The Portuguese in Toronto: 1953-2013—

60th Anniversary of Portuguese Immigration to Canada

Monday, May 13 2013, at 5:30 pm

City Hall Rotunda

100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

The exhibit, organized under the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, presents a brief photographic  essay on the history of Portuguese immigrants and their descendants in Canada, as part of the 60th anniversary celebrating Portuguese mass migration to Canada.

Collection of photos provided by  Portuguese-Canadian History Project (Raphael Costa, Gilberto Fernandes, Susana Miranda and Emanuel da Silva), through the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at York University.

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Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival is an annual event in May, with well over 1500 Canadian and international artists and photographers exhibiting at more than 175 venues throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

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Open to the public until May 19 2013

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