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OtherPadrão do Bom Jesus de MatosinhosBuilt in the 18th century, the Padrão do Bom Jesus (the Bom Jesus Marker Stone), also known as the Statue to the Lord of the Sand or Our Lord of Padrão, is the physical manifestation of a local belief.It is told that the Lord of Matosinhos Statue (...)
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OtherMasked FiguresThe masked figures are fundamental elements in the popular festivities of the Trás-os-Montes region. They are not exclusively linked to one event, but they appear throughout the year, in such important popular celebrations as Christmas or Carnival. (...)
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OtherPadrão de ElvasPadrao de ElvasA monument commemorating the Battle of Elvas, erected on the orders of King Afonso VI (seventeenth century). Built in white Estremoz marble, the monument comprises a Tuscan column standing on a square base, reached by three steps. A (...)
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OtherPaços do Concelho de MatosinhosInaugurated in December 1987, Matosinhos Town Hall was the first institutional building to be built in Portugal after the April 25, 1974 revolution. Designed by an architect born in the city - Alcino Soutinho - the building was built at the time (...)
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OtherDiário de NotíciasDesigned by the architect Porfírio Pardal Monteiro in 1936-1939, the headquarters of the Diário de Notícias newspaper was the first building to be designed specifically for a newspaper, thus combining two attributes - industry and office space.It is (...)
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OtherPresident Obama praised Souto Moura’s work at Pritzker Prize ceremonyAt the 3rd June, the President Barack Obama attended the Pritzker Prize ceremony in Washington D.C., where the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto Moura received this important recognition.This was the second time that an American President attended (...)
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OtherMunicipal Park and Calvário HillLocated on the highest reaches of Vila Real and close to the more modern buildings, the Municipal Park is a leafy terrace with an approximately 200 metre central walkway flanked by rows of trees that are hundreds of years old.In one corner of the (...)
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OtherSouto Moura won the Pritzker prize 2011The architect Eduardo Souto Moura won the Pritzker prize 2011, what is come to be known throughout the world as architecture’s highest honor. This is the second time on the history of the prize that a Portuguese architect has been chosen . The (...)
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OtherEcovia Internacional do Tâmega e do CorgoThe Tâmega and Corgo International Eco Route was built on the old Corgo Line. This former railway line, currently inactive, has been transformed into a 12km trail, ideal for hiking and cycling.On this route, it is possible to enjoy beautiful (...)
