Little Portugal, Montreal
Little Portugal
Le Petit Portugal | |
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514, 438 |
Little Portugal is a
Le Plateau Mont-Royal
.
Portuguese businesses can be found along several blocks of
2006 Census, there were over 46,000 people of Portuguese descent in Montreal.[1]
Parc du Portugal
Parc du Portugal is located on Saint Laurent Boulevard between Marie-Anne Street and Vallières Street. The park with azulejos was founded in 1953,[2] created by landscape architect Carlos R. Martinez to honour the city's Portuguese community. It was renovated in 2003 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Portuguese community in Montreal.[3] It features a small drinking fountain by artist Rui Dias. Prominent Canadian poet and musician Leonard Cohen lived in a home adjacent to the park, on St. Dominique Street, for much of his life.
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References
- ^ "Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census". Archived from the original on 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Parc du Portugal". Lonely Planet.
- ^ "Parc du Portugal". Lonely Planet. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
