My sister is married to a Joseph Borges Maia.They live in RI.Seems to me my sister told me a story about her father-in-laws mother and that she lived in Brazil before or during her pregnancy.I think the story goes she was a servant,worked for these rich people,got pregnant,because she wasn't married they sent her to Brazil, but then she returned to the Azores where her son was born,who is my brother-in-laws father.He passed away a few years ago.His name was I think Jose'Viera Maia. I don't know if there's any connection,but Maia is an odd name.I'll ask my sister again Brenda