Entering Mercado 48 is very likely to be welcomed by his pet, the dog Bala, protagonist of many of his publications on social networks. This is a peculiarity that lets you guess the relaxed atmosphere of this store. Here you will find truly original and creative products, many of them handcrafted and with innovative, vintage and contemporary designs. Namely, objects of art and decoration, luggage, backpacks, wallets, design t-shirts alluding to Porto, to artists or with comic messages and even bicycles made entirely of wood. Here you will surely discover an original souvenir or gift.

Latina is one of the most emblematic bookstores in Porto. It was founded in 1942 by Henrique Perdigão and is known for its façade, highlighting the bust of Luis de Camões. It was the first company in Portugal to create a literary contest, right in the year of its inauguration. The winner of the contest was Prof. José Hermano Saraiva who competed with the work “Vento vindo dos montes” using the pseudonym Simplicimus. Now part of the Leya group, Latina continues to offer its customers a wide range of books. Throughout its three floors you will find all the latest Portuguese and foreign literature, as well as technical, school, children’s and artistic books and travel guides.

Livaria Almedina (bookstore) was established in Porto in the early 80’s, at the suggestion of its clients who had studied in Coimbra and recognized this bookstore as a mandatory space for the purchase of their books.
Located at Rua de Ceuta, in the middle of a historic Porto bookstore district, Almedina serves a wide audience, from professionals interested in legal, technical and scientific books to lovers of literature in general.
It is therefore a bookstore specialized in the legal and technical book, while offering its consumers the latest novelties of fiction and non-fiction and even books for the little ones.