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Braga em Obras

BeO Braga em Obras, an inventory, cataloguing and signage project of artworks in public space in the municipality of Braga, referring to the 20th and 21st centuries.

In homage to the industrialist, philanthropist and patron, the bust was erected in front of the Salvador Church and the Conde Agrolongo Retirement Home, works funded by José Francisco Correia (1853-1929). Born in Guimarães, he was an emigrant in Brazil and on his return supported and founded schools, churches, asylums and other charitable works, a practice common to the "torna-viagens" (having moved from one country to another, returns to the country of origin) who became rich in Terras de Vera Cruz between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He was awarded several commendations, including the Cross of Industrial Merit (by D. Carlos), the rank of Knight of St. Gregory the Great (by Pope Leo XIII), the titles of Viscount of Sande and Count of Agrolongo.

In homage to the industrialist, philanthropist and patron, the bust was erected in front of the Salvador Church and the Conde Agrolongo Retirement Home, works funded by José Francisco Correia (1853-1929). Born in Guimarães, he was an emigrant in Brazil and on his return supported and founded schools, churches, asylums and other charitable works, a practice common to the "torna-viagens" (having moved from one country to another, returns to the country of origin) who became rich in Terras de Vera Cruz between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He was awarded several commendations, including the Cross of Industrial Merit (by D. Carlos), the rank of Knight of St. Gregory the Great (by Pope Leo XIII), the titles of Viscount of Sande and Count of Agrolongo.

JOSÉ FRANCISCO CORREIA, 1997 ; Rui Anahory (PT, 1940)

In homage to the industrialist, philanthropist ...

The monument was offered by the social bodies of Misericórdia de Braga as a tribute to all those who have contributed to the institution's cause throughout its 500 years. The rectangular panel, in bronze, presents, in high relief, several sculpted hands that symbolise the requests for help and the given help, the mission of all the Misericórdias. It contains inscriptions that testify to the gesture and is set on a granite base.

The monument was offered by the social bodies of Misericórdia de Braga as a tribute to all those who have contributed to the institution's cause throughout its 500 years. The rectangular panel, in bronze, presents, in high relief, several sculpted hands that symbolise the requests for help and the given help, the mission of all the Misericórdias. It contains inscriptions that testify to the gesture and is set on a granite base.

MONUMENTO AOS 500 ANOS DA MISERICÓRDIA DE BRAGA, 2013 ; Hélder Carvalho (PT, 1954)

The monument was offered by the social bodies o...

Tribute to Salgado Zenha (1923-1993) from Braga, inaugurated to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Revolution of 25th of April 1974. The lawyer and politician Francisco de Almeida Salgado Zenha was part of the restricted group of lawyers who stood out in the defence of political prisoners and for their participation in subversive activities during the Estado Novo. In the post-Revolutionary period, he became a leading figure in the democratisation process. He was Minister of Justice in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Provisional Governments.
The monument is inspired by the shape of a silo, evoking the idea of a reservoir and a place for storing memory. The 40 panels, in stainless steel, symbolise the 40 years of the Carnation Revolution and each ring is arranged in 25 elements that suggest the idea of a book or document, sources of information and archive. The work is 4 metres in diameter and 8 metres high and is supported by an inner structure of vertical props, braced by rings.

Tribute to Salgado Zenha (1923-1993) from Braga, inaugurated to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Revolution of 25th of April 1974. The lawyer and politician Francisco de Almeida Salgado Zenha was part of the restricted group of lawyers who stood out in the defence of political prisoners and for their participation in subversive activities during the Estado Novo. In the post-Revolutionary period, he became a leading figure in the democratisation process. He was Minister of Justice in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Provisional Governments.
The monument is inspired by the shape of a silo, evoking the idea of a reservoir and a place for storing memory. The 40 panels, in stainless steel, symbolise the 40 years of the Carnation Revolution and each ring is arranged in 25 elements that suggest the idea of a book or document, sources of information and archive. The work is 4 metres in diameter and 8 metres high and is supported by an inner structure of vertical props, braced by rings.

SILO DA MEMÓRIA, 2014 ; Alberto Vieira (PT, 1956)

Tribute to Salgado Zenha (1923-1993) from Braga...

During the Age of Discoveries, Diogo Cão (c.1440-1486), navigator and squire to King João II, set the first Padrões (stone pillars), in 1482, in Africa. The Padrões were made of stone, in a columnar composition with the sculpted Portuguese weapons, and were intended to assert the Portuguese sovereignty in a certain conquered place. These sculptural elements in granite and with the cross in bronze, reproduce, generically, the originals. On one of the faces of the capital bears the inscription „E SE MAIS HOUVERA, LÁ CHEGARA, LUSÍADAS“, corresponding to Canto VII, Stanza 14, Verse 8 of the Lusíadas by Luís Vaz de Camões.

