Pink Street

》Rua Nova do Carvalho

This is the official name of Lisbon’s Pink Street, and lies in the now popular neighborhood Cais do Sodre. Cais do Sodre used to be Lisbon’s Red-Light District. Lisbon was an important port city, meaning lots of sailors would come into the city to gamble, drink, and to ‘get some’.

Rua Nova do Carvalho was the place to be, as there were gambling dens, brothels, and seedy bars named after other port cities. Sailors weren’t the only visitors, it was a meeting point for local criminals, streetwalkers, and prostitutes too.

So how did the red-light district turn pink?! Rua Nova do Carvalho was painted not that long ago actually! The painting started in 2011 and was finished by 2013. Since then, it has become locally known as Rua Cor de Rosa, meaning Pink Street. 

The shady past was replaced by a colorful place that attracts hundreds of tourists daily, with a vibrant nightlife, and tens of awesome bars, pubs, and restaurants. The Pink Street, or Rua Cor-de-Rosa, became a cool and popular place to hang out and its past was forgotten.Read more