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acrualnienrc indissociivel de tima
rede coiiiolcxa de coniiiiiicncões coni o cxrerior. rcnintis
rhoiive ein qiic essa rede se rediizia ;tos caiiiiiihos
da
igiia.
O
Porto do Douro.
qtiando
ilI1~.lle ;,isso
graiidcs cid;idcs. eiiqiianro processos de ciiiiceiirrat;áo.
Um
porto, duas
deseiivolvcraiii-se jiiiiro ;io iiiar.
;igr;iiidcs rios ou
i i asiia
coiifliii.iici:i.
cidades
gcrniido-se tia proxiniidade d;i siia foz
O
rio Doiiro raiiibéiii deseiiipcnlioii esse papel Iiisrórico,
iiiii;icsrriiriir;i
portuária para acollier ciiibarc:isões de iiiúlriplos dcsriiios.
Aiicoradas
a
ess,i dii~iiiiica
porriiiri:~, tlcsciivolvcr:iiii-se
tias siias iuargeiis duas cid;idcs
-I>orro c Gaia, ciij;i
releviiicia
é
aiitcrior
:iii:i~$o
:iqiie ac;ibarani par dar
0nonie, a parrir dos ropóiiinios porriis c cale.
Duraiire séciilos, o porro d o Douro scrviii o coiiiércio das
diias iiiargeiis, coiii inreiisidadc sigiiificariv;~ rio qiic riic.iva
:icxporr;iyío para Inglarcrra c iiorrc
<I;\
1:iiropa (;iviilr;iii<lo
coiiio iiicrcadoria
[iviiilio tlo I'orro, ciirre oiirr~s)
e piir;~ o
Brasil, tornando-se iiin pólo fiiiidariieiir;il desr:is rr»c:is
rriaiigiil;ircs, ali.iii de servir tini iiiiporr;iiire coiiiércio de
caborageiii e fliivial. As duas niargciis
do
rio cobrir;iiii-se
eiiráo tlc :iiicoradoiir«s e de csraleir»s. iiiis riiais
estriiriirados c conrrolados, oiirros iiiais iiiforni;iis: cr:i
preciso acosrar raiiro os veleiros de Ioiigo ciirso, coiiio ;is
ciiibarc;iqões que juncav;iin o ri« para :is rr:ivcssi;is ciirrc :is
dii:is niargciis, p;ira o siibir e descer, par;i
;i~icsc:i ;to I:irgii.
ciifiiii, para dcscarg:is de iiivios qiic tiá« potliaiii acosrar c
ii
b i a i i i par:\ h;ircasas; por outro lado. os csraleiriis er;iiii
csrriiruras qiic ;isscgiirav:im a produ$áo dos virios tipos dc
einbarcat;ões, dcveiid« siibliiili;ir-se qiic desde a Id;idc
M4di;i o Doiiro cr:i
oalfobre
de
iniporraiircs ccrirriis <Ic
coiistriiyái> qiic foriicciarii iiáo só os p:irriciilarcs ciiiii<i as
ariii:idas re:iis, iioiiicadaniciitc para
neiiiprcsa d;is graiidcs
clcscobcrras. As niargciis do rio, iiiima loiig:i cxrcnsáo.
tr;insfiirni;iin-se ciiráo em plarafornias de ;ictividadcs
1ig:id;is dirccra oii iiidirectamenrc
:inavegat;áo.
Mas. desde os fin;iis d o sLciilo xviii. qiic as clificiildadcs dc
~ipcr"áo no p<irro d o Doiiro sc rornarain niiiiro iiirid;is.
dados os iiiiiltiplos ohsr:iciilos ii;iriirais c o assore;iineiirii
<ia I>arra d o 1)oiiro. a qiic acresciam os efeitos desasrniso~
dc frcqiieiircs cheias. o qiic 1cvanr;iva
problemas
face ;aos
iiovos desafios de navcgasáo (navios iiiaiorcs, crcsceiitc
intensidade de rrifcgo), fiotido ein causa as fiiiisõcs de
mcrrópolc regional que o I'orro desenipenliav;i.
Náo se resignando ao esriolamcnro da siia ;ictividadc
económica. o Porto renrou prolongar a viabilidade das
siias csrriiriiras porriiirias, miilriplicaiido os csf«rços p;ir:i
datar de melhores condiç6es a barra e o caiial dc
navegasão, através de dragagens. <liiebraincnro dc rochas c
constriiqáo de alguns niolhcs.
E
rciiroii ainda dotar algiiiis
dos ancoradouros de melhores esrriiriiras de acosragcm.
