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Up to six proposals of Cabeceiras, in your own order, to do it at home, in company or on a break.

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PROPOSTA 1 DE 4 · Viajar no tempo

Two dates, two places

Documented history · 1514

Two outcasts, seven days

D. Manuel I granted the foral of Cabeceiras in 5 October 1514 and that of Vadym, today Abadim, in 12 October. Seven days separate the documents: the administrative history of the territory goes through more than one place. But what was the point of seeing the outsiders again? The Tombo Tower exhibition explains the general context: there were complaints about outdated charges, coins and weights and old texts difficult to interpret. The Manueline reform sought to review these documents. The local dates of 1514 belong to this broader movement; they do not mean that the settlements began to exist that year. The work also required registration and preservation. The same exhibition describes the elaboration in triplicate: one copy for the chamber, one for the landlord of the rights and one for the Tower of the Tombo. This general explanation helps to understand why an administrative document could have several copies. It does not identify here the whereabouts of each copy of the two local forals. On 5 October 2024, Casa do Tempo received a tertulia over the 510 years of the foral, with José Viriato Chapel and Porphyrio Correia. The municipal news recalls both documents and their importance for administrative organisation. The celebration is a gateway to history; it does not replace reading the forals themselves.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. Draw a line for October 1514 and mark the days 5 and 12.
  2. Associate Cabeceiras and Vadym with each date. Add the current name of Vadym.
  3. Open a story of Abadim and distinguish the date of the document from the dates that the source assigns to the heritage.

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PROPOSTA 2 DE 4 · Ler a paisagem pelas plantas

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Common names used in source

Medroneiro, carqueja and tojo

Medronheiro, carqueja, tojo and madresilva appear in the municipal description of the mountain vegetation. The source also associates the altitude forests to the grazing of goats, cattle and sheep, distinguishing them from the pastures cultivated below. Thus, the forest is part of a landscape of plants, animals and work. These common names are a starting point to know the vegetation, not an identification of each plant found. The municipal presentation relates this vegetation with changes of use: refers to the partial replacement of oaks, chestnut trees and forests by pine-bravo. Reading the landscape implies, therefore, asking also for what was planted and what has become. A green spot can gather stories of grazing, cultivation and forest. It begins by choosing a detail in the following readings: the stem of the carqueja, the thorns of the tojo, the flowering and the fruits of the medronho or the position of the madresilva on the edge of the forest. Each question brings the look closer without requiring that you already know how to identify all the plants.

Vamos experimentar?

  1. In a landscape design, use different symbols for trees, shrubs and fields.
  2. Compare the spots: where you find continuity and where there are intervals? You can do the exercise from a photograph.
  3. Choose one of the plans of this story and open the related reading to discover a detail.

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PROPOSTA 3 DE 4 · 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.

A comparison of sources to make at home; does not require access to the interior of the chapel.

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PROPOSTA 4 DE 4 · 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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