St. Augustine's Church

Macauvegas

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April 27th 2010
Like Malacca that we visited in Malaysia, Macau is known for its Portuguese history. It was run as a semi-autonomous Portuguese colony for more than four hundred years until it was handed over to China at the same time as Hong Kong ten years ago. These days its better known for its imitation of Las Vegas as a glitzy casino heaven. We were interested mostly in the former but also curious about the ... read more

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Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 2... ... read more