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Over the centuries, Vilarinho lived around its monastery, as was common in almost all parishes that housed buildings of this kind. Belonging to the Canons Regular of St. Augustine, it was a very rich secular abbey, founded before 1070, for the burial of some noblemen of the Fafes generation. Construction of the monastery began in 1070, and by 1074 it was completed and inhabited by 10 canons. The old church of São Miguel de Vilarinho, in Romanesque style, is possibly from the 12th century, although it has undergone some modifications in later periods. In the cloister, of which only traces remain, there is a solid arch with a tomb dating from the 13th or 14th century. Prior D. João Gonçalves is buried there. Since 1953, this church has been considered a "building of public interest". 21:00 - Presentation/performance: "Os Zés Pereiras: A Musical Practice in Vilarinho" Presentation of the book "Os Zés Pereira – Uma Cultura Musical do Entre-Douro-e-Minho" (The Zés Pereira – A Musical Culture of Entre-Douro-e-Minho), with the authors in attendance and a performance by the Vilarinho group "Os Rata Nara". Free admission Sounds in Heritage Sites’ full programme at https://iporto.amp.pt/en/eventos/sounds-in-heritage-sites-2025/