Touro (Portuguese for "Bull") is an intersection in Póvoa de Varzim northern districts at the junction of Vasco da Gama Avenue and Repatriamento dos Poveiros Avenue.
Touro is a square that hosts the "Gentes Poveiras" monument, by the sculptor Rui Anahory, built in 1995 it is a famous landmark often known as "O Touro". Some relate this monument with bullfighting or the nearby bullring, the monument actually represents the peoples of Póvoa de Varzim, their unity and their differences. The sail and the fisherman representing the coastal people, the farmer and the bull, representing the inland people. The monument was built by the Rotary Clube of Póvoa de Varzim with the support of City Hall.
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