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  • The Portuguese word Empurre to push, in English is on a door of a local opticians business, on 17th July, at Aveira, Portugal. The face of a model has been screen-printed on the other side and door handles are on both doors in the centre of town.
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  • Typical landscape on the Canal de S. Roque with the bow of a traditional Moliceiro boat and the background of brightly painted traditional homes, on 18th July, at Aveira, Portugal. The Moliceiro is the name given to Portuguese boats which use Ria de Aveiro lagoon area of Rio Vouga. They were originally used for the harvesting of seaweed but are nowadays used for tourism.
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  • In a quirky scene of religious morality and a Christian lifestyle, a figure of Jesus stands surrounded by the bottles of an alcoholic night for others, on 18th July, at Aveira, Portugal. The World Health Organisation has called on governments to do more to prevent alcohol-related deaths and diseases as it released its Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2014 earlier this week, which found alcohol consumption in Portugal is still above the European average. 18 is the legal age for the purchase of alcohol in Portugal.
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  • Ornate upper floor carvings and restored exterior of the Banco de Portugal, on 17th July, at Aveira, Portugal. The Banco de Portugal is the central bank of the Portuguese Republic. Established by a royal charter on 19 November 1846 to act as a commercial bank and issuing bank, it came about as the result of a merger of the Banco de Lisboa and the Companhia de Confianca Nacional.
    portugal_aveira-01-17-07-2016.jpg
  • In a quirky scene of religious morality and a Christian lifestyle, a figure of Jesus stands surrounded by the bottles of an alcoholic night for others, on 18th July, at Aveira, Portugal. The World Health Organisation has called on governments to do more to prevent alcohol-related deaths and diseases as it released its Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2014 earlier this week, which found alcohol consumption in Portugal is still above the European average. 18 is the legal age for the purchase of alcohol in Portugal.
    portugal_aveira-18-18-07-2016.jpg
  • A derelict building lies vacant after many years but is now for sale by a local estate agent, on 17th July, at Aveira, Portugal. Across the country, and even at important tourist landmarks, both fine and modest buildings sit vacant and often collapsing. Sometimes it is because a previous generation have passed away to leave properties in the hands of arguing families. Beautiful buildings are therefore left to collapse in town centre.
    portugal_aveira-03-17-07-2016.jpg
  • Two young men, one a cyclist and the other in a sports vest, pass each other on the street, outside the premises of a Spar supermarket, on 17th July, at Avenida Dr. Lourenco Peixnho, in Aveiro, Portugal.
    portugal_aveira-08-17-07-2016.jpg
  • A weird landscape of the concrete, fluorescent-coloured shipping navigation marker a few hundred metres out from the beach on the artificial pier, on 18th July 2016, on Paredao da Praia da Barra, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal. Visible to shipping many miles from the coast, the marker aides vessels to find their route from the open sea and through the narrow channel into the industrial port of Aveiro.
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  • Ship watchers stand within a quirky landscape of breakwater concrete featuring smileys and a lighthouse, seeing shipping through the narrow channel between open sea and the port of Aveira, on 18th July 2016, on Paredao da Praia da Barra, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal.
    portugal_costanova-12-18-07-2016.jpg
  • Ship watchers stand within a quirky landscape of breakwater concrete and a lighthouse, seeing shipping through the narrow channel between open sea and the port of Aveira, on 18th July 2016, on Paredao da Praia da Barra, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal.
    portugal_costanova-14-18-07-2016.jpg
  • Abandoned possesions of rucksacks, shoes, buckets, spades and towels belonging to a group of young schoolchildren and their carers, as they go to paddle in the sea, on 18th July 2016, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal.
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  • A weird landscape of the concrete, fluorescent-coloured shipping navigation marker a few hundred metres out from the beach on the artificial pier, on 18th July 2016, on Paredao da Praia da Barra, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal. Visible to shipping many miles from the coast, the marker aides vessels to find their route from the open sea and through the narrow channel into the industrial port of Aveiro.
    portugal_costanova-16-18-07-2016.jpg
  • During a summer sea fog that has swept along this part of the Portuguese coast, misty sunbathers and sea swimmers enjoy cooler temperatures, on 18th July 2016, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal. The faint figures disappear into the distance as the mist rolls across the beach.
    portugal_costanova-18-18-07-2016.jpg
  • Portugals national hero, the footballer Christiano Ronaldo, has his face distorted on beach towel merchandising in a parody detail, on 18th July 2016, at Costa Novo, near Aveira, Portugal. Ronaldo is one of the worlds sporting superstars, especially after his teams recent historic victory over France in the final of the Euro 2016 tournament.
    portugal_costanova-05-18-07-2016.jpg
  • Religious lifestyle choices seen in a faded picture of Christian family morals, outside a Catholic church, on 18th July 2016, at Costa Novo, near Aveira, Portugal. Fading and suffering from green algae, the picture of the perfect family who attend Mass is seen in front of the tall cross and building exterior. There are an estimated nine million baptised Catholics in Portugal 84% of the population, in twenty dioceses, served by 2,789 priests. 19% of the national population attend mass and take the sacraments regularly.
