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

[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