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Example sentences for: bairro
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Perched on the edge of the Bairro Alto is one of Lisbon’s most evocative sights, the shell of the 14th-century Igreja do Carmo, which was packed with worshippers on All Saints’ Day, 1755, when the terrible earthquake brought the roof down.
The Bairro Alto (Upper City) is a hilly area full of evocative houses decorated with wrought-iron balconies usually occupied by birdcages and flowerpots.
You can easily walk to the Bairro Alto from the central squares in the Baixa, but it’s also fun to go by tram or board the landmark 30-m (98-ft) Elevador de Santa Justa, which you’ll find just off Rossio square.
The castle is set just above Lisbon’s most famous bairro (district), the Alfama.
Perched on the edge of the Bairro Alto is the Igreja do Carmo, devastated in the earthquake of 1755 but deliberately preserved as an atmospheric ruin and potent reminder of its impact.