Porto Rabelo Boats
by Dora Hathazi Mendes
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Title
Porto Rabelo Boats
Artist
Dora Hathazi Mendes
Medium
Painting - Watercolour On Paper
Description
A watercolour painting I made from my own photograph, which I took in Porto about Rabelo Boats on River Douro in Portugal, with typical old Porto Houses in the Background.
Rabelo boats, in Portuguese Barcos Rabelos are traditional Portuguese Cargo Boats which were used to transport wine barrels, goods, and people for centuries along the River Douro. It is a traditional boat which do not exist in other place of the World, is originated from the Douro Region. The history of the boats are linked with the trade and production of the World famous Port Wine. Before the railway arrived in the area, the Rabelo Boats were the fastest solution to transport the wine between the Douro Valley, and O Porto city, where the wine was traded and exported all over the World. Although they are not in use anymore, even today we can see several of these unique and beautiful vessels on the Douro River, advertising Port Wine companies, or using for tourism purposes. On June 24, the day of St John, every year is held a race of the Barcos Rabelos, a very popular and important festival of Porto.
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June 11th, 2018
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Lori Kingston
Dora, gosto muito de ver tuas lindas pinturas e aprender mais do teu país. É interesante saber que os Barcos Rabelos só existem alí -- como será que começaram a ser constuidos? Quero saber mais a respeito. Abraços!