In the 19th century, Baixa was Lisbon’s commercial heart, with streets named according to their trades. Rua dos Sapateiros means ‘the shoemakers’ street.
The entrance to the Rua dos Sapateiros is spanned by the decorative arch Arco do Bandeiro.
This bears the name of the wealthy sponsor Pires Bandeiro who commissioned it at the end of the 18th C.
Strip Club Rua dos Sapateiros Lisbon
Strip club & Art Nouveau style
Passing through the arched gateway on Rossio you see one of Lisbon’s remaining examples of Art Nouveau: this old movie house, the Animatógrafo , is a strip club nowadays. Lisbon’s earliest cinema hall opened in 1907, by brothers Ernesto and Joaquim Correia Cardoso. It has remained unaltered since then. The beautiful facade is adorned with a highly detailed Art Nouveau style, which consists of Azulejos tiled panels, which depict Edwardian styled females surrounded by fruits and flowers.
Rua dos Sapateiros Lisbon
It was not easy to make a picture without snapping visitors going in and out, because this beautiful house is rather popular….. 🙂
Traditional restaurants & picanha meat, ‘melt-in-your mouth’
Restaurant Ádega da Mo’, R. dos Sapateiros 199, Lisbon
Restaurant ‘Adega da Mo‘ is a typical Portuguese restaurant.
Almoçar (lunch): Picanha, (meat from Brazil) is generally considered to be the number one cut, even better than beef fillet. Picanha (pick-ahn-yeh) is much better than a steak, meltin-in-your mouth….: € 7.50
Rua dos Sapateiros Lisbon
Another beautiful example of Portuguese Art Nouveau in this street is Leitaria ‘A Camponeza’
Rua dos Sapateiros, Lisbon
Gostaria de saber, se o trânsito de automóveis é permitido na rua dos Sapateiros; porquê vou ficar no hotel Browns’ Downtown, número 69 desta rua.
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