Guided Historical Tour with Women Who Shaped Porto

Starting Point-The guide will be with a PINK t'shirt in front of the main door of the Nacional Museum Soares dos Reis. Here we talk about Aurelia de Sousa, a groundbreaking painter and one of Portugal's most talented artists of her time.

Space dedicated to culture and sport, where the pavilion honors Rosa Mota, Olympic athlete and symbol of determination. It’s said she trained on the garden steps, rain or shine. Here we also talk about Sophia de Mello Breyner...

Carolina Michaelis was ahead of her time: the first female university professor in Portugal and tireless scholar of literature. She had an infallible knack for spotting language errors in her colleagues.

Here we summarize the story of Ana Placido, in relation to the controversial statue and the old Cadeia da Relacao (prison).

Here we honor Antonia Adelaide Ferreira, “Ferreirinha”. Widowed young, she took charge of Port wine businesses, transforming 30 estates and warehouses.

This steep slope holds the monument to the Carquejeiras—brave women who carried 50 kilos of brushwood daily for fireplaces and bakeries—including Palmira de Sousa, the last of Porto’s Carquejeiras. They endured harsh exploitation but symbolize strength and resilience today.

In front of the Prado do Repouso cemetery, we remember the incredible story of Virginia de Moura, and inside the cemetery we will find the incredible story of Henriqueta Emilia da Conceicao.

Here we conclude your tour, in the heart of the city, and on what was the first thoroughfare to be built outside the Fernandine walls, connecting to the ancient Roman road to the city of Bracara Augusta.