Residence of Portela

By 1629, the residence was identified as the property of Francisco Saraiva and his wife British Aranha.[2]

The home was acquired by the noble family Pintos e Almeidas in 1788.[2]

During the 19th century there were various projects to reform the building and its spaces.[2]

The manorhouse is located in an urban space, on a berm along a main roadway, that includes gardens and forest to the rear of the building.[2]

The two-storey horizontal "U"-shape plan extends across the property, with inset secondary vain and a transversal chimney along the rectangular corp, covered in tiled rooftops.[2] The structure includes a central portico with semi-circular frontispiece, interrupted by the coat-of-arms of the Pintos e Almeidas clan.[2] The frontal facade includes fenestration that divides the floors in two, and includes a symmetrical layout, with framed windows and doors.[2] On the first floor, from the main door, there are graded lateral rectangular windows, separated by larger double windows.[2] On the second floor, are windows broken by a dual window-doors with varanda.[2] The reclined secondary space, also two floors high, with rectangular doors and niches, and second floor that includes four vains broken by a pronounced cornices.[2]

To the left, is a small terrace accessible by simple staircase consisting of six columns.[2] To the rear, the open patio includes varanda and staircase, also accessible by annex gate.[2]