The Livraria Utopia was born at a time when alternative bookstores established after 25 April 1974 had already closed. It opened its doors in 1982, right next to the headquarters where so many demonstrations took place during the PREC, by the hand of libertarian members of the editorial cooperative A Centelha, also functioning as a support to the distribution of this historic and resistant publisher from Coimbra, established after the academic crisis of 69, by the hands of Professor Sobral Martins. The Livraria Utopia intends to resist in these times, enemies of the book. It sells new and used books, from publishers such as Livraria Letra Livre, & etc, Maldoror, VS. Vasco Santos, Fenda, Averno, Alambique, Saguão, Língua Morta.

Carlin is a six year old hyper paper shop with a regular and regular customer base. It’s the right place to go if you need to replenish and stock your company’s office and business supplies or buy quality school supplies such as ballpoint pens, pads, notebooks, backpacks, markers, etc. There is a huge diversity of material in Carlin, in terms of brands and style, ranging from the most classic to the least conventional. In addition to stationery, copies and prints are also made here, and office and computer consumables are sold.

For those who attended university know that he spent as much time inside the college as inside the copy center, waiting for the articles recommended by the teachers, the books and notes of the best students. Tacopiado was born within a college and followed this day-to-day. About 12 years ago, this store opened when the Higher School of Health Technology of Porto was also inaugurated in Gaia. After moving to the place where he is today, he still has photocopies, prints, bookbinding and everything that fits in a copy center as his main service, but also sells stationery and handicrafts.