This monument, with a bronze bust, was open in 1926, by Tomás da Costa, in the former Cordoaria Garden, today João Chagas Garden. Here, the work of the poet called “Só” is quoted. It is made with flowers’ bouquets and a lyre allegoric to its poetical inspiration.
The statue of this Porto’s writer was made by Salvador Carvão da Silva Barata Feyo. The statue is placed at the Praça General Humberto Delgado. Open in November, 1954, this bronze statue, representing the poet, was made to mark the centenary of his death.
The exterior is covered with large, thick tiles, with different shapes and dimensions. With geometric designs and embossed, to taste neoárabe, dominated by the light and dark brown.
Ancient Largo da Aguardente (“firewater” lake!) connected to the Napoleonic invasions, under the command of General Soult, in 1809, and also to the liberal battles. On the western side of this square is the Imaculada Conceição Church.
The Sant’Ana Strret started a little further up the Mercadores Street with the Banharia. One part of the street was destroyed and the Colégio de são Lourenço was later built there.
This street right in the limit of the area classified as world heritage, is one of the most stirred streets of Porto and was once the main access to the city. During the XVIII century it was called the Rua da Estrada or Rua Dirieta de Cedofeita. Some buildings in the street are still from that century. Today, a great part of the street is pedestrian, with Portuguese traditional stone-pavement. It is a commercial area with many shops and, on the contrary of down town, it hasn’t lost its residential characteristic. The fact that it is close to many faculties, …
