The Ribeira is one of the oldest and typical sites of the city of Oporto in Portugal . Located in the parish of St. Nicholas , near the Douro River , is part of the historic center of Porto , World Heritage of UNESCO . It is currently an area frequented by tourists and a place of concentration of bars and restaurants.

In Ribeira, the Praça da Ribeira , popularly also known as the square of the cube , deserves special mention ; the Rua da Fonte Taurina , one of the oldest in the city; the Muro dos Bacalhoeiros and the Casa do Infante , where Infante D. Henrique is believed to have been born in 1394 . It was in this area of ​​Porto that one of the city's most charismatic figures lived, the so-called Duque da Ribeira , known for having saved several people from drowning.

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