Dos esforços re~lizados,
rcsultaram rransformasóes
sigiiificarivas nas suas margens, com relevo para o
encanamento d o rio, para o qual se ergueram muros dc
The
Pori of Douro. One Pori, Two CitiesE m i l i o B r o g u e i r a Dias.
J o r g e Fernandes Alves
U r b s n lifc r u d q ir iiise . i i ~ h l c froni n coiiiplcx nciwor of c o m n i u n i c x r i o ~ i r w i i h riie ourside world. bur rlicic wcrc timcr i n rlic
=r w l i c n r l i i r nenvork w z Eniircd ru warrrwayr. w h ç n rherc alaiie iinircd while laiid diuidcd. For rhis rezoi?, i n ;i p r o c c u of
c o n c e i i r r ~ r i o i i i h c grezr cirirs devclopcd ncrr ru rhc rcr. large riverr u i ar rlicir coiiflueiici.
Tlir [lutiro I l i v c i also had rliis rolc i n Iiisrory, a ~ i d ncar i t r m o u r h
a porr srrucrure irorr (a rccçivc vesrelr w i r h v:!rious dcrrinarionr. Anchorçd r o rhis porr dyn:trnic.
nvo cirics rlcveloped an io b m k s - I'orro nnd G;iia. wliosi i m p o r n t i c c precedcd rh:ir of rlie nniion r o which rhey finnlly gavc
a name. b i r c d o n rhe placc iiariicr
poirtis 2nd c&.
For ccnciirier, rhe por[ on l h e
Douro rçrvcd rrade oii b o r l i hanks. w i r h a r i g n i f i o n r anioiiilr of rhe er orrr guing r o Englaiid and norrRcrli ixiropc (rlic princip;il oodr b r i n g l'orr w i i ~ c . among or
R
err) 2nd ro Urnril. becurning a fiind.imeiirnl polc for rhcse riinngul:ir trndcs. bcrides scrviii rhe imporraiir c o z r x l :iiid r-.skrpilvm~.~rt,c
""0bankr o r l i r rivci wcrc dorred w i r h anchniages aiir1 rhipyards. some iiioic rrrucriircd 2nd conirolled. oclicrr bcing more
informal: mooringr wcrc needcd f o i sca-going sailing sliipr. i r well ar for rhc vcsrcls thar wcre
scarrercd alolig rhç r i v c i rhar madc rhe crnssings benveen lhe
Nia shores. or rhar sailed u 1 I
d o w n rlie rivcr. or fislicd
ok(.C,:
rhey wcrc nlsn nccded for rlie unlondin o f rhi r t h a ~ coiild nnr tie u p ;i"! i i > ~ r c l O r c offloadçdonro r i n a l l c i boars. As for
ihç
shipyards. rlicy were srrucroir.s rhar ensiirçd rhc prodiicrion o f variaiis iypcs ofvessels. 2nd ir rhoiild Iic poiiircd our rhnr from Medieval rimcs. the Dotiro wasrhc h o t h c d o f imporcani ccnries o f c a n r t i u c t i o n rhrr no[ o n l y supplied p i i w r e ciri~ens, bur also rhe roynl flccrs. s ecillly for rhe undertaking o f g;ear
discavericr. Over a rear dirtance. then, rhc bankr o f r f e r i v c i becamc piatformr for acrivlrscs rhar were diiccrly or indiiecrly linkcd ra navigarion. Bur ii war from rhe end of rhc !8rh cenrury thar rhe difficiilrier
1n rhc opernrion a f i h c p o r t on
i l i ç I)oiiro bccirne very accci>ru;ircd, giveii rhc iiiulriplc o;,ri~r.il ohrr:icler aiid rhe silring
i>f
r l i r bar o f rlic Doiiro. [owhicli w c i c addcd clie <lisasrrotir circcrr o f frciluciir fl<iodii>g. 'i'liir r;iiscd probleins iii h c i n g rhc
~ i c w cl>;illrngcs u f iiavig;irioii ( l ; ~ r ~ c r ships, i n c r c ; ~ s i ~ i incc~~sicy n f rr,lfic). piirriiig ii> c f ~ c c k I'<irc<ii pcr1orni:iiicc of irs Tiiiiciioiis a.\ ;i rcgir>n;~l ~nwrropoIi>.
