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Craig Saueurs

Beyond the baccarat tables: Macao’s rich Portuguese history is still visible today

Lilau Square looks warm and languid in the fading daylight.

Like any Portuguese plaza, time moves slowly here. Locals chat over coffee beside a kiosk. Travellers take photos beside whitewashed buildings. A couple pauses to admire the ‘calçada’, the smooth, swirling tiles found anywhere the Portuguese left a footprint.  

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