Pedra de Dighton, Berkley, Massachusetts, U. S. A

The Academy of Codfish of New England, Inc.
Academia do Bacalhau  da Nova Inglaterra, Inc.
16 Brooks Farm Drive, Bristol, Rhode Island, 02809, U. S. A.
Tel  & Fax (401) 253-5326
E-mail    drlucianodasilva@apol.net        Website http://apol.net/dightonrock/  

The name of the corporation is:
The Academy of Codfish of New England 
Academia do Bacalhau  da Nova Inglaterra

The period of its duration : Perpetual.
The specific  purposes for which the corporation is organized are:

(1) To promote the greater awareness among the public that codfish is one of the healthiest foods of New England.

(2) To promote among the American public the knowledge that the Portuguese navigators were the first to name New England as the Land of Codfish or  "Terra do Bacalhau".

(3) To promote the knowledge that because of the abundance of codfish in the seawaters of New England, the early Portuguese fishermen called codfish the "fiel amigo", or "true friend".

(4) To promote the meaning of friendship using the codfish as the  icon of  "true friend" or "fiel amigo", among Americans, Portuguese-Americans and all Portuguese in other counties, including good camaraderie  with other Academies of Codfish all over the world. 

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