ALAVÓO

Inhabited by merchants and sailors, the Alboi neighbourhood was home to English, Irish and other nationality families. In the 19th century, the area adopted the “garden city” model, an English architectural influence in vogue at the time, considered intimate and organised.
History also gives rise to various theories surrounding the neighbourhood's current name. The word “Alavóo” supports one of them, as it would be the archaic form of “Grandfather”. The typical swapping of “Vs” for “Bs” by the people of Aveiro transformed the word. From “Alavóo” it became “Alabóo”, shortened to “Albó”, which became “Albói”.