Watercolour postcard of Porto (Oporto) ^^

Received in early July 2013 via Postcrossing “Different continents RR”. Thanks for the lovely watercolour postcard of Porto Maria! :)

 

About Porto:

Porto (occasionally also known as Oporto in English) is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon, and one of the major urban areas in Southern Europe and the capital of the second major great urban area in Portugal.

Located along the Douro river estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.

Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its Latin name, Portus Cale, has been referred to as the origin for the name “Portugal”, based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin.

In Portuguese the name of the city is spelled with a definite article as “o Porto” (English: the port). Consequently, its English name evolved from a misinterpretation of the oral pronunciation and referred to as “Oporto” in modern literature and by many speakers.

(Source: Wiki)

Stamp:

 

Lovely! :)

First Postcrossing postcards from Portugal! :D

What a big surprise to find an envelope containing 4 postcards on 6April! :D

Lovely stamps:

 

Cute!

 

Cistanche phelypea, uma planta estuariana (a saltmarsh species):

 

3 ad cards :)

Ad card no. 1:

 

Ad card no. 2: (not a fan of converse :P)

 

I’m not really a fan of ad cards at all, but ad card no. 3 is nice:

 

It’s about equality at work for women:

 

Muito obrigada, José! :)