Largo Trindade Coelho, Square in Misericórdia, Lisbon, Portugal
Largo Trindade Coelho is a small square in the Misericórdia neighborhood of Lisbon, situated next to the Igreja de São Roque. It is framed by old building facades and sits at the edge of Bairro Alto, close to narrow streets that climb the hillside.
The square was originally known as Largo de São Roque, a name that came from the church built by the Jesuits in 1555. In 1913, the name was changed to honor José Francisco de Trindade Coelho, a lawyer and writer linked to the republican movement in Portugal.
The square takes its informal nickname, Largo do Cauteleiro, from a bronze statue of a street lottery vendor placed here in 1987. The sculpture, made by Fernanda de Assis, shows a smiling merchant and refers to a trade that was once a familiar sight across Lisbon.
The square is easy to reach on foot and sits roughly between the city center and Bairro Alto. It can serve as a starting point for walking through the surrounding streets, as several lanes branch off from here in different directions.
The bronze statue of the lottery vendor was placed here on the 204th anniversary of Portugal's national lottery, giving the date a symbolic weight. Although the square carries the name of a writer, it is this figure of an ordinary street trader that most visitors remember after leaving.
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