| Summary: | This paper aims to elaborate a diagnosis of the public space of Passeio das Virtudes, in Porto, Portugal. As a place of great importance, and agglomeration of people, it is neglected by the citizen. It was performed first a bibliographical revision, referring to the relation of the cities with their public spaces and the transformations of the same ones until nowadays. Also, it was made a qualitative analysis structured in four dimensions: physical, functional, social, and historical-cultural. Thus, knowing the region and the needs of the uses of the space it was possible to highlight the positive aspects of Passeio das Virtudes environment. By seeking information and diagnoses that provide the city with an even more lively urban environment, of attraction to the public, which ensures well-being, safety, comfort, and accessibility to users, we are thus meeting the policies of revitalization and transformation of the place into a pole of culture and leisure.
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