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Belém is the riverfront district where Portugal's maritime explorers set sail and where the grandest monuments to their legacy stand today. A cluster of UNESCO sites, museums, and waterfront parks make it Lisbon's most visited neighbourhood.
From this shoreline, Vasco da Gama embarked for India (1497) and Pedro Álvares Cabral for Brazil (1500). The resulting wealth funded the Manueline architectural programme that defines the neighbourhood.