N o r l>ririg rcsigi~çd ro scc irs ci<ii>oiiiic ;icriviry w;i,te ;iwz,y,
l'ortn ~ r i c t l pr<>Iong rhc rcsribiliry
<if
ixs porr srrticriircr. ii>iiliililyini: ils efforrs [ o cqiiip rlic bar ;iiid rhc ~i;,vig,rii>ii c l i a ~ i i > c l w i r h hcrrcr ci>i>diiioiis, rlin,iigli <lic<lgiiig. rock brc:ikinrern. atid rhc ci>iirriicriox><if
somc wlizifs. 'I'lie city alro rricd ro givc s < > i i i co f ,!>e nric!>oi.iges I>crici <I<ickiiig srrticrtiier. Sigfiificiiir
~ i i l r > s f o r r i > . ~ c i ~ ~ ~ s 11f thc baiik
TCI<IIIC~ fil>lil I ~ F S Ç
~ f f < > l l .
s l i l y I i o f r h r iivrr. rvliich was irc<iil>pFir~ier~ '
< l i i v r o f iotla
.
liiiilr on t l i r o ~ c i l i o i ,"rtjIl.
~nrcrnari<>r;n~ 1 : ~ ,osirir>ii <if rX65. w l i i c i i w:isI~.~/<I ir, CIIC ~ y s r n ~ I ~ ~ I ~ C C . . r i o
o f rhcsc projccrs complcrely c l i a n g d tlic fc;irilrcr <if rlic i i v c r s i < l ~ arca:
Oric was linked io rhc
iuirh rlie ruhseqiienr con~iecriòns.
Ri0 Doura
-
Cldades do Porto e Gala OOUIO River. cliler o iPorlo dnb Gdia
Rio Douro -cheia de 1909
DOviO River. 1909
siiliorrc e rcrr:iploios c111 larg:is extciisíics
da
iii;irgciii clircit:~, ;I<> I i ~ i i g t i&I qii;il
se c c i i i s r r i i i ~ i :i csrr:i<I:i i11:1rgii1~11 q u e I i o j c l>ortlcj:i (i rio. p o r ocasião d:i I.xposiqãoiiircrn:icioiial d e 1865, rc;iliz:id:i i i o I'aliicio d c (:risr:il. l)css:is iiitcrvcii<;í)es ditas iilici.iriiiii p o r c o i i i l i l c r o :i
Fisiiiiiiiiiiiii iii:irgiii;iI:
68
i. ;i ( i X 6 o l 7 o ) , q i i c c l i i i i i i i o i iligiid;i
:I
coiistritqáo d o I < d i f i c i o d a A l k i i i d c g ; ~ :i ~>r;ii:i d e iUir;igii:i, crgiiciid<i-setili
o r e r r : ~ ~ i l e ~ i ~ IILIC p c r i i i i t i i i e ~ t : ~ I ~ e I e c c r n ã o s6 O e d i f í c i oc o i i i ~ :i.% Iig:iqíics ~ i ~ I ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ i i e s , ii s:ibcr, :I csrr:i<I:i <liie
Iisi
:IIli1icir;i
ii
csir;id:i q i i c se i i i i c i i i v ; ~ ii:i Arr:ibid;i (dcs<lc 1790,iiiicinclii p o r :ics.io
d:i
( : o i i i ~ ~ ~ i i i I i i : i d:is Viiili:isi l i ~
/\Irti- l ) i i i i r i i ) . h c i i i c o t i i i i ;I csrriitiir:i fcrr<ivi;iri:i q i i c ~>;iss;iv;i ;ilig:ir o e d i f í c i o :i
(:iiiiili:iiilii.
arr:ivfs clc iiiii t i i i i c l . csc:iv:ido c i i i circiiiisr:iiici:is i i i i i i t < i c~iiiil>Icx:is p;ir:i :Ii c c i i o l ~ ~ g i : ~ ~ I i s ~ ~ o i t í v c l n:i :tIriir:i;
2.
0
;itcrrci r l i i c sii.~tciit:i o nctii:ii j;irdiiii d o I'asscir> /\lcgrc. i i i : i i i g i i r ; ~ ~ I ~ ~ c111 r888, i ~ r l i : i t i i x ; ~ i i ~ i ~ ~ - s c I II:CII i r c : ~ ~ l i i c :tiiresCSI;IV;I ~ ~ r c c ~ i c l i i d i i p o r priiiii e f ~ r r c s P e ~ ~ e d i ; t ~ ,
OI~CIC
est:t\~:icst;ihclcciilii <Ic
Ii:i
i i i i i i i r i iiiii i i i i c l c t ~ piscnt6riii q i i c:ili
csr:il>clcci;i as siias ;iriii;i<íics p;ir;i iiir>iir;igciii d e rcdcs. clcsc:irg;i d c pcsciidr~. ctc.
N:i
iii:irG ;ilt;i. tis ;igii;is circiiiid:ivaiii <i ;ictiial í:asrclod;i
I;rn
c a >roxiiii:iv:iiii-\c1
I
das cas:is q i i c I i o j c são froiitcir;is ao J:irdiiii.
