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PROPOSTA 1 DE 3 · Viajar no tempo

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Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas · memory and landscape

A house with three granaries

In Casa de Chouzas, three 19th-century granaries join the solarengo building highlighted by the Municipality. The set approximates two functions: inhabit and guard the harvest. Instead of looking only at the main house, it is also worth recognizing the importance of agricultural support constructions. The presentation of Vilar de Cunhas places this heritage in a plateau and mountain landscape, marked by agriculture and pastoral care. The house and the granaries can be read in this work context, without the source detailing the production of each property. The dating of the house is less firm: the municipality presents it as perhaps 19th century, while assigning the granaries to the 19th century. This difference must remain visible. The photo accompanying the reading shows the portal; it does not show the three granaries. The asset reference does not confirm access to the set.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. Look at the photo of the portal and list only the elements you can see.
  2. Compared to the three granaries mentioned in the text: what depends on the written description?
  3. Imagine a caption that distinguishes the frame of the photograph from the remaining patrimonial set.

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PROPOSTA 2 DE 3 · Um mundo debaixo das folhas

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General knowledge · national guide

The mushroom is just a part

The mushroom is a reproductive structure; the body of many fungi is a network of filaments, the mycelium. Every filament is called a hipha. The CCRES describes this network to colonize living or decomposing organic matter, from which the fungus obtains nutrients. The fruitful body develops from the mycelium and allows to disperse spores. If they find favorable conditions, they may give rise to a new mycelium. The visible mushroom counts only one part of the cycle; not all fungi produce hat-like structures. In the cultivation of some decomposing species, mycelium can develop in inoculated trunks. The same support can produce mushrooms for several years, while there are conditions and nutrients. This general explanation does not identify a species or document an occurrence in Cabeceiras. The network can also be organized into strings called rhizomorphs. In certain wood fungi, these help to cross branches or trunks and reach for another food. An outer layer protects the interior hyphae during this exploration. Another strategy is to form sclerotia: compact masses of hyphae with a resistant coverage. They allow you to go through unfavorable periods and, when conditions improve, they can originate mycelium or reproductive structures. These are forms of growth and resistance described by the Australian botanical garden, not local records.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. Draw a network of wires on paper and, above, a mushroom.
  2. Tick the net as mycelium and choose a wire to represent a hyphae.
  3. Use the drawing as a scheme: it does not represent the shape or size of a real fungus.

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PROPOSTA 3 DE 3 · Ofícios e memórias

Compare two portraits of Faia

Faia · sacred art, 2025

Roots and light give another life to the chapel

Olive roots shaped the new altar and the amboon of the chapel of Our Lady of Amparo. The news of the Archdiocese of Braga of 6 October 2025 attributes the work to Atelier Amadeus and describes an altar-centered remodeling. A suspended cross integrates the element called Body of Light. Pastor Rui Filipe Marques Araújo explained the symbolism of enlightenment: sets of lights refer to the Trinity, the Evangelists and the Apostles. The publication also highlights the contribution of artists, technicians, workers and community. The intervention shows a heritage that continues to receive new forms and meanings; the report of 2025 does not indicate visiting hours. The account presents the celebration as a meeting of Faia with the communities of Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune, chaired by José Cordeiro. The choice of roots also receives a religious interpretation: according to the parish priest, the transformation of previously discarded material expresses renewal and redemption. It is the symbolic reading attributed to the responsible in the news, distinct from the description of the materials. To understand the work, we can look at these two layers: how it was done and what meaning was given to it.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. Read the history of the chapels described in 1758 and this reading about the intervention of 2025.
  2. On a sheet, separate what each source describes: location and relationships with the community; materials, light and artistic creation.
  3. Write down a question that remains unanswered. The old reference does not allow dating each part of the current building.

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