The village of Vilarinho das Furnas was for centuries a remarkably democratic and fiercely independent village, with a well-organised system of shared property and decision-making. But the entire town was submerged by the building of a dam in 1972. In anticipation of the end of their old way of life, villagers collected stories, and objects for a moving memorial that has been fashioned into the Museu Etnográfico . All exhibit explanations are in Portuguese.
