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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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