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In the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro ( Região Serrana ), is located the pleasant town of "Petropolis". In the city center, there are sidewalks on Portuguese Stone, with a scrupulous work of agreement between curves and straight lines with vertical folding of an initial, letter "P" monogram in honor of Dom Pedro and the Royal Portuguese Family. The economy of Petropolis is based on historical and cultural tourism and the service sector, with emphasis on trade in clothes, in Teresa Street ( Rua Teresa ), also the manufacture of chocolate and beer. Photos: Bernardete Porfírio

The Cervejaria Trindade is considered to be the most beautiful and ancient beerhouse in Portugal, famous for its drink, food and location. Situated right in Bairro Alto, in the ancient Santíssima Trindade Convent, founded in 1294 by the Redenção dos Cativos (“prisoners redemption”) Friars, with this designation as their vocation was to rescue the Moorish prisoners. The Santíssima Trindade Convent was bought after the extinguish of the religious orders in 1836, and in the refectory was built the Trindade Brewery factory. The space developed and got very famous, transforming into the most renowned beer house in town. Trindade is also famous for its wonderful glazed tiles panels, dated from 1863 and signed by Luís Ferreira. Also quite famous are the walls decorated with small stone mosaics inpired in the fantastic Portuguese pavement, signed by the renowned artist Maria Keil. Nowadays Trindade beer house has several rooms, including an Art Gallery and a pleasant esplanade, classified sinc...

A pleasant village at a calm bay in Middle Portugal São Martinho do Porto is a nice village at a beautiful and calm bay. This bay is a shell-shaped lagoon. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by a small passage between the hills. Around the bay is a wide sandy beach, and next to the beach hills and dunes. During summer season there are many blue-white tents on the beach, you can rent them to store your beach gear or relax in the shade. The port is at the northside of the bay, all the boats are located around this area. Because of this bay, and the many possibilities, São Martinho do Porto is an attractive small seaside resort. The beautiful bay is a paradise for small children. But also for their parents and older children there is enough entertainment. There are many nice and good (fish) restaurants, not only at the seaside but also in the village centre. The local market is open all week. The picturesque small village of Salir do Porto is on the southside of the bay. This i...

Nazaré, Portugal Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c

The  Estádio do Dragão  (English: Dragon Stadium; literally  Stadium of the Dragon ) is a  football   stadium  located in  Porto ,  Portugal , with an all-seated capacity of 50,399. [1]  Inaugurated on November 16, 2003, it is the current home ground of  F.C. Porto , having replaced the club's old venue, the  Estádio das Antas  (English: Antas Stadium). It was one of the venues of the  UEFA Euro 2004 . It has been verified by UEFA as a 5 star stadium. Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c Text:  http://en.wikipedia.org/

  Albufeira, Faro, Portugal Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c

Estoril, Cascais, Portugal http://roc2c.com/en/portfolio-item/portuguese-cobblestone-with-pattern-in-chess-estoril/

Madrid, Spain Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c

Text by Tadeu Soares - Ambassador of Portugal in China We are extremely pleased that this issue of such a prestigious magazine is dedicated to design and architecture in Portugal.  I hope readers will gain a better understanding of Portuguese achievements in the field of contemporary architecture and design, which for many years have already attracted international recognition. It brings to the Chinese public a less well known side of Portugal. I invite Chinese visitors to go and see for themselves some of the wonderful modern buildings that we have in cities like Lisbon and Porto.  It would be easy to mention a whole host of favourites but I will limit myself to two: the “Casa da Música” in Porto and the “Oriente” Train Station in Lisbon. Alongside these wonderful buildings, you will find thriving old quarters where the past has been preserved to a degree that is rarely found in other places in the ...

Av. Liberdade, Lisbon, Portugal Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c

PRAIA DE IPANEMA, Zona Sul do Rio de Janeiro Photo: Bernardete Porfírio

Camiel ft. Magda Mendes - Pela calçada A song about 'saudade' for the beautiful pavement of Lisbon, taken from Camiel's third album 'Finisterra'.

Hand made cobblestone cut and Portuguese pavement laying techniques Roc2c  Process Description Roc2c has several teams of extraction, transformation and application of natural stone. It also includes a team of designers and architects responsible for customizing each project. In any of our project, our main goal and focus, is to make a high quality lifetime pavement and also the total customer satisfaction.  The process is the one used for many years, based in traditional techniques, and using only high quality cobblestone, so our work can be perfect.  - Our Master Pavers team with more than 15 years experience in portuguese pavement; - Our Stone quarry or qualified and certified suppliers;   - Traditional paving techniques and methods, mixing different types of cobblestone; - Portuguese cobblestone paving is a lifetime pavement, only made by artisans, art and knowledge passed from generation to generation.

Sitio da Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal Photos: Celso Gonçalves Roc2c