I.iii
c i i r r c css;is pciicdi;is i l i i c se v c r i i i c r i i i r i c f l c b r c iiaiifr:igiod<i
v;il>or I'orro. e i i i 1852. N a dfc;iila clc 1860, sob a oriciir;i<;io d c N o g i i c i r n Soares. iniplaiiroii-se o i i i i i r o d e s i i p o r r c q i i c rccriticnva o aliiihnniciirt> d e rod:i a iiiargiiial. dcstiii:itid<i- se e n t ã o o aterro a fuiisócs d e j a r d i i i i . c o i n as :icrivid:idcs piscatórias a scrcni dcslocnd;is piirn a x<iii:i d a í:aiitarcir:i. c i i r á o d o t a d a d e acessos c n o v o s niicoradoiiros.Mas, desde 1852, q i i c a r c f c r i d n rrngfdia V:ipor 14>riii que, i i n u f r a g o u
à
vista dç todos c o n t r a as pciicdiasd:i
Foz.p r o v o c a n d o
66
morros, r i i i h a c s t i n i i i l a d o o ç o v c r i i r icciitr:il :i ioiii:ir iiic<li~l:is c ;i iii.iii~l:ir <il;ci;iliiiciiic ;i
prociii;ir o i i r r o Ioc;il :ipropri:iclii p:ir.i se iirg;iiiiz;ir iiiii.i II~I\,:I csiritriiKi porrii:iri:i, c i i i l ~ o r ~ ~ o 1>roccsso \c
~ l c s c i ~ r o l ; i s s c i i i i i i i o I c i i i : i i i i c i i i c . ivlc1liiii;ir ii 1)iiiirii iiii
criiir iiiii IpirrrJ ; i l r c r i i : i i i \ ~ ~ > ?
Oii
cticoiiir;ir iiiii;i \oliiq;li> <lcc ~ ~ t i ~ ~ ~ r ~ ~ t ~ ~ i s s o , i l i i c :irticiiI:t~sc IIIII I I ~ ~ v ~ ~ pc>rro ~ l c :iI>rigo
c o i i i r >
l p t ~ r r c >
irii~liciiiii;il, :irr:i\,C:\ d e i t i i i c:iti;il ;iriiIici;il o11c o t i i o ;11>oio d e 110\~)s tiicios d e c ~ ~ ~ t t i ~ ~ t i c : ~ ~ i o . c111110 o
c;iiiiiiiIiii-ilc-jcrr<~i
A
i;iz[Iii
r i o I.c<;i. c i i i ; i r t i c i i l ; i ~ i r i c o i i i:is l>cncdi;is ~ I I C ;I ro~Ic;i\~;iiii. ;I q i i c ii rr:i<Ii<ãu <I~S~~II:~\-.I d e
<,lcixõcs,,. dcsdc c c i l i i se c i i ~ i l i ~ i i r i i i i c i i i i i i > ;ilicrii;iii\~;i ;i
: i l x o ~ c i r : i r . <l;ido ii
;il>riRi
ii;iriii:il
q i i ci:i
c r i i i s t i i i i í . ~ cq i ~
~ > o c ~ c r i : i ser ~ x ~ i c i t c i ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : i i ~ t \ ~ C sd:i
i i i r c r \ ~ c i i ~ i o l ~ i ~ l r ; i ~ t l i ~ . i ,~III~~~;IIIIII ~ i ~ ~ s s i l ~ i / i r : ~ d : ~ c t i i i i i ; i i ( ~ r
CSC;II;I
c1;is (>I>r;ispelo
IISU
&I
c i i c r s i ; ~ :i \,:tIwr.Niiiii
;iiiil>iciiic i l c f i ~ i t i < l c iciis;ii> c i i r r c iis i l i S c r c i i i c ~iiiicrcsscs ccoiiriiiiiciis c ; i ~ l i i i i i i i s t r ; i i i v ~ ~ s c c i i i ilcscslicrii i l c siiIircvi\.i.iici;i. vão i i i i i I i i ~ i l i c : i r - s e prt>jcctiis c i,l>r;is.
~~~IL:I~;IIII-S~ i c t ~ r i i i s c iir~>pi;is. <lite /ir.cr;iiii d;is cx~>crii.iiii;i\
<Ir> I ) o i i r t i c clc I.cisócs
iiiii :iiiii'iiiici> l;il>iir:it6rio <Ic cx~~crii.iici:is lticlr:ii~lic:~s :i11 Ioiifiil d o s s f c i ~ l o s x i s C xx. IIIII~,cr<l;idcir~> I>:tiic11 clc c i i s ; i i ~ ~ s s < ~ l > r c 05 tisos
<l:i
:igitit
p:ir:thiiis6cs clc rr;iiislx>ric.
