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SOUSA (Fernando de); ALVES (Jorge Fernandes). LEIXÕES: Uma história portuária. Leça da Palmeira. 2002. - SOUSA (Fernando de); ALVES (Jorge Fernandes) LEIXÕES: Uma história portuária . Leça da Palmeira: APDL — Administração dos Portos Douro e Leixões, S.A., 2002. 368 pp.: il.; 320 mm. The history of the port of Leixões, from its roots in the Douro River to its consolidation as the main port infrastructure in Northern Portugal, centered on the construction of the breakwaters at the mouth of the Leça River, the largest Portuguese engineering work of the 19th century. The work covers the long history of attempts to create a sheltered port on the northwest coast, the construction process of the breakwaters, the development of the docks throughout the 20th century, and the port's role in the growth of Matosinhos and Porto. Profusely illustrated with photographs, plans, and archival documentation. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate