Complex sentence: Even after Portugal lost Malacca and almost all contacts in 1641, the Kristang community largely preserved its traditions, religion and language, and still has surprising cultural and linguistic similarities with today's Portugal (especially with the Minho region).
Split into simpler sentences: Even after Portugal lost Malacca in 1641, the Kristang community largely preserved its traditions, religion and language. It still has surprising cultural and linguistic similarities with today's Portugal (especially with the Minho region).