Point of interest
Tragédia do Mar
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Cesar Manuel Freitas
October 29, 2018
The two dimensional images of these figures cannot capture the scene on paper or do them justice. You have to be there. And you need to stand behind them to feel the women's pain as they stare out to sea inconsolable; remonstrating with the ocean for stealing their men. The monument commemorates the loss of many local fishermen in a savage storm in 1947. Over 100 women and children were left without their husband or father. The oversized figures cry out to the sea in anger and distress for the return of their menfolk. It's very moving and well worth ten minutes of your time to share their pain.
The two dimensional images of these figures cannot capture the scene on paper or do them justice. You have to be there. And you need to stand behind them to feel the women's pain as they stare out to sea inconsolable; remonstrating with the ocean for stealing their men. The monument commemorates the…
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47 Av. da República
Matosinhos, Porto