Excellent trip
to Toronto, Canada!
By Manuel Luciano da Silva

 

At the invitation of Mr. Ivo & Mrs. Mia Azevedo of Ajax, Toronto, Canada, my wife and I went to that city for 5 days. We left Providence, by Air Canada, on Tuesday, March 12, and returned,  on Sunday March 17, 2002 

The Azevedos were at the Pearson International Airport waiting for us and took us to their “Dream House” where we were treated like members of the family. My wife and I had an excellent time in Toronto, thanks to the Azevedos and several members of the Toronto Codfish Academy – Academia do Bacalhau de Toronto.  

 

 

 

Happy Moment, at the Codfish Supper in Toronto, Europa Restaurant,  after President Rui  Gomes game my wife, Sílvia,  and me,  the hats of the Academia do Bacalhau de Toronto. (Photo by Ivo Azevedo)

 

 

 

 

Mr. Ivo Azevedo had arranged a cultural and social program for us. 
Here it the outline that was sent out as a press release:

 

Visit by Dr. Manuel Luciano da Silva to Toronto, Canada

Tuesday Arrival - March 12, 2002 - Departure: Sunday March 17, 2002
Arrival:  By Air Canada, At Pearson International Airport, 1PM

Prearranged Events:

Tues   12 - 20:00 - Meeting with History lovers: IA, VP, RG, FF, LO, MM etc, in Ajax 

(2) Wed.     13 - 12:30 - Lunch at U of T Faculty Club with Dr.David Hicks.

(3) Thurs. 14 - 17:30 - "Palestra”  or lecture  at the Portuguese General Consulate of Portugal – with color slides.   "The discovery of Canada  by the Portuguese before Columbus was born, based on the inscriptions of  Dighton Rock and the  Nautical Chart of 1424”.  

(4) Friday 15 - 11:00 - Visit to "Banting and Best Institute". 

(5) Saturday. 16 - Interviews 

(6) Sat. 16- 19:30 - Dinner with "Academia do Bacalhau of Toronto". Palestra” Colombo era 100% Português” 

(7) Sat. 16 - Visits to CN Tower

 

(8) Sunday -  Return to U.S. 

Dr. da  Silva is practicing medicine in the US for over 40 years. He is very well recognized in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, in both the American and Portuguese communities as a very charitable, dedicated and enthusiastic person.

In 1971 was named "Man of the Year" by the International Institute of Rhode Island, and described as: "Medical Doctor, ethnic defender, conferencist, researcher, historian and author".

Condensed Resume:

  • Degree Biology from  New York University 

  • Doctor of Medicine from U of Coimbra

  • Specialized in Internal Medicine in Lahey Clinic of Boston

  • Medical Director of Rhode Island Veteran's Home

  • Chief Doctor of the União Portuguesa Continental

  • Author of books like "Portuguese Pilgrims and Dighton Rock " and " The Electricity of Love”  and countless articles in the American and Portuguese Press.

  • Researcher and author of several papers on historical and medical subjects.

  • Collaborator of American Magazines like "Massachusetts Maritime", and many others, such as “National Geographic Magazine”.

  • Producer and moderator of the popular TV series “Tribuna Médica” .

  • Enthusiastic Genealogist and Archaeologist, founder and director of the Dighton Rock Museum in Fall River, Massachusetts.   “THE ONLY MUSEUM IN AMERICA CONCERNING THE PORTUGUESE NAVIGATORS!”

  • One of the Founders of the Monument to the Portuguese Discoveries in the USA.

  •  Recognized in Portugal with a Library-Museum with his name,  in Cavião, Vale de Cambra, where he was born.

 

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