I~~ici:icl:i c111 188.4 ;I\ ~ i l > r i i s
<I<>
c i i t i u ~ I c s i g i i ~ ~ ~ I o , ~ p o r r o ~ l ca h r i s i i ~ , d c I.cixíics. l i i i i c c ~ ~ i i l i c c i r l ; i s c < i i i i i i ;iiitc-porto. &ir;iiii d;id:is c r i i i i i i tcriiiii~;td:is c i i i iRyz. pass;iiido ~ I c s i l c l o g o ;I rcccl>cr i i : i v i ~ ~ s q i i c ;tí :ilxirr:iv:iiit, rcciis:iii~Io-sc ;I v i r ao I ) o i i r t ~ . CII~;~ ;1tl1121ici:i d e cii~I~iirc:i<;íics COIIIC~OII ;i
<Iccliit:ir.
O r c ~ l i i i i c i i s i r i i i ; i ~ i i c i i t o
d;i\
ciiil1;ircaqõcs c t i i i i :i r c v o l i i q i r ~ d o v:ipor rcvclriii (i cssiii:iiiiciirt> das csrriiiiir;is lirirtii;iri;isdo
I~OLIIO
i l c k ~ r i i i ; ~ :I ~ ) o s i c i o t i ~ ~ r - s c rios circiiiros diisc:irrcir:is r r : ~ t i s ; ~ r ~ i t i t i c : ~ s q i i e se cstriiriir:ir;itii :I l x i r r i r clcis i i i i a i s
do
si:ciilo x i x .A
st>liiqão piissoii pela a i i i p l i i i c a s i oe Gardenr. I r <v= ariioiig rliesc rhar the Eiiiioi~s s l i i p w i i c k c r r c m ~ s h i p Porco ruoli placc
52. 11, r l i i 1860s. i~niler rlic
ncc of Nosiirira Soarcs, tlic
ovided w i r l i rccerr mitrcs arid
ternntivr piiti? Or Ihiok &ir ;I ompron>ire snlitri<iii rhnr ~ v o i l l d
reresrs 2s rhcy dcspaired of urviwl. a rniilripliciry of prnjçcts
nd ivoiks appoied. rhcories
Po<lO de Lelxaes
-estudo dos malhes e lYaCon61rYgà0
-
1883 (Tltanl Por, 01 Leixaes-
a Studyol the whaifr and lhe,,C o n ~ t r u ~ l b l i - 1883
1Tilani
lpvn s t r ~ $ c r ~ ~ c c ~ ~f rhc L>I,III(I
erl>niisrrtl rhcir cn1i:iciry ro hrilrl r PIIICC i n i h c r n i > s i l t l a n ~ i c rouics
II,~,,
,vCIC l~lr C Z , ~ o~II,(. ! ~ C I > C ~ O ~ U T ? .'I-llc ,s,,l,,ri,,,, \v>.\ ,r> .~,,CCC~%~~"CI~
cnlacgc thc s t n ~ c t o r c s I.cix6cs. c r ~ i l t i n s iilncr <Iciçks 10 T C C C ~ Y C tI1c vilriotls tyl>cs ofsl,il>s, 111d i,, ;i grxliinl I>K>CCS rlic vnllcy o f l.eqn wns nlro rd;i[>icd ra porr
(isiicii<iiis.
iiiiiil rlie 80s. w i r h hydinulic works rlisr arc coiisidcred [o be
niiiorir rhc rnosr nornble woiks
-
.
;in<l cornnicicial houses sroppcd icceivii>ç frçight on rhe Donio.
Wstâ sere Cantarelia Sobreirar Aerial viex cantareira Sobreiras
siiccssiv;~
d:is csrriiriir:is ciii 1.cixóes. cri;iiido doc:is
70
:
:.
iiircriorcs
par:^albcrg:ir os virios rioos de n;ivios. iiiini
Iirnccsso gr;idiial. iio dccnrrer d o qii:il foi adaptado o vale
d o [.c(-;i a fiiii(-6es porrii:iri:is. c <jiic se ;irrastoti desde 1908
(I)laiio de Adolfo I.orirciro) até
?idécada de Ro, com «br:is
hidriiilicas qiic são rcfcrciiciadas coiiio das mais iiorávcis
(li ciigcii1i;iri;i iiscioii;il. L3csdc 1942, qiic para :)li
foi
rraiisfcri<lo o1~rig:irori;iiiictire
o iiiovimciiro coincrcial,
dcix;iii<ln ;is coiiipaiilii;~~
coiiicrciais de rcccbcr carga tio
1)oiira.
