Open since 1957, although it has been in operation since the early 50s of the 20th century, Papelaria Pirata is an establishment with a family atmosphere and that focuses on personalized and attentive service. Since the beginning it has been selling tobacco, school supplies, office supplies and all games related to Santa Casa, scratch cards, Euromillions, among others. In August 2018 they moved to the premises where they are located and expanded the offer to customers, from souvenirs to tourists, alluding to the city of Porto and Portugal, and also gift items such as cards, mugs, among others. They also have a binding, photocopying and scanning service.

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.