During the Age of Discoveries, Diogo Cão (c.1440-1486), navigator and squire to King João II, set the first Padrões (stone pillars), in 1482, in Africa. The Padrões were made of stone, in a columnar composition with the sculpted Portuguese weapons, and were intended to assert the Portuguese sovereignty in a certain conquered place. These sculptural elements in granite and with the cross in bronze, reproduce, generically, the originals. On one of the faces of the capital bears the inscription „E SE MAIS HOUVERA, LÁ CHEGARA, LUSÍADAS“, corresponding to Canto VII, Stanza 14, Verse 8 of the Lusíadas by Luís Vaz de Camões.

During the Age of Discoveries, Diogo Cão (c.144...

The building of the Pópulo Convent, headquarters of Braga City Hall, hosts a work by Pedro Figueiredo, a sculptor with a surreal language that praises women and the poetry of the semiotics of the body. In "A Viagem" (the journey) there is a narrative suggestion in which the presence is as important as the absence of matter, the relationship with architecture and the power of imagination. With a strong presence in the national and international public space, the artist has, over the last few years, inscribed his forms in the Minho landscape.
The work was ceded by dstgroup and zet gallery to Braga City Council.

The building of the Pópulo Convent, headquarters of Braga City Hall, hosts a work by Pedro Figueiredo, a sculptor with a surreal language that praises women and the poetry of the semiotics of the body. In "A Viagem" (the journey) there is a narrative suggestion in which the presence is as important as the absence of matter, the relationship with architecture and the power of imagination. With a strong presence in the national and international public space, the artist has, over the last few years, inscribed his forms in the Minho landscape.
The work was ceded by dstgroup and zet gallery to Braga City Council.

A VIAGEM, 2018 ; Pedro Figueiredo (PT, 1974)

The building of the Pópulo Convent, headquarter...

The building of the Pópulo Convent, headquarters of Braga City Hall, hosts a work by Ana Almeida Pinto, corresponding to a series in which the artist explored shale procedurally. The sculptor has developed a very coherent body of work in which she focuses on materials and their transformation, adding a reflective and social thought to her objects.
The work was ceded by dstgroup and zet gallery to Braga City Council.

The building of the Pópulo Convent, headquarters of Braga City Hall, hosts a work by Ana Almeida Pinto, corresponding to a series in which the artist explored shale procedurally. The sculptor has developed a very coherent body of work in which she focuses on materials and their transformation, adding a reflective and social thought to her objects.
The work was ceded by dstgroup and zet gallery to Braga City Council.

RESISTÊNCIA (DO DIÁLOGO II), 2018 ; Ana Almeida Pinto (PT, 1984)

The building of the Pópulo Convent, headquarter...

The present monument started by winning a public competition, promoted by Braga City Hall, in 1989. However, the work would only be inaugurated in 2002, thanks to the contribution of Monsignor Eduardo Melo Peixoto. Designed by the sculptor José Pacheco and the architect Ramalhete Barbosa, the set includes a bronze structure where the archbishops are represented, symbolising the holders of the office throughout history. There is also an Episcopal cross, in iron, six metres high and, on the side, a bronze female figure, which is an allegorical image of the city of Braga. On the sidewall, in an "L" shape, are the 17 coats of arms of the municipalities that make up the Archdiocese.

The present monument started by winning a public competition, promoted by Braga City Hall, in 1989. However, the work would only be inaugurated in 2002, thanks to the contribution of Monsignor Eduardo Melo Peixoto. Designed by the sculptor José Pacheco and the architect Ramalhete Barbosa, the set includes a bronze structure where the archbishops are represented, symbolising the holders of the office throughout history. There is also an Episcopal cross, in iron, six metres high and, on the side, a bronze female figure, which is an allegorical image of the city of Braga. On the sidewall, in an "L" shape, are the 17 coats of arms of the municipalities that make up the Archdiocese.

MONUMENTO EVOCATIVO DOS ARCEBISPOS DE BRAGA, 2002 ; José Pacheco Ramalhete Barbosa

The present monument started by winning a publi...

It is a monument that evokes the religious and secular personality of D. Diogo de Sousa (c.1461-1532) who, through his "visionary door", opened Braga to the world. D. Diogo de Sousa rejuvenated the city urbanistically and this "door" represents the strategic vision that is still his identity today. The door also symbolises the difference that each one of us can make when passing through a certain place, taking as inspiration the figure of the archbishop of the Renaissance in Braga. The monument is 7x2x0.2 meters and is characterized by a metallic structure lined with bronze sheeting.

It is a monument that evokes the religious and secular personality of D. Diogo de Sousa (c.1461-1532) who, through his "visionary door", opened Braga to the world. D. Diogo de Sousa rejuvenated the city urbanistically and this "door" represents the strategic vision that is still his identity today. The door also symbolises the difference that each one of us can make when passing through a certain place, taking as inspiration the figure of the archbishop of the Renaissance in Braga. The monument is 7x2x0.2 meters and is characterized by a metallic structure lined with bronze sheeting.

