An emblematic neighborhood of the city of Lisbon, a must-visit! Center of commerce and theater, wander through the streets of Lisbon!
Chiado is one of the most emblematic and traditional neighborhoods of the city of Lisbon. It is located between Bairro Alto and Baixa Pombalina. It was divided between the parishes of Sacramento and Mártires, two of the smallest in Lisbon, and is now fully integrated into the new parish of Santa Maria Maior.
In 1846, with the creation of the Grémio Literário de Lisboa, a club for intellectuals of the time, Chiado became the center of Portuguese romanticism, a must-visit for anyone who wanted to be known in the city. The writer Eça de Queiroz in his work "Os Maias" made great reference to Chiado and the Grémio Literário.
In the 1980s, due to changes in the habits of Lisbon residents and the inauguration of the Amoreiras shopping center, Chiado declined. In the early hours of August 25, 1988, between 3 and 4 in the morning, a fire broke out in the Grandella building, which would grow to large proportions spreading to seventeen other buildings. That part of Chiado was destroyed, and its reconstruction took the entire decade of the 1990s, with the design being entrusted to the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira.
Today, Chiado has once again become an important center of commerce in Lisbon, being one of the most cosmopolitan and bustling areas of the Portuguese capital, hosting some emblematic events.
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