Touro Square
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Touro is an intersection in Póvoa de Varzim
northern districts at the junction of Vasco da Gama Avenue and Repatriamento dos Poveiros Avenue.
Touro is a square that hosts the "Gentes Poveiras" monument, by the sculptor Rui Anahory, built in 1995 it is a famous landmark often known as "O Touro". Some relate this monument with bullfighting or the nearby bullring, the monument actually represents the peoples of Póvoa de Varzim, their unity and their differences. The sail and the fisherman representing the coastal people, the farmer and the bull, representing the inland people. The monument was built by the Rotary Clube of Póvoa de Varzim with the support of City Hall.
Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in the Norte Region and sub-region of Greater Porto, with a 2011 estimated population of 63,364. According to the 2001 census, there were 63,470 inhabitants with 42,396 living in the city proper. The urban area expanded, southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there...
northern districts at the junction of Vasco da Gama Avenue and Repatriamento dos Poveiros Avenue.
Touro is a square that hosts the "Gentes Poveiras" monument, by the sculptor Rui Anahory, built in 1995 it is a famous landmark often known as "O Touro". Some relate this monument with bullfighting or the nearby bullring, the monument actually represents the peoples of Póvoa de Varzim, their unity and their differences. The sail and the fisherman representing the coastal people, the farmer and the bull, representing the inland people. The monument was built by the Rotary Clube of Póvoa de Varzim with the support of City Hall.