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Their cuisines were enriched by colonial crosscurrents, so that a chili-slathered chicken from Mozambique, another Portuguese colony, evolved into a popular Macanese dish seasoned with soy sauce.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2020

About a quarter of the workforce is employed in the gaming sector: white croupier shirts can be seen drip-drying on the washing lines outside many a Macanese apartment.

From Time • Sep. 23, 2014

Some Hong Kong activists have traveled to Taiwan to meet with protest leaders there, and Macanese youths have joined in Hong Kong's marches and demonstrations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2014

More troubling for the Macanese operators, as the next article explains, ambitious new casino projects are now popping up everywhere in the region, from Japan to the Philippines and Australia to the Russian far east.

From Economist • Sep. 5, 2013

Frustrated Macanese have taken to the streets in protest several times over the past few years.

From Time Magazine Archive