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Vista Alegre
Born in a period of revolutions, Vista Alegre
is a dream come true of a typical modern
XIXth century man, José Ferreira Pinto
Basto. Influenced by the success of the
Marinha Grande glass factory, Pinto Basto
decided to create a "porcelain, glass and
chemical processes" factory.
Museum
The Historic Museum of Vista Alegre (Museu
Histórico da Vista Alegre) was opened in
1964 and is located in the Factory premises.
There, we can see the historical evolution of
porcelain in the last two centuries and we
can admire Vista Alergre's representative
pieces, both in ceramic and glass, since the
creation of the Factory to present time. We
can also find paintings and objects related
to the history of the Factory, its workers
and founders, sculptures, special collections
and original pieces ordered by royalty.
Aveiro e Ria
Aveiro é uma cidade portuguesa, capital do
Distrito de Aveiro, na região Centro e
subregião do Baixo Vouga, situada a cerca de
58 km a norte de Coimbra e conta com
aproximadamente 60 000 habitantes.
É sede de um município com 199,77 km² de
área e 73 559 habitantes (2006), subdividido
em 14 freguesias. O município é limitado a
norte pelo município de Murtosa (seja
através da Ria de Aveiro, seja por terra), a
nordeste por Albergaria-a-Velha, a leste por
Águeda, a sul por Oliveira do Bairro, a
sueste por Vagos e por Ílhavo (sendo os
limites com este último concelho
também feitos por terra e através da ria),
e com uma faixa relativamente estreita de
litoral no Oceano Atlântico, a oeste,
através da freguesia de São Jacinto.
The seat of the municipality is the city of
Aveiro, with about 60,000 inhabitants in the
5 urban parishes. Located on the shore of the
Atlantic Ocean, Aveiro is an industrial city
with an important seaport. The city of Aveiro
is also the capital of the District of
Aveiro.
Aveiro is known in Portugal for its
traditional sweets, the ovos-moles and the
trouxas de ovos, both made from eggs. It is
sometimes called "The Portuguese Venice",
because of its canals and boats that remind
one of the Italian city of Venice, as the
city faced similar problems when it tried to
conquer the water.
The city dates back at least to the 10th
century when it was known by its first Latin
name of Aviarium, literally, "a gathering
place or preserve of birds". The Moors
invaded and then held it until the 11th
century, after which it became popular with
Portuguese royalty. In the winter
of 1575 a terrible storm closed the entrance
to its port, ending a thriving trade in
metals and tiles. The same storm also created
a reef barrier at the Atlantic Ocean.
The city is also famous for its production of
salt and for its seaweed harvest, which is
used for fertiliser in the area.
The famous explorer João Afonso was also
born in Aveiro. He was the first European to
visit the region of Benin in Nigeria and
named the river located there, Rio Fermoso.
He helped to build a fort in Mina: he never
came back to Portugal. He died in the region
and is credited for bringing to Lisbon the
first pepper that ever came out of those
parts. He was also credited as
one of the discoverers of the Newfoundland
fisheries.
The city is also famous for the Convento de
Jesus (now known as the City Museum "Santa
Joana"), built in the 15th century, which
contains the tomb of the daughter of Alfonso
V, St. Joana, who died in 1490. The presence
of this royal personage, beatified in 1673,
proved to be of great benefit when she
bequeathed her valuable estate to the
convent. In the 17th and 18th centuries
the convent housed a school of embroidery,
which produced many of the sumptuous pieces
kept in the museum.
Aveiro hosted 3 games of the 2004 European
Football Championship.
The University of Aveiro was created in 1973
and is considered one of the most dynamic and
innovative universities of Portugal,
attracting thousands of students to the city.
The University has about 430 professors (with
Ph.D. degree), 11,000 undergraduate students
and 1,300 post-graduate students.
A Fábrica da Vista Alegre nascida num
período de revoluções, é fruto do sonho
do típico homem moderno do século XIX,
José Ferreira Pinto Basto, que daria início
a uma família de empresários que se mantém
relevante na actualidade.
Influenciado pelo sucesso da fábrica de
vidro da Marinha Grande, Pinto Basto decide
criar uma fábrica de porcelanas, vidro e
processos químicos. Começou por adquirir,
em 1815, a Quinta da Ermida, um sítio belo,
perto da vila de Ílhavo e à beira da Ria de
Aveiro, região rica em combustíveis, barro,
areias brancas e finas e seixos
cristalizados, elementos fundamentais para
vidros e porcelanas. Pouco depois comprou
também os terrenos envolventes, num total de
40 hectares, e lançou-se no seu projecto.
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