Boavista: place of entertainment and memory
Back in the day, Boavista was a place of entertainment and memory. At the end of the 19th century, it was the place that held the São...
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Mário Rocha
Dec 22, 20213 min read
Boavista: toponyms
Descobre de onde vem o nome Boavista e quem foi Mouzinho de Albuquerque.
Mário Rocha
Dec 16, 20213 min read
Boavista, leisure and work
Boavista was and still is a point of attraction for services and trades. A good example was the construction, in 1976, of one of the...
Mário Rocha
Dec 16, 20214 min read
Area of Carvalhido: Porto
The Carvalhido area is located north of the city close to the VCI and the Prelada hospital. As far as toponymy is concerned, the name...
Mário Rocha
Nov 5, 20214 min read
History of Marquês Square in Porto
The Marquês de Pombal square is near the geographic center of Porto within the intersections of Bonfim parish, Paranhos parish and the...
Mário Rocha
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Football history was here: Académico Football Club and Lima Stadium in Porto
O antigo estádio do Lima situava-se junto da praça do Marquês. Hoje só resta uma frase pintada numa parede: “Football history was here".
Mário Rocha
Nov 2, 20214 min read
Foz, Cantareira and the lighthouse of S. Miguel o Anjo
This part of the city is commonly known as Foz due to the fact that it is located at the end of the Douro River. Still, this area was...
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