Calçada Portuguesa
Calçada Portuguesa: the black and white mosaic art of Portuguese pavement Calçada Portuguesa or mosaic cobblestones in Porto All about Calçada Portuguesa In mid-nineteenth-century Lisbon, a new art form was created, Calçada Portuguesa or simply Calçada ( Pedra Portuguesa in Brazil), which has since become a traditional-style cobblestone pavement, as typical of Lisbon's ' Pastel de Nata ' the beloved local custard tarts, or the charming blue-white ' Azulejos ' hand-painted tiles or the ubiquitous ' Liós ' Stone Monuments made from the local Cretaceous microcrystalline limestone. The irregularly shaped cobblestones, hewn from either limestone or basalt, in shades of black and white, are painstakingly carved by hand and laid out by the talented hands of ' calceteiros ' or master pavers to form decorative patterns or recreate Portuguese history and art. Calceteiros, or master pavers, at work (Source: Internet) The desired pattern is first covered ...