Barcos Rabello
Rabello boats, unique to the Douro, were used to bring wine barrels downriver to Porto. Today they are used as wine company advertising props.
"Large vessels, dwindling into insignificance in contrast with the lofty granite banks, crowd the river, accompanied by the curious Barcos Rabello, which bring the wine from the Paiz do Vinho".--Baedeker 1913.
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