Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara - Arraiolos, Portugal
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This is a statue located in the center of Arraiolos, hometown of Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara.
Waymark Code: WMMX30
Location: Évora, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/18/2014
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Arraiolos is a charming little town in Southern Portugal. In a park in its center once will spot this statue. It representsJoaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara, a man of science who was born here in 1809.
From Wikipedia (see link below):
"Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara (23 June 1809 in Arraiolos – 20 February 1879 in Évora) was a Portuguese physician, professor, intellectual and politician. He excelled as a scholar of the history of the Portuguese presence in India and as a champion of the Konkani language."
The statue is made of bronze. It is actually a bust in real life scale placed on a plinth of dark stone which is surrounded by a block of light stone with the inscription:
Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara
1809-1879
Homage from his hometown Christmas 1971
Visit Instructions:
You must have visited the site in person, not online.