Little Portugal, Montreal
Little Portugal
Petit Portugal | |
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 Parc du Portugal | |
  Little Portugal Location of Little Portugal in Montreal | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′09″N 73°35′02″W / 45.519056°N 73.584006°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Borough | Le Plateau-Mont-Royal |
| Postal Code | |
| Area code(s) | 514, 438 |
Little Portugal (French: Petit Portugal, pronounced [pəti pɔʁtyɡal]) is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is situated in the western portion of the borough of Le Plateau Mont-Royal.
Portuguese businesses can be found along several blocks of Saint Laurent Boulevard between Pine and Marie-Anne Street. The Portuguese area has largely absorbed what used to be the traditional Jewish neighbourhood. According to the 2006 Census, there were over 46,000 people of Portuguese descent in Montreal.[1]
Parc du Portugal
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
