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The municipality of Castelo Branco promotes, from the 12th to the 15th, the 1st International Meeting of Creative Cities and Sustainable Development, in the scope of […]
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The history of Castelo Branco’s embroidery is probably linked to England. Strange? Although unproven, the theory defended by researcher Ana Pires makes sense. It is generally […]
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Castelo Branco is going ahead with a candidacy to UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network, in the Handicrafts and Popular Arts category. The announcement was made Friday in […]
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The Francisco Tavares Proença Júnior Museum was yesterday the stage for the public presentation of the candidacy of Castelo Branco Municipality to the UNESCO Creative Cities […]
In the first place because it creates jobs through the embroiderers that are making embroidery in the municipality and placing it in the market. It is these potentialities that we want to improve, maximize, give dimension to, not only respecting tradition, but giving it new perspectives, new approaches.
Leopoldo Rodrigues
Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Castelo BrancoWe want to position our Bordado de Castelo Branco, of ancestral roots, with remarkable figurative motifs, its own symbology and the use of singular materials, in a global context, without losing its local identity characteristics.
Helder Henriques
Coordenador da Candidatura