Póvoa de Varzim in popular culture
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Póvoa de Varzim is represented through different popular culture media.
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[edit] Books
- Lusitânia no Bairro Latino (Lusitania in the Latin Neighbourhood) poem by António Nobre — Glorifies Póvoa's fishermen.
- Contos Poveiros (Poveiro stories) by Luís Costa — fictitious and true stories
- Uma Deusa na Bruma (A Goddess in the Myst) by João Aguiar — Historical Novel set in the older locale of the City (in Terroso) during the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by Rome, around the 2nd century B.C.
[edit] Cinema
- Ala-Arriba! (1942) by José Leitão de Barros
- Espelho Mágico (2005, Magic Mirror) by Manoel de Oliveira
[edit] Documentaries
- Festas dos Pescadores na Póvoa de Varzim, As (1927, Fishermen Festivals in Póvoa de Varzim, The)
- Uma Procissão na Póvoa de Varzim (1931, A Procession in Póvoa de Varzim)
- I Circuito Motociclista da Póvoa de Varzim (1932, First Motorcyle circuit of Póvoa de Varzim)
- Exposição de Pesca e Parada dos Pescadores da Póvoa de Varzim (1937, Exposition of Fishes and Parade of the Fishermen of Póvoa de Varzim) directed by Artur Costa de Macedo & Manuel Luís Vieira
- A Póvoa de Varzim or Póvoa do Varzim (1942) by José Leitão de Barros
- Um Dia na Póvoa de Varzim (1952, A Day in Póvoa de Varzim)
- Póvoa de Varzim (1965) by Perdigão Queiroga
[edit] Music
Folklore:
- Vira Poveiro
- Poveirinha
- Ala-Arriba