Urataki Moraes, Stephanie Klinger
Article by Renata Mendonça
If you live in Toronto, you meet Portuguese people every day. They are everywhere, but ironically, not so much in Little Portugal. It seems like a common Canadian place, since common Canadian places have a lot of Portuguese, but there are many delicacies you can get from there.
Obviously, the bread is one of them. Nothing is like traditional bread. You can get it in the most famous Portuguese bakeries in Toronto: Nova Era and Caldense. They’ve been here a long time, offering the best typical food. Pasteis de Nata (a kind of sweet egg tart) for example, is one of the most popular Portuguese desserts in Canada.
If you want to have lunch, a good choice would be cod fish (bacalhau) or chicken. Usually, these are the specialities of the restaurants in Little Portugal. They also have rice and beans, the favorite food for Brazilians that are always around there.
Walking in the streets, you won’t be surprised if you hear some fado, the typical Portuguese music. Otherwise, maybe you would get a little bit confused with the language, because in Little Portugal, it’s not that common to speak English.
Actually, every place in Toronto has something of Little Portugal, like Portuguese people or bakeries or even grocery stores. However, when you go there you can enjoy all of these things together in just one street.
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