Macao’s Historic Patio de Claridade

Posted: November 21st, 2025 | No Comments »

Pátio da Claridade near the Barra district of old Macao consists of a long alleyway of 48 buildings originally fishermen’s homes and that was then formerly managed by STDM as a social housing project for the elderly. The north side of the patio consists of a row of two-storey units. The south side of the patio is a row of identical units with two overlapping dwellings occupying the same plot, both with a small courtyard and access ways facing the inner street. On the main street, the first-floor balconies double as a continuous sidewalk canopy alongside a street front-facing ground floor with mezzanine level. The Pátio is now severely degraded, almost totally empty and boarded up although there are apparently plans to develop it as a “food street” (click in here to see those plans)… Anyway, here’s what Pátio da Claridade looked in October 2025…

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