History of the Lusophone Americans in Newark, New Jersey from Portugal. Now, most Lusophone immigrants arrive from Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa, especially Cape Verde. Other places of origin include Mozambique and Galicia, a region of Spain with a language that is related to Portuguese. In 1995, there were 30,000 Portuguese-Americans living in Newark. 2000 Census data showed that Newark had 15,801 residents of Portuguese ancestry (5.8% of the population), while an additional 5,805 (2.1% of the total) were of Brazilian ancestry. History of the Lusophone Americans in Newark, New Jersey The city of Newark, New Jersey includes a large Portuguese-speaking population. Newark has been nicknamed "Little Portugal" due to
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