A
r r ~ ~ ~ , ~ i ~ f ; c r ~ p ? o dns m~nr~rcr~se
n rrconriers2o dns imnsj>o,artíii,ls
A
dcs;icrivaqão d:is Arcns ~>orrii;iri;is
d o L)oiiro, crn qiic
;ipc~ias
pcr.~isrir;iiii
algiiiiias ;ireas rcsidii;iis (cais priv;irivo
da Sccil
-de ciiiiciiros,
ii;ini:irgeiii dircira. e insraI:i(-<íes
da
Mohil,
-para g,is huraii<i,
i i aiiiargcm esquerda), rrotixc
oiirro tipo de prcticiipa~6es
para a aiiroridadc porriiária. a
AI)I'I.
-
Adniiiiisrra(-áo dos I'ortos d o Doiiro c I.eixóes.
ciija área de jurisdiçáo cohrc roda a faixa marginal de
doniínio público Iiidric(i. qiic e alonga tio rio Douro ar6
zoo incrros a iiioiiranrc da ponrc d c
0.
L.~iís
ie se esrende
dcsde a praia de I.avadores. ciii (;aia ao longo dc mais dc
5
krn da orla rnaririnia aré próxiino d o farol da Boa Nova.
em Lesa da Palnieira. Essas prcociipa(-ócs derivavam da
dcgradaçáo das vcllias ireas praticamcnrc abandonadas ou
com actividade residual. impondo-se a siia recupera(-áo,
rio sciirido de ;is <lcv<ilvcr
:is rcspccriv:is cidadcs. A
isso
acrcsci;~
o fciii,iiiciio niiiiro sciisívcl da cvolii$io
da
resririg;~
d o (:;ilicdclo
ii:ihnrr:i cio i)oiir«, qiic ;il>rcsciir:i
tini gradii;il recito tio scii ~>osicioii;iiiiciito
(o c;il>ciiclo csr;i
hoje ccrca dc 600 iiicrrcis ;irris
do
posici~ii;;iiiiciir~i
qiic
ociipava 115 cciii alios), pcriiiiriiido
iiiii;iiii;iis ficil
pciicrra(-áo d o riirir por ocasiio dos rciiip~>r:iis
c d:is iii;irCs
vivas. o qiic Icvaiiroii
;iiicccssid;idc dc prorcgcr as
Ii;il>ir;i(-ócs
(I;I
zoii;~
de
(~;~iit;ircir;i/SoOrcir:ts, 1):ir;i ;iIdiii cl:iiicccssid;idc cIc m:iiircr ;is coiidi(-6cs <Ic ii;ivcg;ibilida<lc
dcsriii:ida ao dcsriiio piirciici:il do tllt~i-l)oiiro
c do iiiiclcri
pisc:iti,rio d:i t\fiirad:i.
ILabilirar as Arcas i1i;irgiii:iis d o I)oiir«. coiiferiiido-llics
qudidadc c doraiido-as (Ic c<liiip:iiiictiros dc I:izcr c
servi(-os. de iiovos posros <!c :iccisr;igciii c de
liii1i:i.rfliiviais
de iiircrlig:i(-50. de <lifcrciircs c~iiifigiir:i(-ócs: eis a iiiiss5o
recupcradora qiic tem vindo a ser assiiiiiidn 110s íilriiiios
anos pela
,\ri,i..crn colnboraçio cniii os iiiiiiiicípios c113
que
se
iiiitcgr:iin.
O
nrrnnjode
Cnntn,rirn/Soh,rirnsA
iiircrvcii(-80 qiie culmiiiou tio arranjo urbaiiísrico da
zoiia de CaiitarciralSobrciras. coinc(-oii a dcsciivolvcr-se
por morivos dc scgiiran(-a (em i<)79. o rciiipord dcstruiu o
arruamçnro niargiiiai e causou grandes prejui7.o~ em casas
da orla ribeirinha).
O recuo d o areal d o Cabedelo rornou
essa ameasa frequenre, com o mesmo efciro desrruidor a
THE Ih$PROVEh(EoilTS ALONL;
THE UAN6S AND TI#$? IUESEWAI.
O í THE IPOKr AREAS
T h c <Icacrivariun 01-rhe porr :tiras
a i r h c Do~iru. o f i v l i i c l i oiily 2 few verrigcs reniaincd (un rhc iiglir bank, rlie privarc docks ofSecil
-
foi ceiiiciir. , n d oii r i i i l e i i baiik rhe iiisralla~ioiis o f M o b i l-
f u i burnnc g ; ~ ) . bmiiglir xiiorlicr Ikiiid o i c u i i c c i i i ro rlic porr i u c l i o i i r y (rhc ,~ui~i.-t\diiiiiiisrr:~@u dos Forros d o Doiiru c Lcirúcs), w l i o r ~ ;irri, o f jiirisdicrion covers rhc ciiriic scrip o i p i i b l i c doiiiiiiii aloiig r l i r rliorcs. crrcniliiig iip rhc Doiiio Rivcr z o o iiicrrcr I>;isr rlicD.
