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| name = Comporta |
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'''Comporta''' is a village in [[Alcácer do Sal Municipality]], [[Setúbal District]], [[Portugal]], located at the base of [[Tróia Peninsula]]. |
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| category = [[Civil Parish]] |
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| native_category = [[Freguesia]] |
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| etymology = ''comporta'' [[Portuguese language|Portugeuse]] word for ''well-mannered'' |
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| official_name = Freguesia de Comporta |
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| image = Comporta1.jpg |
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| image_caption = The white sand beaches of Carresqueira, along the Sado estuary in Comporta |
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| flag = |
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| country = {{flag|Portugal}} |
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| state_type = Region |
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| state = Alentejo |
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| region_type = Subregion |
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| region = Alentejo Litoral |
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| district = [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] |
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| municipality = [[Alcácer do Sal Municipality|Alcácer]] |
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| part_type = Localities |
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| part_count = 10 |
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| part = Brejo da Carregueira |
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| part1 = Carrasqueira |
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| part2 = Brejo da Carregueira de Cima |
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| part3 = Cambado |
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| part4 = Comporta |
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| part5 = Figueiral Moitinha |
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| part6 = [[Murta (Comporta)|Murta]] |
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| part7 = Possanco |
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| part8 = [[Torre (Comporta)|Torre]] |
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| part9 = Torroal |
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| landmark = |
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| river = Sado River |
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| location = Comporta |
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| elevation = 24 |
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| prominence = |
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| lat_d = 38 |
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| lat_m = 22 |
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| lat_s = 45 |
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| lat_NS = N |
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| long_d = 8 |
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| long_m = 44 |
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| long_s = 5 |
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| long_EW = W |
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| highest = |
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| highest_location = |
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| highest_region = Comporta |
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| highest_state = [[Alcácer do Sal Municipality|Alcácer]] |
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| highest_elevation = |
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| highest_lat_d = |
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| highest_lat_m = |
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| highest_lat_s = |
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| highest_lat_NS = N |
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| highest_long_s = |
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| highest_long_EW = W |
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| lowest = Sado River |
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| lowest_location = Tróia Peninsula |
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| lowest_region = Comporta |
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| lowest_state = [[Alcácer do Sal Municipality|Alcácer]] |
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| lowest_elevation = 0 |
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| lowest_lat_d = |
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| lowest_lat_s = |
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| lowest_lat_NS = N |
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| lowest_long_d = |
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| lowest_long_s = |
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| lowest_long_EW = W |
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| length = 22.38 |
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| length_orientation = Northwest-Southeast |
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| width = 9.97 |
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| width_orientation = Southwest-Northeast |
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| area = 150.54 |
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| population = 1348 |
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| population_date = 2001 |
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| population_density = 8.95 |
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| established_type = Settlement |
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| established = |
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| established1_type = [[Parish]] |
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| established1 = |
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| established2_type = [[Civil Parish]] |
