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Caparica December 2011-1a
Surfer at the beach of Costa da Caparica, Portugal. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Surfer at the beach of Costa da Caparica, Portugal
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- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Costa da Caparica
How work, access and surfing shaped Costa da Caparica.
Scroll to follow the shoreline through time
Costa da Caparica is a Portuguese city and civil parish, located in the municipality of Almada along the western coast of the district of Setúbal.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Work at the water’s edge
Until the late 20th century, this was primarily with the fishing industry, but more so, with the seasonal tourist influx.
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ACCESS CHANGES
The shore becomes reachable
The surviving overview does not identify one decisive access date for Costa da Caparica.
This edition therefore leaves that date open rather than turning gradual change into a false single event.
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Caparica December 2011-1
Surfer at the beach of Costa da Caparica, Portugal. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Surfer at the beach of Costa da Caparica, Portugal
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
ORGANISED SPORT
Surfing reads the same coast differently
The main sport clubs in the parish include: Centro Internacional de Surf Associação de Surf da Costa de Caparica (Surf Club and School) Grupo Desportivo dos Pescadores da Costa de Caparica Grupo Desportivo Terras da Costa Sport União Caparica Clube Motar da Costa de Caparica Núcleo Sportinguista da Costa de Caparica Clube dos Amigos do Rugby da Costa de Caparica Notes Sources Media related to Costa da Caparica at Wikimedia Commons
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Costa da Caparica is recorded at 38.626° N, 9.236° W. A surf map fixes a name to one stretch of moving water, but the place changes with tide, swell direction, wind and the shape of the seabed.
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Caparica December 2011-1a
Surfer at the beach of Costa da Caparica, Portugal. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Surfer at the beach of Costa da Caparica, Portugal
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
TODAY
Costa da Caparica now
Similarly, it has the largest immigrant population in the population, particularly during the summer (when there are an additional 7,800 residents and on average about 35,000 visitors).
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Caparica December 2011-1a
AOD.EU.COSTA-DA-CAPARICA.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Caparica December 2011-1
AOD.EU.COSTA-DA-CAPARICA.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Costa da Caparica overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.