Living in the Azores | The Remote Islands That Emptied Into New England | 4K

Living in the Azores, on the far edge of the ocean where the nearest land to the west is America: for every islander who stayed, four of their people live somewhere else. From the first fishing boats before dawn, through the season the ground itself turned against the villages, to the diaspora that sails home each spring — one ordinary day on Faial and São Miguel, told by someone whose family once left it. The land never failed these people, and they left anyway. 🌊 Like and subscribe for more films about the old country. Name the village your grandparents left. We read every one. If we got a detail of your homeland wrong, tell us in the comments and we will fix it. Mentioned in this video: Horta and the island of Faial; Pico; São Miguel; Ponta Delgada; the caldeira; the Capelinhos eruption of 1957; the Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres procession; the Holy Ghost Feast; cozido cooked in the hot ground; São Jorge cheese; the Dutra (van Hurtere) name; Public Law 85-892 of 1958. Next time: we sail north to Sweden — one full year in the country a million people left behind. #LivingIn #TheOldCountry #Azores #Faial #Pico #Portugal #AzoreanAmericans #PortugueseDiaspora #Capelinhos #HolyGhostFeast #Immigration #TravelDocumentary 00:00 Intro 01:23 The Harbor Before Dawn 04:49 Up Into the Pasture 08:07 Inside the Farmhouse Larder 11:18 One Bell at Midday 13:00 The Feast in the Street 14:44 The Names Above the Doors 17:57 The Gardens Above the Town 22:12 The Far Tip of Faial 25:11 The Door and the Chain 28:34 Crossing in the Last Light 32:07 Outro