ABOUT US

Arts Now and Before

C3: Painting and Design
AECCB, 23-29 April 2022
Presentation by Maria and Mafalda
INTRODUCTION

General Data about Portugal

Portugal

Vila Nova de Famalicão

AECCB
GENERAL DATA

Language Portuguese
Ranking 5

Capital Lisbon
 Area: Population:
92 000 km² 10 344 802 Million
Coin: Euro
Minimum Wage
705€

211.278M€ PIB
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
• The principal economic activity in Portugal comes from the tertiary
sector - tourism and commerce.
• The industry has an impact on the economy, as well, especially the
textile, the footwear, food industry and metal-mechanic.
• The agriculture, creation and production of livestock, fishing are
• Production of olives, wine, fruit, cheese, milk, cork...
DEMOCRACY IN PORTUGAL

• Unitary multi-party semi-presidential

representative democratic republic
Judicial Legislative

Executive
PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC

President Prime Minister

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa António Costa
PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
MEMBER OF
PORTUGAL

• Before independence Portugal was “Condado Portucalense” and it was ruled by the
king of Reino de Leão.
• In 1143 this county was declared independent and the next kings started to widen
territory.
• Portugal was one of the countries that started discoveries.
• The monarchy ended in 1910 due to a republic revolution.
• We lived in a ditature between 1933 and 1974, but the revolution of 25 april ended
that.
• We live in peace since then.
SOME CITIES
Bragança

Porto

Aveiro
Coimbra

Lisboa
Évora

Faro
SOME CITIES
Funchal

Ponta Delgada
HERITAGE

Torre de Belém, Lisboa

Torre dos Clériocos,

Porto
Bom Jesus, Braga
HERITAGE

Convento de Cristo, Tomar

Palácio da Pena, Sintra

Mosteiro da Batalha, Batalha

GASTRONOMY

Caldo Verde Bacalhau

Mediterranean diet

Feijoada Pastéis de Belém

VILA NOVA DE FAMALICÃO
Located in:
Braga

34 parishes
Population:
131 738
ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES

Famalicão is a city ​with a very strong

industry. The main industries are:
• textile industry
• footwear industry
• mechanical metal industry
FAMALICÃO
• Located in the north of portugal, Famalicão has a lot of access to
different cities and that makes the industry a strong activity here.
• This city has a lot of green spaces like Parque da devesa, parque
da juventude.
• The heritage, culture are extensive in Famalicão.
• It's a wonderful city.
HERITAGE

Mosteiro de Arnoso Igreja românica de Santiago de

Antas

Mosteiro de Landim Ponte românica da Lagoncinha

TRADITIONS

Rancho Foclórico

Festas Antoninas
CULTURE

Bernardino Machado's museum Textile museum

Railway museum Museum of surrealism

 AECCB
The then called Liceu Nacional de Sá de Miranda was founded in 1969 by the president Manuel João Dias
Costa.
There were a lot of changes throughout the years.

installation of 1984/85

first installation

52 years
installation of 1975/76
AECCB
AECCB was created in 2012.

AECCB is a school cluster constitued by:

• 6 kindergartens
• 8 elementary schools
• a middle school
• a secondary school

The middle school - E.B. 2,3 Júlio Brandão - and the

secondary school - E.S Camilo Castelo Branco - are the
main schools in this cluster.
CURIOSITY

This school cluster as the well as the secondary

school is named after a famous portuguese
writer - Camilo Castelo Branco.

Camilo was born in Lisbon settled with his wife in

Seide S.Miguel, Vila Nova de Famalicão, where he
lived until he died in 1890.
The house is now a museum.
 NUMBERS
Teachers:
Classes:
316
30x45min

Students:
3 700
 SCHOOL
PROGRAMME

1st Trimester 2nd Trimester 3rd Trimester

Mid-September until Mid- January until Easter break After Easter break until
December early June
 Courses

Regular Professional

• Course of science and technology • IT Systems Management and Programming;

• Course of Socioeconomic Sciences • Audiovisual;
• Course of Language and Humanities • Catering (cooking);
• Course of Visual Arts • Sales;
• Food Processing and Quality Control;
• Graphic Design;
• Fashion Design.
 Courses

Every secondary portuguese student has 4 subjects:

• Mother language (in this case, portuguese)
• Foreign language
• Philosophy
• Physical education

The other 3 subjects depend on the courses that the students chose when they started
secondary school.
 Courses

After finishing secondary school the students that decide

to go to University have to do specific exams in order to
be admitted in.
THE SECONDARY
SCHOOL

offers foreign students the best suited strategies to learn

portuguese at their own language level

is localization for a school for adults who want to improve

levels of education and qualification

is Famalicão Teachers Center Headquarters

CLUBS AND
PROJECTS
 SPACES IN CAMILO CASTELO BRANCO
SECONDARY SCHOOL

Gym Common Room Laboratory

Library Auditorium Canteen

WEBGRAFIA
• https://tag.jn.pt/a-separacao-de-poderes/
• https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc21/area-de-governo/negocios-estrangeiros/informacao-
adicional/organizacoes-internacionais-de-que-portugal-e-membro.aspx
• https://pt.countryeconomy.com/governo/pib/portugal
• https://www.cm-vnfamalicao.pt/territorio-fertil
• https://www.aeccb.pt/
• https://ue.missaoportugal.mne.gov.pt/pt/portugal/sobre-portugal/historia
• http://www.dct.uminho.pt/jsea/web-contrntpor/escolas/Famalicao/Famalicao.htm
THANKS!