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Agenda Loulé Setembro.indd - Câmara Municipal de Loulé

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RUA ANTÓNIA PROVISÓRIO (BENAFIM)<br />

ANTÓNIA PROVISÓRIO ST. (BENAFIM)<br />

Antónia do Carmo Provisório da Silva Campos, benfeitora do<br />

concelho <strong>de</strong> <strong>Loulé</strong>, em particular da freguesia <strong>de</strong> Benafim,<br />

tem nome <strong>de</strong> rua nesta localida<strong>de</strong> e também numa zona <strong>de</strong><br />

lazer e <strong>de</strong> convívio <strong>de</strong>nominada <strong>de</strong> “Pátio da Dona Antónia”,<br />

inspirada na arquitectura tradicional algarvia.<br />

Nasceu a 25 <strong>de</strong> Fevereiro <strong>de</strong> 1907, na freguesia <strong>de</strong> Alvor, e<br />

faleceu a 31 <strong>de</strong> Maio <strong>de</strong> 2006, na freguesia <strong>de</strong> Benafim, com<br />

99 anos <strong>de</strong> ida<strong>de</strong>.<br />

Dirigiu a Quinta do Freixo e <strong>de</strong>dicou parte da sua vida a criar<br />

dinâmicas no interior rural, valorizando a sua terra e abrindo<br />

vias <strong>de</strong> esperança para as populações locais.<br />

Ajudou pessoas sem meios <strong>de</strong> subsistência, protegeu crianças<br />

abandonadas, promoveu o <strong>de</strong>senvolvimento <strong>de</strong> Alte e<br />

Benafim, criou a Urbanização do Bairro Novo, ofereceu terrenos<br />

para a criação <strong>de</strong> espaços colectivos, tais como o Cemitério,<br />

o Sport Club <strong>de</strong> Benafim, o Campo <strong>de</strong> Futebol, ajudou<br />

as Igrejas <strong>de</strong> Alte e Benafim, preocupando-se também com<br />

a expansão urbana da se<strong>de</strong> do Concelho, ce<strong>de</strong>ndo na década<br />

<strong>de</strong> 40 terrenos da Quinta do Pombal à <strong>Câmara</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong><br />

<strong>de</strong> <strong>Loulé</strong>, on<strong>de</strong> hoje estão instalados o Monumento ao Engº<br />

Duarte Pacheco, a Casa da Primeira Infância, as Piscinas Municipais<br />

e outras infra-estruturas <strong>de</strong> interesse público.<br />

Foi uma pessoa <strong>de</strong>dicada à sua terra e sempre à disposição<br />

da população. Em 2007 foi agraciada pelo Município <strong>de</strong> <strong>Loulé</strong><br />

com a Medalha <strong>Municipal</strong> <strong>de</strong> Mérito.<br />

TOPONÍMIA TOPONYMY<br />

Antónia do Carmo Provisório da Silva Campos, benefactor of the<br />

county of <strong>Loulé</strong>, in particular the Benafim commune, has a street<br />

named after her in this village and also a leisure and recreation<br />

area called ‘Dona Antónia’s Patio’, inspired in the traditional architecture<br />

from Algarve.<br />

Born on 25 February 1907, in Alvor commune, she died on 31<br />

May 2006, in Benafim commune at the age of 99.<br />

She was the Manager of Quinta do Freixo and <strong>de</strong>voted part of her<br />

life to advancing the rural interior, valuing the land and giving<br />

hope to the local population.<br />

She helped people who lacked the opportunity to earn a living,<br />

protected abandoned children, furthered the <strong>de</strong>velopment of<br />

Alte and Benafim, created the Bairro Novo Urban Development,<br />

donated land to the creation of public spaces, such as the Cemetery,<br />

the Benafim Sports Club, the o Football Field, helped the<br />

churches in Alte and Benafim and showed concern regarding the<br />

urban expansion of the municipality capital; in the 40’s she ce<strong>de</strong>d<br />

the land of the Quinta do Pombal to the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity of <strong>Loulé</strong>,<br />

where, today, the Monument to Engineer Duarte Pacheco, the<br />

Casa da Primeira Infância (early childhood institution), the <strong>Municipal</strong><br />

Swimming Pools and other infrastructures of public interest<br />

exist.<br />

She was highly <strong>de</strong>voted to her county and always available to<br />

the population. In 2007 she was granted the <strong>Municipal</strong>ity of<br />

<strong>Loulé</strong>’s Medal of Merit.<br />

<strong>Agenda</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong> loulé 31

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