BERKLEY — Manuel Luciano da Silva, a Rhode Island doctor, was convinced that the mysterious markings on Dighton Rock were proof that Portuguese explorers reached southeastern Massachusetts in the ...

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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Maine City Council is scheduled to discuss a proposal from the Penobscot Nation to remove a controversial monument that memorializes a Portuguese explorer who abducted Native ...

India is a place that you have to see to believe. Teeming masses is a term that was meant for the country of 1.3 billion; the frenetic pace engulfs the senses. Diving Into Immortality is a 10-day tour ...

He came from Portugal and fell in love with a rock in America. Manuel Luciano da Silva was a medical doctor who was known for fiercely defending the belief that a 40-ton boulder lodged in the Taunton ...

This summer, all eyes will be on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in anticipation of the 2016 Summer Olympics. “Rio” may recall images Christ the Redeemer overlooking the city, soccer games on beaches and ...