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| established2 = c. 1989 |
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| government_type = [[LAU]] |
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| government = [[Freguesia]]/Junta Freguesia |
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| government_region = Comporta |
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| government_lat_NS = N |
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| government_long_EW = W |
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| mayor_type = [[Freguesia|President Junta]] |
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| mayor = Maria Jóse Coelho Martins |
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| mayor_party = [[Democratic Unity Coalition|CDU]] |
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| leader_type = President Assembleia |
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| leader = Maria Custodio F. Pereira |
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| leader_party = [[Democratic Unity Coalition|CDU]] |
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| timezone = [[Western European Time|WET]] |
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| utc_offset = 0 |
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| timezone_DST = [[Western European Summer Time|WEST]] |
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| utc_offset_DST = +1 |
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| iso_code = PT |
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| postal_code = 7580-628 Comporta |
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| postal_code_type = Postal Zone |
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| area_code = (+351) 265 XXX XXX |
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| area_code_type = Area Code & Prefix |
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| free_type = [[Demonym]] |
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| free = Comportenses |
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| free1_type = [[Patron Saint]] |
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| free1 = [[Saint Peter|São Pedro]] |
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| free2_type = Parish Address |
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| free2 = Rua 24 Junho, 13<br>7580-628 Comporta |
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| map_caption = Location of the parish seat of Comporta in continental Portugal |
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| commons = Comporta |
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| footnotes = Statistics from [[Instituto Nacional de Estatística|INE]] (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
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'''Comporta''' is a civil parish and village in the municipality of [[Alcácer do Sal Municipality|Alcácer]], in the old district of [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]], in continental [[Portugal]], located at the base of [[Tróia Peninsula]], along the [[Sado River|Sado]] estuary. Information from the 2001 Census, identified a population of 1348 almost equally divided by gender (715 men, 633 women). |
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Comporta was once a typical hub of agricultural activity with workers brought in from all over Portugal to work her lands throughout the seeding and harvesting seasons and even before the Romans where local inhabitants of the area she was a strategic point from which to fish both the river and the ocean.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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==History== |
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Nowadays and even though there is still agricultural activity she has become more famous for her more recent rice fields and wine production.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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The history of this area stems from early settlement by black slaves, its toponymy assumed to be a condescending term to refer to their ''well mannered natures''.<ref name="MComporta">{{cite web|language=Portuguese|title=Comporta|url=http://maiscomporta.blogspot.com/2008/10/comporta.html|author=Nara Leão|accessdate=16 March 2011|date=29 October 2008|publisher=Mais Comporta|location=Comporta, Portugal}}</ref><ref name="Atheneu">Serpa Pimental et al. (1850), p.46-47</ref> During the time of the [[Companhia das Lezírias]], Comporta was a small agglomeration of 65 impoverished cabanas around a principal estate.<ref name=Atheneu/> |
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Until 1989, Comporta was a part of the parish of [[Santa Maria do Castelo (Alcácer do Sal Municipality)|Santa Maria do Castelo]]. |
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The village occupies a position at the side of the [[Sado River|Sado]] estuary near the beach which takes her name.{{clarify|date=December 2010}} |
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==Geography== |
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The village is at present an upmarket holiday destination.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|title=Full Disclosure: Comporta, Portugal|url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/full-disclosure-comporta-portugal/|accessdate=7 December 2010|newspaper=New York Times Style Magazine|date=23 July 2010}}</ref> |
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[[File:Porto palafítico da Carrasqueira1.JPG|235px|left|thumb|The historical dock in Camporta, used for many years by local fishermen]] |
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Within the village itself are a number of restaurants and boutiques. |
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[[File:Comporta Rice Fields.JPG|235px|left|thumb|The rice fields in Comporta: the cultivation of rice has been an integral part of the economy]] |
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Located along the peninsula of [[Tróia Peninsula|Tróia]] on the southern margin of the [[Sado River]], the region is characterized by the number or rice fields under cultivation. In addition, its vicinity within the Sado estuary makes the region a focus of many species of terrestrial and marine birds, including the [[grey heron]]s, [[stork]]s and [[flamengo]]s. |
