{"id":16209,"date":"2017-01-31T12:40:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T12:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=16209"},"modified":"2017-01-31T12:40:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T12:40:23","slug":"portuguese-welsh-fusion-community-centre-opens-adamsdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/31\/portuguese-welsh-fusion-community-centre-opens-adamsdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Flavour of Portugal as community centre opens in Adamsdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_16220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16220\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16220\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"portugalcentrefront\" width=\"499\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16220\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"portugalcentrefront\" width=\"499\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/PortugalCentreFront-1.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/noscript> <strong>Nuno Silva, founder of the Portugal Wales Community Centre on Clifton Street.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nA PORTUGUESE community centre has opened in Adamsdown to support the country\u2019s South Wales diaspora.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Portugal-Wales Community Resource Centre on Clifton Street opened its doors on January 3, offering English language lessons and other support to Portuguese people living in Cardiff and across South Wales.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nuno Silva, 40, set up the centre to help his fellow countrymen integrate into life in the UK, helping the work of the Portuguese consulate based in Manchester.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cThe consulate are able to help people with the basics when they arrive, but I have found out that people need more than just a welcome. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere\u2019s a language barrier for many of them, and they need help with practical things like setting up bank accounts, finding houses, transferring driving licences for use in the UK, and insurance.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more than a year-and-a-half Mr Silva has worked out of his own house to help the consulate. He decided to set up the community centre as a registered charity as his workload grew.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The centre offers a variety of language classes, including English lessons for newcomers from Portugal, as well as Spanish and Portuguese classes.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16217\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16217\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"creuza-santos\" width=\"470\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16217\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"creuza-santos\" width=\"470\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Creuza-Santos.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/noscript> Creuza Santos, who volunteers at the Portugal Wales Centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A former computer programmer, Mr Silva believes many Portuguese people need gentle encouragement with speaking English.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cThe Portuguese people are scared of speaking English and getting it wrong. They worry that people will laugh at them if they do, so we want people to help them by calmly correcting their English and listening carefully.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He added: \u201cBut it takes many people to make a community. By being scared the Portuguese are missing out on a lot.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf you ask a Welsh person if they know about Portuguese custard tarts then 9\/10 will know, but if you ask Portuguese people what a Welsh cake is, probably 2\/10 will know.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBy creating language courses we think we can create a better quality community. It will be better for businesses, our people will go out more, and they will live better lives.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16218\" style=\"width: 459px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16218\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"nuno-silva\" width=\"459\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16218\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"nuno-silva\" width=\"459\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/Nuno-Silva.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/noscript> Mr Silva volunteers his time to run the Portugal Wales centre as a charity.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Silva has lived in the UK for 22 years, and moved to Cardiff from London six years ago. He said: \u201cThe Portuguese, we are like the Welsh. We are proud of being who we are, and we have the same strong links and small communities.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Silva would also like to host a celebration for Portugal Day, a national holiday, on June 10 and has plans to host a gastronomic week event to showcase Portuguese food to Cardiff.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cWe want to create a Portuguese-Welsh fusion. We want everyone to come and see what we have to offer.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe also do not want our kids to lose their mother language, we want to celebrate it as they will always have roots and family back in Portugal.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the 2011 census, and estimated 88,000 Portuguese people live in the UK.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the Cardiff area, there are an estimated 2,600 Portuguese people, with more than 5,000 living across the South Wales area with many in Swansea, Newport and Merthyr Tydfil.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many of them work in manufacturing, the farming and fishing industries, as well as the NHS.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adamsdown\u2019s Clifton Street is home to one of Cardiff\u2019s best-known Portuguese eateries, the Nata &amp; Co Bakery, as well as the Amazonas Street Food Restaurant.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For more information about the Portugal Wales Community Resource Centre, visit its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/portugalinwales\/?fref=ts\">Facebook page.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A PORTUGUESE community centre has opened in Adamsdown to support the country\u2019s South Wales diaspora. 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