[Colofornian]

Lopes is a Portuguese name; there’s a lot Portuguese-Americans...LA Dodgers 2b Davey Lopes one example...if I’m not mistaken, Lopes was born in Rhode Island...so that area of USA may be a pocket where Portuguese (legal) immigrants once settled.

[Mears]

“so that area of USA may be a pocket where Portuguese (legal) immigrants once settled.”

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That fact has been posted about 5 times.

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