Companhia de Fiação de Crestuma was a 19th century textile factory located on the banks of the Uíma River, Crestuma, Lever, Vila Nova de Gaia. Born in the terrains of another industry, the textile factory soon became one of the most important of it's sector in the region and a milestone [...]
CUF - Companhia União Fabril, is one of the oldest portuguese chemical companies still in business. Founded in 1865, producing soaps, stearin and vegetable oils. A story of success, leaded by one man, Alfredo da Silva, that refounded and transformed CUF into a multi interest, vast chemical empire. Panorama [...]
Serra do Marão is located in the region between Trás-os-Montes and Douro Litoral and it's part of a rocky mountains ridge (along with Gralheira, Montemuro and Alvão) that separates Minho from Trás-os-Montes. Geological morphology (creating a natural condensation barrier) puts the region as having one of the highest rainfall areas [...]
Exposição do Mundo Português took place in Lisbon in 1940, from 23 June to 2 December, commemorating 800 years since the country foundation and 300 years since independence from Spain. The exhibition alone was an architectural splendor, expressing the creativity of Cottinelli Telmo it's major architect and António Lino. [...]
SOREFAME - Sociedades Reunidas de Fabricações Metálicas, S.A.R.L. was probably a company that forever marked the industrial history of Portugal, not only by what it produced but, also for the tremendous know-how and manufacture expertise acquired that made it a reference in our industrial heritage. The importance and innovation brought by [...]
D Luis Bridge is perhaps the most iconic and popular of all the six bridges in the Oporto city. Standing between the margins of the city and Vila Nova de Gaia, this urban icon stands forever in the memory of those who see it since the first moment. In my [...]
Sampaio Ferreira & Cª, Lda. is another extension of the great work and vision of the industrialist Narciso Ferreira. Introduction to the industrial profile of Narciso Ferreira was already made in my previous article on ETE. This is about another company of this important figure. The company - textiles and power [...]
Empresa Têxtil Eléctrica, Lda (ETE for short), was a textile company founded in 1905 in between the municipalities of Vila Nova de Famalicão and Santo Tirso, near the margins of the Ave river. The company was at the time an important textile industry but also innovated by the production and use [...]
Maria Pia Bridge is one of the most iconic if not the most, bridges in the Oporto city. It is a railroad bridge between the city and it's neighbor counterpart Vila Nova de Gaia. Considerered by many as one of the most beautiful bridges in the city, with an image [...]
Fábrica Nacional de Relógios, Reguladora SA. , or just Reguladora, or more dearly A Boa Reguladora, in Vila Nova de Famalicão, is the oldest watch and clock manufacturing companies in the Iberian Peninsula and, one of the most appraised brands in it's sector in Portugal, with an history of time and [...]
