Article: Lisbon's Santa Casa da Misericórdia and Bairro Alto in the mid-19th century. Social problems and containment policies

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In the post-earthquake city, Baixa Pombalina attracted the bourgeoisie with its new buildings, wide streets and wide shops.
Bairro Alto was free for the displaced who lived in the slums on the outskirts of the city. Thus, from the end of the 18th century to the end of the 20th century, it became one of the most problematic neighborhoods in the capital.
Text by João Miguel Simões
[HISTORIAN OF THE MUSEUM OF SÃO ROQUE]

Source: Cidade Solidária Magazine n. 29/30
Edition: SCML, 2013