Little Portugal is the nickname for the large

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community in the South Lambeth area in

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, which is between

Vauxhall Vauxhall ( ) is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Vauxhall was part of Surrey until 1889 when the County of London was created. Named after a medieval manor, "Fox Hall", it became well known for ...

Stockwell Stockwell is a district in south west London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. It is situated south of Charing Cross. Battersea, Brixton, Clapham, South Lambeth, Oval and Kennington all border Stockwell. History The na ...

and

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. Its central South Lambeth Road and connecting streets are home to many Portuguese cafes, bars and food shops. 7.6% of Lambeth are Portuguese-speakers, equating to roughly 25,000 people.

History

Many families from

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first settled in the area during the 1960s and 1970s. Many worked in the catering and hospitality trade, with some women gaining a reputation as efficient and courteous domestic servants. Later, others, with their savings, started to open restaurants on the

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Modern community

7.6% of Lambeth residents speak Portuguese, which works out to be roughly to 25,000 people across the whole borough., Much of this community centres around South Lambeth, making it the largest community within the

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population. The community mainly stem from Portuguese Atlantic Islander backgrounds (

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and Azorean) although a sizeable minority of the community is Brazilian (mainly White Brazilian, as London attracts a disproportionate amount of White Brazilians) and Mainland Portuguese. Lambeth also has a small Galician population, with 2,000 Galicians in Lambeth (20% of the UK’s Galician population is located in Lambeth). Galicians speak the Galician language which is mutually intelligible with Portuguese, being closer to Portuguese than Spanish. The Galician community has assimilated into the Portuguese community of Lambeth. Relationships (friendships and marriages) between Galicians, Portuguese and/or Brazilians aren’t uncommon. A large number of Brazilians in Lambeth have Italian heritage (Italian heritage is common amongst White Brazilians - famous Italian footballers like Jorginho and

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were born in Brazil yet have played for Italy as they are eligible due to Italian ancestry. Former Brazilian President

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also has Italian ancestry) however Brazilians of Italian descent in Lambeth don’t tend to speak Italian and identify firmly with the Portuguese community. Many London Portuguese can trace their origins to

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, with most of Little Portugal’s community being Madeiran. Other places in London with a considerable Portuguese population are the Golborne Road area in

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, and other areas around

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Portugal–United Kingdom relations Little Portugal Districts of the London Borough of Lambeth Areas of London Brazilian communities Portuguese neighborhoods Portuguese diaspora in the United Kingdom {{Portugal-stub

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Modern community

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