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Estatua a Joao Afonso de aveiro

Monumento a João Afonso de Aveiro
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Jardim do Rossio, Aveiro 3800-200 PortugalMap
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  • malc1005
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    Nice Statue

    This is a nice statue, alas while were there, the area was being renovated, and the statue was behind a wooden fence. Still worth a look.

    Reviewed on May 24, 2023
  • Bozeman-Dublin
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    Imposing Statue

    Imoressive statue if Joao Alfonse D'Aeiro, a maritime explorer from the 15th century who voyaged down the west coast of Africa and inland. A local man made good you might say. It is placed right by th...

    Reviewed on Feb 20, 2020
  • Andre R
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    A popular attraction for taking photographs . . .

    This statue sits adjacent to one of the canals that run through Aveiro. Impressive in its size, it pays tribute to one of the early Portuguese explorers. This fellow co-discovered the Congo and Zair...

    Reviewed on May 6, 2019
  • Laurent B
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    João Afonso de Aveiro was a Portuguese navigator pilot from Aveiro, in the 15th century. Co-decover of Congo and Zaire and entrepreneur in Benin or died.His statue located on the edges of ...

    Reviewed on Apr 15, 2019
  • PeterSam55
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    Great なる Navigator

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    He was a navigator who practiced the West Coast development project in Africa at the order of Joan II. He discovered Congo and Zaire in the 15th century and traveled to Benin and Guinea to pioneer.

    Reviewed on Apr 7, 2019

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