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       Portuguese
Traditional Jobs & crafts
    and Handicraft
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Traditional crafts are abundant and varied in
Portugal.
Some of them are on the verge of extinction but
some others have adapted or are being reinvented
and can still be an option for the future.
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     Amolador
      Grinder
• The grinder sharps
  knives, scissors and
  other cutting
  instruments.


    From time to time you can
    still hear their traditional
    whistle, calling costumers.
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                    Engraxador
                    Shoeshiner
• The shoeshiner shines the
  shoes. You can still see
  them in Lisbon and other
  places.
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       Sapateiro
      Shoemaker
• The shoemaker makes and
  repairs shoes. It’s still a
  very useful and usualcraft.




                                                   In some places in Portugal
                                                   you will still find crafstmen
                                                   who make artisanal shoes
                                                   or boots, according to your
                                                   foot size.
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              Vendedor ambulante
                Ambulant seller
• Ambulant sellers sell
  things on the street or at
  the beach.




     Selling ice creams                           Selling chestnuts
         in summer                                    in autumn
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             Fotógrafo de rua
           Street photographer
• The street photographer takes photographs of
  people that ask him to do it. We can still find
  them near some monuments/public places.
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                       Varinas
                    Fishmongers                              Nazaré


• Fishmongers sell fish.
  This is still a tradition in places like Nazaré.




                                            Selling dry fish in Nazaré
Calceteiro
                              Paver
• The paver does pavements




 This form of ancient art is very              This type of pavement is called
 common in Portugal. Portuguese                “calçada portuguesa” and it often
 workers are often hired for this              has very beautiful designs. The
 skill to create these pavements in            sidewalks are paved with limestone,
 other countries. It’s a very hard             granite, basalt, and other types of
 work.                                         stone.
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Ourives
                        Goldsmith
• The goldsmith makes jewelry and ornaments.


                                In Portugal, filigree is the
                                most traditional kind of
                                jewelry. It has existed in
                                Portugal    since    Roman
                                times.




   Traditional heart filigree      Young filigree artisans
Portuguese Filigree
                                                     Póvoa do
                                                     Lanhoso
                                                    Gondomar


Filigree is a delicate kind of work
made with twisted threads and tiny
balls usually of gold and silver.

            In Portugal it has its bases in the
            north, in Gondomar and Póvoa
            do Lanhoso.
                You can see it in the traditional
                Minho folklore, where women
                wear several pieces from this
                art.
                Recently it has again
                become fashionable.
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                             Oleiro
                             Potter
• The potter makes items of clay.




It’s a very ancient occupation            This type of pottery is very
with a lot of tradition in                common. Its uses include
Portugal.                                 cooking and serving food.
Pebbled pottery from Nisa
                                               Modern design




Small white limestone pebbles (quartz) are meticulously applied to
form lacy and floral patterns, forming a sort of embroidery.

                 Ceramics of Alentejo



      Viana do                             Redondo
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                 Ceramics of Barcelos
                                                                          Barcelos




                                                      This craft is quite old
                                                      but it continues to
                                                      succeed. The figures
                                                      are inspired by the
                                                      rural world and the
                                                      imaginary.



       The legend of the Rooster of Barcelos
A Galician man passing through Barcelos was accused of stealing
and condemned to hang.
At the house of the judge , the man pointed to a roasted rooster on top
of the dinner table and exclaimed, "It is as certain that I am innocent as
it is certain that this rooster will crow when they hang me." .
When the man was being hanged, the rooster stood up and crowed. The
man was freed and sent off in peace.
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                                                                        Bisalhães


               Bisalhães Pottery




This black clay is considered             The clay is originally red. It is
ideal for roasting.                       the concentration of smoke
                                          during      stitching       that
                                          transforms these pieces into
                                          the famous black clay (barro
                                          negro) which looks like
                                          metal.
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Ceramics from Caldas da
Rainha                                                 Caldas da
                                                       Raínha




One popular model, created by Rafael
Bordalo Pinheiro, is a cabbage soup
tureen.