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While Comporta is the administrative centre of the parish, there are several small population concentrations throughout (localities, places or villages); they include: Brejo da Carregueira, Brejo da Carregueira de Cima, Cambado, Comporta, Figueiral Moitinha, Murta, Possanco, Torre, Torroal and Carrasqueira. |
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==Economy== |
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The principal economic activities in the area include fishing, agriculture, small industry associated with rice harvesting for local and migrant workers, in addition to many teritary services (hotels, bakeries, civil construction, sawmilling, carpentry and small commercial shops). Tourism has become an increasingly important part of this mix, with new investments into the area: the main village of Comporta has developed into an upmarket holiday destination, due to its tourist-friendly beaches and the number of restaurants and boutiques.<ref name="nyt">{{citation|first=Maura|last=Egan|title=Full Disclosure: Comporta, Portugal|url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/full-disclosure-comporta-portugal/|accessdate=16 March 2010|periodical=New York Times Style Magazine|publisher=The New York Times Co.|publication-place=New York, New York|date=23 July 2010}}</ref> |
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Commercial rice cultivation was an important part of the economy since 1925, providing employment to many factories, although over the years these facilities have been closed and the management of the lands transfered to Lisbon or Ribatejo.<ref name="MComporta1">{{cite web|language=Portuguese|title=Comporta "PortàPorta"|trans_title=Comporta Door-to-Door|url=http://maiscomporta.blogspot.com/2008/12/comporta-portporta.html|location=Comporta, Portugal|author=Nara Leão|accessdate=16 March 2011|date=1 December 2008|publisher=Mais Comporta}}</ref> The ''"Comporta"'' brand, promoted by the ''Herdade da Comporta'' since 1925, gave way to new packaging under the Alcacer do Sal or Coruche brands.<ref name=MComporta1/> The rice industry has become less an integral part of the community, and only the Arroz Ceifeira brand, managed by João Duarte Correia (an ex-miller in the Torrinha factory) continues to sell/promote the local industry.<ref name=MComporta1/> |
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==Culture== |
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Portuguese handicrafts, particularly miniatures boats of wood, quilts, needlework and embroidery are common in many of the villages. |
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Although the patron saint is [[Saint Peter]], the residents of Comporta continue to celebrate other religious festivals associated with the popular saints, in addition to the ''Festival do Arroz'' ({{lang-en|Rice Festival}}), which celebrates the founding of the parish. Every two years the village of Carrasqueira is the site of the ''Festival da Batata Doce'' ({{lang-en|Sweet Potato Festival}}), as well as being the annual meeting-place for motorcyclists. On the second Friday of each month, there is a traditional market, in which the inhabitants sell handicrafts, food and other goods. |
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The major associations in the parish are the ''Clube Recreativo da Herdade da Comporta'' ({{lang-en|Recreational Club of the Herdade da Comporta}}), the ''Grupo Desportivo da Carrasqueira'' ({{lang-en|Sport Group of Carrasqueira}}), the ''Grupo Motard Rateres do Sado'' ({{lang-en|Motorcycle Club of the Sado}}) and the ''Associação de Moradores dos Brejos'' ({{lang-en|Residents Association of Brejos}}) . |
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In addition to the popular ''bolinhos de arroz'' ({{lang-en|rice balls}}), the traditional culinary plate in Comporta is beans with rice and [[linguiça]], in addition to the popular [[bacon]] and [[chouriço]] and [[coriander]] cooked in a earthen pot over woodfire, or the ''arroz de bacalhau'' ({{lang-en|cod in rice}})<ref name=MComporta1/>, ''ensopado de enguias'' ({{lang-en|eel soup/stew}}) and ''massa de peixe'' ({{lang-en|fish pasta}}).<ref name=MComporta/> |
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==Architecture== |
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===Civic=== |
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* '''Fonte da Abóbada''' |
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===Religious=== |
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* '''Church of São Pedro''' ({{lang-en|Church of Saint Peter}}) |
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* '''Chapel of São Pedro''' ({{lang-en|Chapel of Saint Peter}}) |
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Carresqueira is also known for the wooden dock, a municipal heritage due to its method of construction, extension and important contribution to the local landscape, along with the ''Concheiros do Paleolítico''.<ref name=MComporta/> |
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==References== |
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* {{cite journal|editor-first=António de|editor-last=Serpa Pimental|editor2-first=João de|editor2-last=Andrade Corvo|editor3-first=António Joaquim de|editor3-last=Figueiredo|contribution=Impressões de uma viagem no Alentejo: 28 de Septembro|title=O Atheneu|location=Lisbon, Portugal|issue=6|date=10 February 1850|pages=46-47|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=KakiAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA46&dq=comporta+sado+hist%C3%B3ria&hl=en&ei=pLeATfLAA4OxhQfWp_ifBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Comporta&f=false|language=Portuguese}} |
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Revision as of 14:16, 16 March 2011
Template:Geobox Comporta is a civil parish and village in the municipality of Alcácer, in the old district of Setúbal, in continental Portugal, located at the base of Tróia Peninsula, along the Sado estuary. Information from the 2001 Census, identified a population of 1348 almost equally divided by gender (715 men, 633 women).
