Hearts drawn on the sidewalk, poems by Miguel Torga and Álvaro de Campos written on facade tiles, colorful and abstract paintings on poles and electrical boxes, posters announcing parties and exhibitions pasted on the chipped walls. The abandoned and bare buildings contrast with others full of life. The fruit, vegetables and flowers outside the grocery store, the meat hanging in the window of the butcher shop or the crowded esplanade of the corner cafe mix with art galleries, from the most contemporary to the most popular, bookstores themes and music, author fashion, design, illustration or jewelry.
There are traditional restaurants, with the dish of the day written on a blackboard at the entrance, and others with Brazilian, Italian, Mexican and Middle Eastern flavors and smells. There are houses specialized in teas, wines, beers or cachaças and homes where artisanal bread and organic food are the protagonists.
Located between the ancient parishes of Cedofeita, Massarelos and Miragaia, the Miguel Bombarda block – made up of Miguel Bombarda, Rosário, Breiner, Maternidad, Adolfo Casais Monteiro and D. Manuel II streets — bears the name of the Republican scientist, thinker and psychiatrist, shot dead by a patient days before the 1910 revolution. relevant in the city of Porto.
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Source: Observadora