           One of the most popular decorative figures is
           Zé Povinho, a peasant created by Rafael
           Bordalo Pinheiro that has become a symbol of
           Portugal and the Portuguese people.
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                Algarve Chimneys
This type of chimney is very common in the Algarve. It is
typically white, plain or laced.
Pastor
                    Shepherd
•A shepherd is a person
who tends, feeds, or guards
flocks of sheep.




                             In the past cork utensils were
                             used      for   milking    and
                             transporting milk from sheep
 Portuguese shepherds tend   and goats. Nowadays smaller
 sheep and goats.            models are still used to carry
                             cooked food because they keep
Cork handicraft




In Alentejo cork is used for making objects for domestic
use or decoration. These objects are deeply connected
with shepherds’ lifestyle, and are an example of the use of
natural resources and of the way rural people used to and
still occupy their free time.
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Examples of modern articles in cork, produced in
                  Portugal
Queijeiro
        Cheesemonger/Cheesemaker
•A cheesemaker is a person who makes cheese




Portugal has various high
                               Cheese       is    an    important
quality artisanal cheeses,
                               production in our region, too. The
which are primarily produced
                               most famous is “queijo de
using sheep and goat’s milk.
                               Azeitão”, a small town.
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       Construtor de instrumentos
          Instrument artisan




The tradition of building                 The Portuguese guitar
instruments is very old and               is made by artisans who
it’s considered a business                use different types of
of excellence.                            wood         for     its
                                          construction.
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                  A bordadeira
                The embroiderer
In Arraiolos, Alentejo , you can still see women making
rugs in the street.
                                                              Arraiolos




Arraiolos rugs are entirely hand embroidered with pure
wool on jute canvas. The motives are geometric, flowers
and animals, among others.
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                 Arraiolos Rugs

       Arraiolos rugs




The origin of these rugs dates back to the end of the 16th
century, and they occupy a privileged place among the
pieces of Portuguese handicraft.
Minho


                            Sweetheart
                           Handkerchiefs
                         These pieces are typical
                         clothing accessories from
                         Minho. Young single women
                         embroidered            love
                         messages        to     their
                         boyfriends who were sent off
                         to sea or war to the former
                         colonies.

When a man showed in public the
handkerchief offered by a woman, this
meant he had decided to initiate a
relationship with her.
                        Spelling mistakes
                          are common
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            Madeira Embroidery
                          Madeira embroidery exists since the
                          start of the population process of the
                          archipelago but it was about 150 years
                          ago that it started to be recognized as a
                          merchandise.


The production process still maintains the
same authenticity, being entirely produced
by hand.

              Nowadays there are around
              4500      embroiderers  in
              Madeira who dedicate their
              time to this art .
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                                                                Vila do Conde


                     Bobbin lace
                                                            Peniche




Bobbin lace is made ​on a hard pillow1. On the pillow, they
place a punch card2 where the design is
marked ​with small holes. The lace is made by braiding and
twisting   the    threads,    which    are   wound       on
bobbins3.     This type of lace is made in Vila do
Conde and Peniche, seaside villages.
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                        Cestaria
                        Basketry
It’s a very old type of craft, but it remains very present in
our days. Baskets are made with straw, rattan and lintel,
among other raw materials.
Pintura de Azulejos
                   Tile painting
Tile-making came to the Iberian
peninsula in the 14th century, brought
with the Islamic Caliphs. After the
earthquake of 1755 their use increased
a lot, due to their resistance.




                      The “azulejos” of Portugal are used to
                      decorate walls of houses, buildings and
                      churches, among other uses.
Pintura de Azulejos
                   Tile painting

                               The tile paintings which are
                               recognized     as   being   more
                               characteristic of the Portuguese
                               culture are the blue and white
                               ones.


They display teachings of god, historical
events, geometrical designs and other
patterns.

