Fráguas: The irrigation system explained

As we passed through the streets of Fráguas, we ended up listening to the conversation that Prof. João Lima was having with a group of people on various local issues. The description of the irrigation system and the rules to “turn” the water showed the ancestral importance the Paiva river for the riverside populations of these highland villages.

Recorded by Ilídio Ferreira on May 20th, 2010 at 3.07 p.m. with an Edirol R-44 recorder and a Tellinga PRO 7 parabolic microphone.

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