2. Viana do Castelo is a
municipality and seat in the
Norte Region of Portugal. The
urbanized
area
of
the
municipality, comprising the
city, has a population of
approximately
36,148
inhabitants,
while
the
municipality includes 91238
residents.
Tribute to Vianese woman by Manuel Gonçalves
Rocha
3. Located in front of the
marina, in the gardens
between the Marginal Way
and Largo Joao da Costa
this statue dates back to
the eighteenth century and
was carved in stone. The
four busts are depicting
the four continents, as an
allusion to the "four
corners of the World". The
caravel, a symbol of the
vocation sailor of the city.
Monument to Viana do Castelo
4. Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has
completed a cultural centre in Viana do Castelo, which is
designed to look more like a machine than a building
8. Souto de Moura is one
of the references of the
Porto
School
of
Architecture, where he
was
appointed
Professor.
He
was
awarded the Pritzker
Architecture Prize in
2011 (the prize was
awarded for his work
including
Estádio
Municipal de Braga, the
Burgo Tower in Porto
and the Paula Rego
Museum in Cascais) and
the Wolf Prize in Arts in
2013
Souto de Moura's works
include
Serpentine
Gallery pavilion, London
2005 (with Alvaro Siza)
9. The new Town Library, authored by the architect Siza Vieira, is located between the Lima river and the historic center of the city
10. The building occupies a total
area of 3.130 m2 and
develops in two floors, lying
in the ground floor the
technical services, work
offices and for consultation
of reserved, deposit area,
multipurpose room, bar,
service desk, storage room
and sanitary facilites. The
upper floor possesses a
large reading room and a
children’s section, work and
multimedia rooms, more
restricted areas for reading
and workshops of artistic
expression. This floor has,
also, a reception atrium,
service
desk
and
reprographic service.
The natural light floods the
several spaces, especially
the reading ones.
11. In 1992 Siza
Vieira was
awarded with the
renowned Pritzker
Prize for the
renovation project
that he
coordinated in the
Chiado area of
Lisbon, a historic
commercial
sector that was all
but completely
destroyed by fire
in August 1988
Siza was
awarded by the
Venice
Architecture
Biennale (13th
Edition) with the
Golden Lion for
lifetime
achievement
(2012).
12. Eiffel Bridge (19th century) Open in June 30, 1878, at the
height of the iron architecture, under the design and
calculations of the prestigious Eiffel House, the metalic bridge
over the Lima river came not only to allow the rail traffic, but
also replace the old wooden bridge that connected the São
Bento yard in Viana do Castelo to the left margin of the Lima
river (Darque).
13. With 563 meters of
length and 6 meters of
width, it were necessary
more than 2.000.000
kilogram of iron to the
construction
of
the
decks based in nine
pillars in stonework of
granite,
whose
foundations reach to 22
meters.
Eiffel Bridge (19th century) Open in June 30, 1878,
19. The Gil Eannes
Hospital-Ship, built
in Viana do Castelo
in 1955, supported,
for decades, the
Portuguese
cod
fishing fleet that
operated in the
Terra Nova and
Greenland
sandbanks.
The
conversion project
turned it into a
Museum
Centre
and
a
Hostel,
providing to the its
visitors
an
unforgettable
experience. Today
it is assumed as an
atraction pole for
Viana do Castelo,
having
received,
since its opening to
the public in 1998,
aproximmately
400.000 visitors.
20.
21. Plaça da Liberdade, at the end of the main street (from the train station of Viana do Castelo to the river Lima)
22. 25 April´s Monument
This monument is situated in
the Plaza de la Libertad, on
the banks of the Lima River.
It
was
constructed
to
commemorate
the
25th
anniversary of the Carnation
Revolution (Revolução two
Cravos)
that
ended
dictatorship in Portugal. It is a
modern structure, consisting
of a porch made of bronze,
from which hangs a broken
chain, symbolizing the end of
oppression.
The
whole
square jets out into small
sources that make a kind of
road up to the porch. In this
square is the Viana Welcome
Center, municipal tourism
office and ferry station that
does river cruises on the river
Lima. From its part one of the
main streets, the Avenida
dos Combatentes da Grande
Guerra, which ends in the
station.
27. Pero do Campo Tourinho
fundador of Porto Seguro Brazil
28.
29.
30. Pero do Campo Tourinho fundador of Porto Seguro Brazil
Pero do Campo Tourinho was donee of the captaincy of Porto
Seguro. On May 27, 1534 was awarded the captaincy of Porto
Seguro by D. João III, given the threatening presence of the
French
Tourinho traveled to Brazil in 1535 to take possession and
demarcate their land. He took about 700 people.
He lived 11 years in Porto Seguro and there left the mark of his
genius building villages, forts and mills. Cleared the land,
organized fishing, fought the Indians.
Tourinho died in Portugal in 1553, buried in Lisbon.
Porto Seguro is a city located in Bahia state, Brazil; the region
surrounding Porto Seguro was the first to be discovered by
Portuguese navigators in the current Brazilian territory.
Coat of Arms is composed by a rammping bull .
The coat of arms is placed in a magestic fountain in Belem (Fonte
Luminosa) in front of Jerónimos Monastery together with 49 other
coat of arms of important personalities from the time of
Portuguese Discoveries.
31. Pero do Campo Tourinho
fundador of Porto Seguro Brazil
42. The settlement of Viana da Foz do Lima,
which it was called when King Afonso III
of Portugal issued a foral (charter) on 18
July 1258, was a formalization of the 1253
Viana that the area was named
45. Text: Internet
Pictures: Internet
Sanda Foişoreanu
Gabriela Cristescu
Copyrights of the photos belong to each photographer
Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu
www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda
Sound:
Ana Moura - E Viemos Nascidos Do Mar (And We Came Born from the Sea)
Mapa Do Coração (Map of the Heart)
Editor's Notes
Homenagem à mulher vianesa, freguesia de Monserrate, concelho e distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal, de autoria do escultor vianense Manuel Gonçalves Rocha. Ao fundo, as instalações portuárias e o farol da Senhora da Agonia.
Gil Eanes Naval Museum, on the Dock - A floating naval hospital constructed in 1952 and which operated until 1973. It is now open to the public as a kind of museum, housing the original equipment. The ship has operation rooms, communication equipments, refrigerating chambers and a reinforced hull. It was restored by a group of locals. It was then adapted to become a youth hostel and is one of the city's biggest attractions.