              This tradition is still very much alive and it
              is easy to find shops where you can
              observe the manufacturing process.
Alfaiate
                     Tailor
• The tailor creates men’s
  clothing by hand and
  tailored.
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               Bullfighter costume

                                                            Coruche




In Coruche, a land of bullfighters, we can find craftsmen who are
dedicated to making jackets for riders in the style of the
eighteenth century, luxuriously embroidered silk of different
colours.
These craftsmen are masters of a kind of craft very rare today!
Ferreiro
                Blacksmith
• The blacksmith is
  the person that
  creates objects by
  forging metal .
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                     Forging Iron




Farm implements and articles for fireplaces used to be
the main creations.
Today this art of forging iron is reborn and has gained a
new artistic dimension.
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        Mobiliário alentejano
      Furniture from Alentejo




Alentejo traditional painted furniture, with white, red
or blue backgrounds, decorated with flowers and
petals,.
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Jobs.crafts.handicraft.pt

  • 1. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Portuguese Traditional Jobs & crafts and Handicraft
  • 2. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Traditional crafts are abundant and varied in Portugal. Some of them are on the verge of extinction but some others have adapted or are being reinvented and can still be an option for the future.
  • 3. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Amolador Grinder • The grinder sharps knives, scissors and other cutting instruments. From time to time you can still hear their traditional whistle, calling costumers.
  • 4. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Engraxador Shoeshiner • The shoeshiner shines the shoes. You can still see them in Lisbon and other places.
  • 5. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Sapateiro Shoemaker • The shoemaker makes and repairs shoes. It’s still a very useful and usualcraft. In some places in Portugal you will still find crafstmen who make artisanal shoes or boots, according to your foot size.
  • 6. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Vendedor ambulante Ambulant seller • Ambulant sellers sell things on the street or at the beach. Selling ice creams Selling chestnuts in summer in autumn
  • 7. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Fotógrafo de rua Street photographer • The street photographer takes photographs of people that ask him to do it. We can still find them near some monuments/public places.
  • 8. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Varinas Fishmongers Nazaré • Fishmongers sell fish. This is still a tradition in places like Nazaré. Selling dry fish in Nazaré
  • 9. Calceteiro Paver • The paver does pavements This form of ancient art is very This type of pavement is called common in Portugal. Portuguese “calçada portuguesa” and it often workers are often hired for this has very beautiful designs. The skill to create these pavements in sidewalks are paved with limestone, other countries. It’s a very hard granite, basalt, and other types of work. stone. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe”
  • 10. Ourives Goldsmith • The goldsmith makes jewelry and ornaments. In Portugal, filigree is the most traditional kind of jewelry. It has existed in Portugal since Roman times. Traditional heart filigree Young filigree artisans
  • 11. Portuguese Filigree Póvoa do Lanhoso Gondomar Filigree is a delicate kind of work made with twisted threads and tiny balls usually of gold and silver. In Portugal it has its bases in the north, in Gondomar and Póvoa do Lanhoso. You can see it in the traditional Minho folklore, where women wear several pieces from this art. Recently it has again become fashionable.
  • 12. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Oleiro Potter • The potter makes items of clay. It’s a very ancient occupation This type of pottery is very with a lot of tradition in common. Its uses include Portugal. cooking and serving food.
  • 13. Pebbled pottery from Nisa Modern design Small white limestone pebbles (quartz) are meticulously applied to form lacy and floral patterns, forming a sort of embroidery. Ceramics of Alentejo Viana do Redondo
  • 14. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Ceramics of Barcelos Barcelos This craft is quite old but it continues to succeed. The figures are inspired by the rural world and the imaginary. The legend of the Rooster of Barcelos A Galician man passing through Barcelos was accused of stealing and condemned to hang. At the house of the judge , the man pointed to a roasted rooster on top of the dinner table and exclaimed, "It is as certain that I am innocent as it is certain that this rooster will crow when they hang me." . When the man was being hanged, the rooster stood up and crowed. The man was freed and sent off in peace.
  • 15. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Bisalhães Bisalhães Pottery This black clay is considered The clay is originally red. It is ideal for roasting. the concentration of smoke during stitching that transforms these pieces into the famous black clay (barro negro) which looks like metal.
