Os Portugueses Na Nova Inglaterra (1931)

Os Portugueses Na Nova Inglaterra (The Portuguese of New England), written by the Portuguese Consul General of Boston, Eduardo de Carvalho. Eduardo de Carvalho, born in Portugal in 1889, was a journalist and champion for republicanism in Portugal. He served as a member of the Corpo Expedicionário Português in World War I, reporting from the Western Front for his newspaper in Lisbon. He married his wife, Isolda Rodrigues de Carvalho, and later joined the diplomatic services, where he was appointed as head of the Boston consulate in 1921. During his time in Boston, he founded Obra Portuguesa, a society that established numerous chapters throughout New England. He served as the Consul General for three years before returning to Lisbon. After facing defeat in a race for a seat in Portugal's parliment, he was transferred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to lead the consulate in Porto Alegre in Brazil in 1925, and subsequently served in a similar post in Montevideo, Uruguay. Carvalho fiercely opposed the military coup in 1926 that ended the First Republic and gave rise to the authoritarian Salazar regime, and would remain an ardent foe of Salazar and the Estado Novo after his return to Lisbon, where he would spend the rest of his life before passing away in a Lisbon hospital in 1947.

This book encompasses Eduardo de Carvalho's research on the "Portuguese colony" in New England in response to the "division" that he felt had occurred between Portugal and its emigrated people. This text includes information and statistics on the Portuguese immigrant populations, towns and communities, and culture of Portuguese Americans in 1920s New England.

The first chapter of this text discusses the history of Portuguese immigration to New England and how the Portuguese population is distributed along the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine compared to other immigrant groups.
The second chapter dives into the jobs and trades of the Portuguese people in these areas, the religion and politics, and how Portuguese people were viewed within the larger society.
The third chapter covers the festivals, celebrations, and parades of the Portuguese community as well as the various clubs, organizations, benefit societies, and publications across New England that were created for and by Portuguese immigrants.
The fourth chapter goes more in-depth into the topic of Portuguese journalism and press in New England—such as Catholic journalism, militia journalism, and advertisements—and how newspapers influenced Portuguese communities and conveyed wider authoritative opinions. This chapter also includes scanned clips from newspapers.
The fifth chapter discusses the topics of education, art, dramatic arts, and literary movements in the "Portuguese colony" from 1922-1924.
The sixth chapter gives an overview of the economic relationship between America and Portugal, including information about Portuguese-American trade, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in New Bedford, and the Portuguese Commercial and Industrial Association in New England. This chapter also discusses the impact of "Americanization" and naturalization on Portuguese immigrants, and the efforts of repatriation for those who returned to Portugal. Finally, this chapter makes mention of the celebrations and events that Eduardo de Carvalho attended around New England as the cousul general from 1922-1925.
And lastly, the seventh chapter of the book discusses the Portuguese government and larger public administration as well as how it was viewed by the members in the "colonies." This chapter also elaborates more on Portuguese education and naturalization, and what Eduardo de Carvalho foresaw to be the future impact of the Portuguese counsul in America.