The Legend of the Barcelos Rooster

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These illustrations depict the famous legend of the Barcelos rooster

and how it came to be such a powerful Portuguese symbol.

 

It tells the story of a dead rooster's miraculous intervention in proving the

innocence of a man who had been falsely convicted and sentenced to death.

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This project was created for Associação Spin,

(a Portuguese non governmental association).

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