  • 16. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Ceramics from Caldas da Rainha Caldas da Raínha One popular model, created by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, is a cabbage soup tureen. One of the most popular decorative figures is Zé Povinho, a peasant created by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro that has become a symbol of Portugal and the Portuguese people.
  • 17. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Algarve Chimneys This type of chimney is very common in the Algarve. It is typically white, plain or laced.
  • 18. Pastor Shepherd •A shepherd is a person who tends, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. In the past cork utensils were used for milking and transporting milk from sheep Portuguese shepherds tend and goats. Nowadays smaller sheep and goats. models are still used to carry cooked food because they keep
  • 19. Cork handicraft In Alentejo cork is used for making objects for domestic use or decoration. These objects are deeply connected with shepherds’ lifestyle, and are an example of the use of natural resources and of the way rural people used to and still occupy their free time.
  • 20. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Examples of modern articles in cork, produced in Portugal
  • 21. Queijeiro Cheesemonger/Cheesemaker •A cheesemaker is a person who makes cheese Portugal has various high Cheese is an important quality artisanal cheeses, production in our region, too. The which are primarily produced most famous is “queijo de using sheep and goat’s milk. Azeitão”, a small town.
  • 22. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Construtor de instrumentos Instrument artisan The tradition of building The Portuguese guitar instruments is very old and is made by artisans who it’s considered a business use different types of of excellence. wood for its construction.
  • 23. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” A bordadeira The embroiderer In Arraiolos, Alentejo , you can still see women making rugs in the street. Arraiolos Arraiolos rugs are entirely hand embroidered with pure wool on jute canvas. The motives are geometric, flowers and animals, among others.
  • 24. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Arraiolos Rugs Arraiolos rugs The origin of these rugs dates back to the end of the 16th century, and they occupy a privileged place among the pieces of Portuguese handicraft.
  • 25. Minho Sweetheart Handkerchiefs These pieces are typical clothing accessories from Minho. Young single women embroidered love messages to their boyfriends who were sent off to sea or war to the former colonies. When a man showed in public the handkerchief offered by a woman, this meant he had decided to initiate a relationship with her. Spelling mistakes are common
  • 26. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Madeira Embroidery Madeira embroidery exists since the start of the population process of the archipelago but it was about 150 years ago that it started to be recognized as a merchandise. The production process still maintains the same authenticity, being entirely produced by hand. Nowadays there are around 4500 embroiderers in Madeira who dedicate their time to this art .
  • 27. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Vila do Conde Bobbin lace Peniche Bobbin lace is made ​on a hard pillow1. On the pillow, they place a punch card2 where the design is marked ​with small holes. The lace is made by braiding and twisting the threads, which are wound on bobbins3. This type of lace is made in Vila do Conde and Peniche, seaside villages.
  • 28. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Cestaria Basketry It’s a very old type of craft, but it remains very present in our days. Baskets are made with straw, rattan and lintel, among other raw materials.
  • 29. Pintura de Azulejos Tile painting Tile-making came to the Iberian peninsula in the 14th century, brought with the Islamic Caliphs. After the earthquake of 1755 their use increased a lot, due to their resistance. The “azulejos” of Portugal are used to decorate walls of houses, buildings and churches, among other uses.
  • 30. Pintura de Azulejos Tile painting The tile paintings which are recognized as being more characteristic of the Portuguese culture are the blue and white ones. They display teachings of god, historical events, geometrical designs and other patterns. This tradition is still very much alive and it is easy to find shops where you can observe the manufacturing process.
  • 31. Alfaiate Tailor • The tailor creates men’s clothing by hand and tailored.
  • 32. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Bullfighter costume Coruche In Coruche, a land of bullfighters, we can find craftsmen who are dedicated to making jackets for riders in the style of the eighteenth century, luxuriously embroidered silk of different colours. These craftsmen are masters of a kind of craft very rare today!
  • 33. Ferreiro Blacksmith • The blacksmith is the person that creates objects by forging metal .
  • 34. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Forging Iron Farm implements and articles for fireplaces used to be the main creations. Today this art of forging iron is reborn and has gained a new artistic dimension.
  • 35. Comenius Project “Windows on Europe” Mobiliário alentejano Furniture from Alentejo Alentejo traditional painted furniture, with white, red or blue backgrounds, decorated with flowers and petals,.