Portugalia Marketplace Opened: 1988; ca. 2014 in this location Owner: Fernando and Michael Benevides Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 489 Bedford St, Fall River, MA Photographed: October 14, 2024 Fall River, MA (and this area of southeastern Massachusetts) is known for its Portuguese community, and so it won't come as a surprise that there are many Portuguese grocers here in the area. One of the most interesting stores is Portugalia Marketplace, located in downtown Fall River. The store is only 16,000 square feet, but it's located in a spacious building that appears to have been formerly industrial, making it feel larger. Portugalia opened up here around 2014 -- you can see this building prior to Portugalia on past Google Maps street views -- but originally opened in an older location in town, in 1988. You enter the store to a giant rooster statue, which I love, greeting us to the small produce department in front of the store. A cafe an...