PORTA ABERTA. MONUMENTO EVOCATIVO DO ARCEBISPO D. DIOGO DE SOUSA, 202. Gabinete de Arquitetura Sequeira Arquitetos.

It is a monument that evokes the religious and ...

The canon José Narciso da Costa Rebelo and Joaquim José da Costa Rebelo, Baron of Gramosa, were the project's promoters. It was intended to honour D. Pedro V (1837-1861), beloved monarch of the people and who had the nicknames of "The Hopeful" and "the Much Beloved". It was designed by Teixeira Lopes (father), in granite, and represents the king in military uniform, with a band and insignia, on a granite pedestal, surrounded by a flight of stairs with four steps where the royal coat-of-arms and an inscription are displayed.

The canon José Narciso da Costa Rebelo and Joaquim José da Costa Rebelo, Baron of Gramosa, were the project's promoters. It was intended to honour D. Pedro V (1837-1861), beloved monarch of the people and who had the nicknames of "The Hopeful" and "the Much Beloved". It was designed by Teixeira Lopes (father), in granite, and represents the king in military uniform, with a band and insignia, on a granite pedestal, surrounded by a flight of stairs with four steps where the royal coat-of-arms and an inscription are displayed.

D. PEDRO V, 1879 ; José Joaquim Teixeira Lopes (PT, 1837-1918)

The canon José Narciso da Costa Rebelo and Joaq...

This monument pays tribute to the combatants who died in the First World War (1914-1918) and is one of a group of buildings built at this time, following the model launched by the Junta Patriótica do Norte in January 1924.
It consists of a granite pedestal, from which a column is raised, topped by the National Shield, the Armillary Sphere, and the Cross of Christ.

This monument pays tribute to the combatants who died in the First World War (1914-1918) and is one of a group of buildings built at this time, following the model launched by the Junta Patriótica do Norte in January 1924.
It consists of a granite pedestal, from which a column is raised, topped by the National Shield, the Armillary Sphere, and the Cross of Christ.

MEMORIAL AOS MORTOS DA GRANDE GUERRA, 1924. João Marques Oliveira (PT, 1853-1927), na qualidade de presidente da Comissão Artística da Junta Patriótica do Norte.

This monument pays tribute to the combatants wh...

Bust, in bronze, in honour of the poet from Braga, João Penha de Oliveira Fortuna (1838-1919), placed in the garden that bears his name. João Penha began by studying theology at Coimbra University, then changed to Law, graduating in 1873. He founded the literary newspaper “A Folha” and directed the magazine “República das Letras”. On his return to Braga, he practised law and occupied the position of Regular Judge of the Sé Court. Among his works, in the field of poetry, “Rimas” stands out.
António de Azevedo, the biggest name of the sculpture of his time, represents him, in bronze, with a toga and a monocle. The bust sits on a granite pedestal with slight ornamentation in bas-relief. To the set, is added an inscription, dated 1999, with a tribute from the Association of Former Students of Coimbra in Braga.

Bust, in bronze, in honour of the poet from Braga, João Penha de Oliveira Fortuna (1838-1919), placed in the garden that bears his name. João Penha began by studying theology at Coimbra University, then changed to Law, graduating in 1873. He founded the literary newspaper “A Folha” and directed the magazine “República das Letras”. On his return to Braga, he practised law and occupied the position of Regular Judge of the Sé Court. Among his works, in the field of poetry, “Rimas” stands out.
António de Azevedo, the biggest name of the sculpture of his time, represents him, in bronze, with a toga and a monocle. The bust sits on a granite pedestal with slight ornamentation in bas-relief. To the set, is added an inscription, dated 1999, with a tribute from the Association of Former Students of Coimbra in Braga.

JOÃO PENHA, 1942 ; António de Azevedo (PT, 1889-1968)

Bust, in bronze, in honour of the poet from Bra...

This memorial pays tribute to brothers João and Sebastião Roby, considered heroes of the city of Braga, who died serving the country in 1904 and 1915, respectively. The monument is made up of a map of Africa, with the volumetry in granite, where the two brothers are depicted in bronze, with an inscription alluding to each of them. It also includes a rectangular granite base with a protruding shield.

This memorial pays tribute to brothers João and Sebastião Roby, considered heroes of the city of Braga, who died serving the country in 1904 and 1915, respectively. The monument is made up of a map of Africa, with the volumetry in granite, where the two brothers are depicted in bronze, with an inscription alluding to each of them. It also includes a rectangular granite base with a protruding shield.

MEMORIAL AOS IRMÃOS ROBY, 1955 ; Zeferino Couto (PT, 1890-1982)

This memorial pays tribute to brothers João and...

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