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Lordelo do Ouro

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parish, is no longer part of the parish, but the Botanical Garden marks the eastern border while the parish extends towards Foz to the West. The garden of Calém keeps a statue celebrating the fleet of the conquest of Ceuta, and sometimes flocks of migrating birds stop for a rest on the river boulders in front of the garden. The
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was created in 1415 in Porto when the inhabitants provided the ships built in the shipyard of Lordelo do Ouro and used on the conquest of Ceuta with everything they had in the city, offering all the clean meat to those who would sail to the African coast, and being left behind with only the innards
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as a paradise for wealthy people. This development continued and was reinforced during the 20th century, especially after the Arrábida bridge was built in the 60's, increasing traffic and facilitating access to the westernmost part of Porto. Thus, Lordelo do Ouro was kept as a pristine parish with
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The chapel of Santa Catarina provides a glance over the ocean, the southern margin of Gaia, the bridge of Arrábida, and the remaining patches of green. Nearby, the church of Lordelo still rings its bells every hour. The Bessa Stadium (from Boavista Futebol Club), the former northern border of the
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in 1974, the parish has changed a lot. All the acres of land were used to build new housing, especial for social purposes. Social housing ("bairros sociais" or "bairros camarários") was common during the
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The fashion of sea bathing during the 19th century caused the expansion of the city of Porto to the sea coast to the West, expanding the parish of
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acres of cultivated land and shrubs forgotten between Foz to the West and the center of Porto to the East, until after the revolution.
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Lordelo do Ouro ("lordship of gold") got its name from the shipments of gold (ouro) arriving from the colonies in Africa and
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The coat of arms tells the story of this riverside parish of Porto: the gold, the
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It is a small parish by the river, where the shipyards built many of the "
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Local landmarks include the São Martinho de Lordelo Church, the
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as the King of Portugal, and later as the first fleet on the
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is probably the most famous cultural spot of the parish.
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António da Silva Monteiro, 1st Count of Silva Monteiro
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In the end of the 20th century, especially after the
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Civil parish
Coat of arms of Lordelo do Ouro

41°09′36″N 8°39′29″W / 41.160°N 8.658°W / 41.160; -8.658
Portugal
Region
Norte
Metropolitan area
Metropolitan Area of Porto
District
Porto
Municipality
Porto
Time zone
UTC±00:00
WET
DST
UTC+01:00
WEST
http://www.lordelo.net/
[loɾˈðeluðuˈoɾu]
civil parish
Porto
Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos
Douro
Serralves park and modern art museum
Arrábida Bridge
wheel of St. Catherine
Brazil
Portuguese Empire

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