PATRIMÔNIO CULTURAL DE MACAU

#campingglamping #foodie #tripblazers #mytripvlog #awesomepic #2023travelwish. Introduction: The so-called Camões Grotto is formed by three large rocks. According. to legend, the renowned Portuguese poet Luís de Camões (1524-1580) used to write in this area during his stay in Macao in the mid-16th century. Later Lourenço Marques. son-in-law of the wealthy Portuguese merchant Manuel Pereira, ordered a bronze bust of Camões and placed it in this stone niche to commemorate him. From archival photos, it can be seen that the stone niche used to have a round fence in front and a small Chinese pavilion structure on top. Verses from Camões's famous epic Os Lusladas are carved on the granite base of the bust-statue to commemorate this areat Portuquese poet.