History
The history of this area stems from early settlement by black slaves, its toponymy assumed to be a condescending term to refer to their well mannered natures.[1][2] During the time of the Companhia das Lezírias, Comporta was a small agglomeration of 65 impoverished cabanas around a principal estate.[2]
Until 1989, Comporta was a part of the parish of Santa Maria do Castelo.
Geography
Located along the peninsula of Tróia on the southern margin of the Sado River, the region is characterized by the number or rice fields under cultivation. In addition, its vicinity within the Sado estuary makes the region a focus of many species of terrestrial and marine birds, including the grey herons, storks and flamengos.
While Comporta is the administrative centre of the parish, there are several small population concentrations throughout (localities, places or villages); they include: Brejo da Carregueira, Brejo da Carregueira de Cima, Cambado, Comporta, Figueiral Moitinha, Murta, Possanco, Torre, Torroal and Carrasqueira.
Economy
The principal economic activities in the area include fishing, agriculture, small industry associated with rice harvesting for local and migrant workers, in addition to many teritary services (hotels, bakeries, civil construction, sawmilling, carpentry and small commercial shops). Tourism has become an increasingly important part of this mix, with new investments into the area: the main village of Comporta has developed into an upmarket holiday destination, due to its tourist-friendly beaches and the number of restaurants and boutiques.[3]
Commercial rice cultivation was an important part of the economy since 1925, providing employment to many factories, although over the years these facilities have been closed and the management of the lands transfered to Lisbon or Ribatejo.[4] The "Comporta" brand, promoted by the Herdade da Comporta since 1925, gave way to new packaging under the Alcacer do Sal or Coruche brands.[4] The rice industry has become less an integral part of the community, and only the Arroz Ceifeira brand, managed by João Duarte Correia (an ex-miller in the Torrinha factory) continues to sell/promote the local industry.[4]
Culture
Portuguese handicrafts, particularly miniatures boats of wood, quilts, needlework and embroidery are common in many of the villages.
Although the patron saint is Saint Peter, the residents of Comporta continue to celebrate other religious festivals associated with the popular saints, in addition to the Festival do Arroz (Template:Lang-en), which celebrates the founding of the parish. Every two years the village of Carrasqueira is the site of the Festival da Batata Doce (Template:Lang-en), as well as being the annual meeting-place for motorcyclists. On the second Friday of each month, there is a traditional market, in which the inhabitants sell handicrafts, food and other goods.
The major associations in the parish are the Clube Recreativo da Herdade da Comporta (Template:Lang-en), the Grupo Desportivo da Carrasqueira (Template:Lang-en), the Grupo Motard Rateres do Sado (Template:Lang-en) and the Associação de Moradores dos Brejos (Template:Lang-en) .
In addition to the popular bolinhos de arroz (Template:Lang-en), the traditional culinary plate in Comporta is beans with rice and linguiça, in addition to the popular bacon and chouriço and coriander cooked in a earthen pot over woodfire, or the arroz de bacalhau (Template:Lang-en)[4], ensopado de enguias (Template:Lang-en) and massa de peixe (Template:Lang-en).[1]
Architecture
Civic
- Fonte da Abóbada
Religious
- Church of São Pedro (Template:Lang-en)
- Chapel of São Pedro (Template:Lang-en)
Carresqueira is also known for the wooden dock, a municipal heritage due to its method of construction, extension and important contribution to the local landscape, along with the Concheiros do Paleolítico.[1]
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c Nara Leão (29 October 2008). "Comporta" (in Portuguese). Comporta, Portugal: Mais Comporta. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b Serpa Pimental et al. (1850), p.46-47
- ^ Egan, Maura (23 July 2010), "Full Disclosure: Comporta, Portugal", New York Times Style Magazine, New York, New York: The New York Times Co., retrieved 16 March 2010
- ^ a b c d Nara Leão (1 December 2008). "Comporta "PortàPorta"" (in Portuguese). Comporta, Portugal: Mais Comporta. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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- Sources
- Serpa Pimental, António de; Andrade Corvo, João de; Figueiredo, António Joaquim de, eds. (10 February 1850). "O Atheneu" (in Portuguese) (6). Lisbon, Portugal: 46–47.
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