Dulcínia, connections and memories Dulcínia Paiva shared with us the memories of someone who, never working at the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP), maintained a strong connection to the institution. The father, the husband and his godfather worked at the HCRP. The family home and the small commercial establishment they owned in Tocha, were meeting …
Albano Pais de Sousa, almost 50 years at the service of the Hospital Albano Fernando Lopes Pais de Sousa was born in 1938 and started working as a 1st class clerk at the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais in 1957. At the beginning of the interview, he confided that “Rovisco Pais was my life and the …
Américo, the electrician at the Hospital Américo Carvalheiro was born in 1932, in a small house close to the place where the Arcada hotel and the Hospital are now located. He has known the Fonte Quente farm since he was a kid, when he used to play and swim with his colleagues in the lagoon. …
Carlos, “baby Jesus” Carlos Cruz’s childhood is closely linked to the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP) in Tocha. The memories of that place – “an authentic garden”, as he calls it, accompanied him all his life and traveled with him when at the age of 19 he went to live in Marinha Grande. Throughout his …
Mr. Maia, baker Manuel Maia de Jesus was from Tocha and when he was a kid he remembers the construction of the Hospital and the ox carts loaded with materials. In 1961 he started working at the Hospital’s bakery, as a baker’s assistant. He had been in the profession for a few years now. He …