Luis I biirlgc ;,<,<I froiii rlic bencli o i l ~ v a r l o i c r ici (;aia :ilotig more rhan k i t i o i se;iiri>iir r o aoiiir 1ic:lr ihe Roa No";,
I Iirliousc iii I.c(a
d;~
I'aliiicirn.r
icre conceriis nrase f t o n i i l i c4
dçrcriunrioii i i i c l i e o l d ;ireas rl>;!r
i m p c r ~ r i v e . i n onlcr ro givc rheni back to rhc rcspccrive cicies.
'li>
rhis ivas ;iddcd rlic very rciisirive phetioiiieii<iii < i f r l i c cvoliirioii o i rhe sandbank o f Cabc<lelo iii rhc bar o f tlie Doilri,, wliicli Iiu I>cesi g n d u n l l y r r r i a i i i n g i n irs poririoii (rhe saiid-barik is :!boiir 6 0 0 mcrrcs iarrher back i r o n i rlie poririon i r occiiliied oiie hotidrcd ycirs ago1.I'liis cliaiigcd l m r i r i o n rnakcs ir casiei ior rlie sca r o
invzde inlaii<l d i i r i i i e irurins 2nd
rhe nccd r o ~ i i n i i i r a i n rlie condiiions oinavigabiliry Foi vescls s;iili,ig r<> rhc Upliet-[>oiiro and tlic fisliiiig serrlemcnt o i Afurada.
Rcc~iociare rlie riverride areas o i
and ~erviccs. ~ i c w poiiirs for boardiiig vcssçls 2nd rlic inrerlinkingervices rif rlic iivcr crossinçr w i r l i iliffcring configiinrir>iis: 'i'liis ir rlic recovery misrirm rhar Ihns Ihccri underrskeri ii> rçcenr yçars b y rlie
APDL, i n collnbornrion w i r h tlie municipditiçs rliar makc iip rhe
arei.
The
rcpnirr nt í.;lt~miiriúSobreirnrT l i c intervciirioii rhat culiniiizred in rhc urban rcpain o f t h e are2 o i CanrarciiniSobrciras began ro bc underrakeii i o r reasoiis ofsaicry íin i979 a storm dcrrioycd rhe
roadway along rhç rlinre 2nd caused reverc darnage t o rhe
hourer along the riverfront).
The
reriear o f chc Cabedelo n i i d - b a n kii~:i<lc rhis ~ l i i c r r :I iicqiictir oiiç. ~ n l y i n 19j.t r l i ; ~ a l>l:t~t $V;U ;ind iii 1990 IIIC <lcsrrt~crive <Ir:iwii iip i i i r n pn>iccr oi<locl<s elTecrs wcie seeii oiice a g i " . iii atid ~ v ~ r c l ~ o t i s e s oiicir>hrccil
:I,> iirrcn~l>r [ o ~CSDIYE r l i ~ c<ii,crere ii>r rlic wiiie n i ~ d < i t l i ç i
s i t t ~ a r i ~ r i . rlie ,iitr>i. itiirinllv v ~ ~T h i s w u c:uric<I ~ ~ ~ l ~c m ~ . i11
g m m s ~ ex~x,fitrc. 111 ~ 9 9 7 , rlic
,,I',>,. \YCI,I ?"C,, ~,ITII,CL
IPIIL~CI~II~ Ihids
Li
ilic cnnrrriicriiin r i i a ~ i c w colicrere \v;tll s t ~ l ~ l ~ ~ ~ r c ~ ~ l o,, ( 1 , ~ > r i w i o i f i x ~ n c i i t ~ i o n sroncs, \virI,I A ~ ~ I ~ ~ I I
rl>;ir ic.cl;iii~icil si>;icc. i r o l i i r l i rtvas givcri iio ~iibilrlisiic ricarnieiit. w i r l i ;i~ n i i i r r . wrikway nliilig rlic a rmck
for k n r i i i g , sknrehr>ar< r niiil hicycler; rwo Iinrkins liirs; gaidenr niid orlier
infr~srriicriiies. i.arer. hi'ls wcrc
rendered foi nvo reiniiin,ir arcas.