    portugal_costanova-01-18-07-2016.jpg
  • During a summer sea fog that has swept along this part of the Portuguese coast, misty sunbathers and sea swimmers enjoy cooler temperatures, on 18th July 2016, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal. The faint figures disappear into the distance as the mist rolls across the beach.
    portugal_costanova-17-18-07-2016.jpg
  • Translated into Portuguese is religious Bible scripture from Timothy 2:5 and painted onto a rock that forms part of the breakwater, on 18th July 2016, on Paredao da Praia da Barra, at Barra, near Aveira, Portugal. In English, it reads: For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.
    portugal_costanova-11-18-07-2016.jpg
  • A warning sign in four languages telling sea swimmers of the dangers on this Portuguese beach that only one side is guarded by lifesavers, on 18th July 2016, Costa Nova, near Aveira, Portugal. The Portuguese, French, English and German writing should inform most of those thinking of entering the rough waters, especially with mist rolling in.
    portugal_costanova-19-18-07-2016.jpg
  • Using recycled bottles, locals collect thermal spring water at Fonte de Sao Joao, on 17th July 2016, in the spa resort of Luso, Portugal. In the 11th century, Luso was a sleepy village linked to a monastery in the hills near Coimbra but it became a lively spa resort in the 1700s as its hot water springs became a focus for tourism. The waters here are said to have therapeutic value in the treatment for bad circulation, muscle tone, rheumatism and renal problems.
    portugal_luso-02-17-07-2016.jpg
  • Nostalgic Belle Epoque and Art Nouveau architecture of the Palace Hotel, on 17th July 2016, in Cura, Portugal. The Palace Hotel is one of Portugals most magnificent, restored to its original Golden Twenties style and grandeur and located between Coimbra and Porto. From the beginning of the 20th century onwards, Curia, has been a meeting place for celebrities and Portuguese bourgeoisie, who were attracted by the springs as well as by its cosmopolitan hotels hotels, the casino, the idyllic spa park and wines of the region.
    portugal_curia-17-17-07-2016.jpg
  • Cyclists drink thermal spring water at Fonte de Sao Joao, on 17th July 2016, in the spa resort of Luso, Portugal. In the 11th century, Luso was a sleepy village linked to a monastery in the hills near Coimbra but it became a lively spa resort in the 1700s as its hot water springs became a focus for tourism. The waters here are said to have therapeutic value in the treatment for bad circulation, muscle tone, rheumatism and renal problems.
    portugal_luso-01-17-07-2016.jpg
  • Faded grandeur of Casa Miralinda, a mansion house now abandoned and crumbling, on 17th July 2016, in the spa resort of Luso, Portugal. Across the country, and even at important tourist landmarks, buildings sit vacant and often collapsing. Sometimes it is because a previous generation have passed away to leave properties in the hands of arguing families. Beautiful buildings are therefore left to collapse in town centre. In the 11th century, Luso was a sleepy village linked to a monastery in the hills near Coimbra but it became a lively spa resort in the 1700s as its hot water springs became a focus for tourism.
    portugal_luso-06-17-07-2016.jpg
  • Using recycled bottles, locals collect thermal spring water at Fonte de Sao Joao, on 17th July 2016, in the spa resort of Luso, Portugal. In the 11th century, Luso was a sleepy village linked to a monastery in the hills near Coimbra but it became a lively spa resort in the 1700s as its hot water springs became a focus for tourism. The waters here are said to have therapeutic value in the treatment for bad circulation, muscle tone, rheumatism and renal problems.
    portugal_luso-05-17-07-2016.jpg
  • A man in a local Saturday market adjusts merchandise of sexist and Portugal-themed souvenir towels, on 19th July, in Estarreja, Portugal. A woman weaing a thong and a stetson-tyle cowboy hat shows a bare back and the others feature a map of the country with known seaside resorts and the national football emblem.
    portugal_estarreja-03-19-07-2016.jpg
  • Beneath rusting railings is the name of Hotel Serra, the faded grandeur of a once-grand establishment, on 17th July 2016, in the spa resort of Luso, Portugal. In the 11th century, Luso was a sleepy village linked to a monastery in the hills near Coimbra but it became a lively spa resort in the 1700s as its hot water springs became a focus for tourism. The waters here are said to have therapeutic value in the treatment for bad circulation, muscle tone, rheumatism and renal problems.
    portugal_luso-20-17-07-2016.jpg
  • Using recycled bottles, locals collect thermal spring water at Fonte de Sao Joao, on 17th July 2016, in the spa resort of Luso, Portugal. In the 11th century, Luso was a sleepy village linked to a monastery in the hills near Coimbra but it became a lively spa resort in the 1700s as its hot water springs became a focus for tourism. The waters here are said to have therapeutic value in the treatment for bad circulation, muscle tone, rheumatism and renal problems.
    portugal_luso-04-17-07-2016.jpg
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