Placed in a building from the XIX century, since 2004, in the heart of downtown, Galeria Atelier Geraldes da Silva offers the community a space to sell and support the promotion of art, culture and intervention. Develops its activity with the collaboration of a network with other entities, training with an occupational perspective, organizing events and non-profit presentations. It also gives voice and excels in promoting well-known artists or those in the early stages of their careers.
It has already featured numerous individual and collective exhibitions, photography competitions, artistic residencies, performances, installations and occupational workshops, just to mention a few of all the initiatives.

Latina is one of the most emblematic bookstores in Porto. It was founded in 1942 by Henrique Perdigão and is known for its façade, highlighting the bust of Luis de Camões. It was the first company in Portugal to create a literary contest, right in the year of its inauguration. The winner of the contest was Prof. José Hermano Saraiva who competed with the work “Vento vindo dos montes” using the pseudonym Simplicimus. Now part of the Leya group, Latina continues to offer its customers a wide range of books. Throughout its three floors you will find all the latest Portuguese and foreign literature, as well as technical, school, children’s and artistic books and travel guides.

It was once a bakery, but today, if you open the door, you will come across a store dedicated to design and national crafts, and also a co-work space. Opposite the S. Bento da Vitória Monastery, the space welcomes everywhere a large collection of ceramics, illustration of European artists who live in Porto and art by European artists, books, photos, mugs, cloth bags or any other type. objects, on walls, on the floor or on top of old doors. You can find baskets with burel on the inside, Studio Flash humor on postcards made by Belgian artists, or porcelain lucky cookies that hide messages. But these are just a few examples.