Visit the Pelourinho Vide

The Pillory Vide is situated opposite the Town Hall, is made ​​of granite and is based on a square platform with three steps on which rests the octagonal shaft. Its conical helm flanged bearing the Cross of Avis on the opposite side of the royal arms.
Pelourinho had four anchors drilled into the top of the column where the "criminals" were hung from a rope placed under the arms, and sometimes were tied to the column. It was one of those positions that were exposed to popular derision and physical punishment, which varied according to the seriousness of the offense or the customs of the time.
The pillory is classified as a national monument.