Chapelaria Azevedo Rua is a traditional hat shop (opened in 1886) on Rossio, one of Lisbons’ famous squares, creating tailor-made hats (chapéus) on request.
Portuguese people are fond of hats!
Rossio square Lisbon (officially named Praça Dom Pedro IV)
Chapelaria Azevedo Rua Lisbon
Typical Portuguese hats, bridal hats, Panama- and Cylinder hats. In this well-known hatter’s you can find handmade hats for all occasions and top-hats, bowler hats, high-hats and all kinds of regional- and traditional hats.
Chapelaria Azevedo Rua
All levels of society buy their hats from here, from labourers to the president, also in the past, like the famous Portuguese poet and writer Fernando Pessoa.
Maria Fonseca shows ‘Fernando Pessoa’s (1888 – 1935) favourite hat.
“This type of hat is still very popular nowadays”. Price: 60 euro, tailor-made.
Chapelaria Azevedo Rua
History
Maria Fonseca: ” In December 1886, the grand grand father of my husband, Manuel Azevedo Rua opened this shop in Lisbon. Before that his profession was a wine producer. He lived in Nogueira, district of Vila Real Trás-os-Montes, in the north of Portugal”.
Hat shop Chapelaria Azevedo Rua Lisbon
No discount (‘precos fixos’) & president Mário Soares
“Due to vintage problems Manuel decided to move to Lisbon. His uncle, a rich priest, supplied him the money to finance the shop, only on this condition: no discount (‘precos fixos’), but with the exception of hats for priests”.
‘Sorry sir, no discount’
“One day, the Portuguese former President Mário Soares (son of an ex-priest) 😉 , came here to buy a hat. But no discount for him: “Desculpa senhor, precos fixos’ (Sorry sir, no discount)”. And: “D. Duarte de Bragança, the Duke of Braganza ordered his hats here”.
Hat shop Chapelaria Azevedo Rua Lisbon
Pedro Fonseca, owner
Hat shop Chapelaria Azevedo Rua Lisbon
December, Christmas shopping
Chapelaria Azevedo Rua. Address: 72-73, Praça Dom Pedro IV, Lisbon, 1100-202. Open Mon. – Fri.: 09:00 – 19:00hr. Sat. 09:00 – 13:00hr. Owners: Teresa and Jose Manuel, Maria and Pedro Fonseca.
Two years ago I purchased a (hat) cap in your shop and have lost it. Would like to replace it. Is there any way I can order. I live in the USa
Bernie Renander
I am looking for a traditional portuguese cap for a man. It is a cone shaped hat.
Do you have?
Marcal Souto
USA
À Chapelaria Azevedo Rua
Exmos Senhores:
Eu moro no Funchal – Ilha da Madeira, e passarei em Lisboa dia 6 e 7 de Julho próximo, e eu queria comprar um chapéu cor preto, de lã, qualidade MERINO aba 7 sem virola e tamanho 59. Também queria comprar chapéu 1 ou 2 para Verão da marca Galgo e o tamanho nesta marca talvez seja o 58. Também se houver poderei comprar mais um outro de feltro da marca Galgo, cor preto, e o tamanho deste modelo é 56.
Gostaria que me informassem sobre estes meus pedidos se eu encontrarei na vossa casa.
Somente vou estar em Lisboa e no Rossio, na tarde do dia 6 de Julho e o dia 7 de Julho próximo.
Também gostaria de saber os preços destes chapéus.
Muito agradecido, sou,
Guilherme de Abreu Correia
FUNCHAL – Ilha da Madeira
hello i bought 2 caps in 2013–City Sport–size 58….have you a brochure please. edward keane ireland