Lord of the Stone

This chapel, which is a rock, beside the sea and has hexagonal plant was built in the seventeenth century and has three beautiful altarpieces Rocócó. The origin of the cult of Christ as Lord of the Stone may have originated in ancient pagan worship of nature and naturalist, very common among people pre-Christians, whose gods were venerated by elements of nature and then adapted to the new Faith.

The pilgrimage to the Lord of the Stone is one of the most typical of Vila Nova de Gaia, is an ancient festival which is held annually on the beaches of Miramar, on Sunday of the Holy Trinity and that has continued until the following Tuesday.

Waiting for Fish

*Sport Fishing + Tradition on Douro River

Pains of the Sea

Barco Negro
De manhã, que medo, que me achasses feia!

Acordei, tremendo, deitada n'areia

Mas logo os teus olhos disseram que não,

E o sol penetrou no meu coração.

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Vi depois, numa rocha, uma cruz,

E o teu barco negro dançava na luz

Vi teu braço acenando, entre as velas já soltas

Dizem as velhas da praia, que não voltas:

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São loucas! São loucas!

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Eu sei, meu amor,

Que nem chegaste a partir,

Pois tudo, em meu redor,

Me diz qu'estás sempre comigo.

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No vento que lança areia nos vidros;

Na água que canta, no fogo mortiço;
No calor do leito, nos bancos vazios;

Dentro do meu peito, estás sempre comigo.

David Mourão Ferreira

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Women's fishermen-Afurada

Mariza Live Concert - " Barco Negro"
Union Chapel, London-UK in 2003

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... in Public Space