crcariiig n iiew spsce hr Icisilrc znd s<icial iiirercoiinc w i r h tlic river
7 % ~ Uock n»d Si>orelr>ir ihirri nt (;,,i,,
I - l i e d<ick l i Vila Nov? dç Gain wns irndirioiinlly seen as a
h i r i ~ l ~ i ~ i c r i r n l SITIICILITC ii, thc
lJorr wirie rrwle. Howcuei, ir wns
~ v w x l e t i rarnph w i t l t o t ~ r S I T ~ C I I I I C S II>:~I :dI<>wr<l \I,iP\ 1 0
<I<xk. 1, <"as o n l y ir, thc 50s (I>:tt ~ h c j>lant>c<I ÇIII~SIIIIC~~~~L~S WCIC
c<>ni~>lcicil. crc;iririg :I r l r ~ ç k i i i ~ ~pl;irli>rn, alioiir 300 oicrrcs l i > n 7 wich a l a n ~ l f i l l
tuf
3 hcct;trc~ a ~ ~ k : ~ i j o o iii: warçhniirc. 11, rlicIhcgiilning v f rhc 605 rhis wii\ i81 <,1xrxic>n, 1x11 :t <lcc:~lc lawr ri>< srriicriiic i vdç;ictiv;irc<l <Iur ~ iii rhc clificulr c o n d i r i w ~ s f o r crcssit,g rhc bar oirI,c [>vurc~ xii<l rlic <iitFctilry <if;icccss li. laii<l,siiice ir was l i i o r c < l iii rhc vcry cciirrc r>f nri Iiirroric iirl>nri
arca. I:or r l ~ i s rc?snt~, rhc rrafic \uns riaiisfericd t u i r i r 6 e i . \Virli irs < l c i i ~ r i ~ a t i « ~ i . rhc arca wx
p:~rrinlly uscd for c i ~ l r i i i ; i i acrivirics I>? rhe C i r y i-l,ll i i i i r i l ,994, 1:c<>,n rhar rin,c <,,,,"ar<ls, rhe ,ii,r.~. devclolie<l 2 liroiccr rri ICIICW 2nd mitkc rhe 2rç;i lii<ifirnlilc. c n r i i i i i i g rlic piirt f u n c ~ i o ~ l s íni ~ > ~ I S C ~ I ~ C T S , car >niks. mi~lri-liiirposc a r o s for L o ~ c ~ i n g C U I C U ~ Z I acrivirics ;~!cI
b e m de taia - i i S O. LU82 ibeira de t a i a O. l i 2 OOCk beira do i i t o l c a i s da ~ r t i u a :ate ao Cais beira do poria/ O C ~ a8 ~ s t i v a - cale 1 Ihe OOCL rlie dcuclupci~ciii u i c o i ~ i i i i c i c i a i :&crivitics ;md rcs~:,ur;~ncs cl,;~c iiicrcasc r l i r v;iliic uf r l i r c i y i r i v c r rcl;irioiisliip. A proiccr i i r crnricig iiilnsriiicriircr ri, give r l i r arca rlie c«iiilirioiis i>ci<lc<I for rlic
irew iiscs \vai <ieveli>liiil, slici iii
i999 bids wcre
ICII<IC~C~
i i r II,C ;xrribiirioii oic«iiiiiicrci;~l sp:iccs,tlie cons<riicriuii h l l i i w i i ~ g o
i o i n t p l ; ~ n \viri, LIIC C U I I C C S S ~ C ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ .
l k s i ~ l v s r i ~ i s , rhc A L > I > I . xxi r l ~ c G:I~:I C i t y tl:dl c~ndertook r l ~ r rcl1c~v:i~ < r i r h r ciirirc iivcrsiiic
;irc:l, bcgiiinitig <virli rlie ric;) hcr\vrei> i h c ~ l < i c k s ~i(;;li~, .uid rlic
L>.
I.ilis i bridge. wiicicr c s ~ . ~ ~ ~ r i i o t s \YCIC i ~ ~ s ~ ; ~ l l c < i LIIICICT co~icessi«iis by I>tiblic rcliilcr \Virl> t l ~ c rc:~lis:~rion oichis
p r ~ ~ i c c r , i! IICW CCIIITC \viu C~C:IICLI
i11 ti;^. ~ l c s i g ~ ~ c c l for lcist~rc :tn'i [o:trisr~> rl>:tc is :t~rr;~crit,s :!
c<ii~sidcr;ii>lc i i i i i i i b c i iit Iicrroii,. Ulidcr rl>c I'olir I'iogr;ininic. rlic rciirw:il i>f r h r Icfr b;mk ~ i s
erreii<lcrl ;il!riii$r io rlic t i ~ i i i i i l i
<>I'
r l w rivcc.
7 ' r l(ibdni llriik ;>i I'urrr, I l i c ;irc;i bcrwccn rlic I). l . t t h i
lxidgc :bctcl $ 1 ~ dock l:.sci~t ii