Uma visita ao primeiro romancista portuguez em S. Miguel de Seide

A weary traveler from Lisbon rides a humble garrana across the sun‑baked plains of Minho, eager to reunite with the writer he once called friend. The journey is narrated with vivid detail—the fresh scent of vineyards, the heat of the midday sun, and the quiet chatter of his loyal horse as they pass the stone bridge into the village of São Miguel de Seide. Accompanied by his faithful servant Bernardo, the protagonist reflects on ten years of distance, the changing countryside, and the anticipation of meeting the region’s first celebrated novelist.

At the village edge, they pass modest stone houses, newly strung wire fences, and a vineyard where ripe grapes glisten in the light. The narrator’s quiet reverie about past meetings and the simple comforts of shade and a shared cigarette hints at the warm hospitality and literary conversation that await.