Viarco - Indústria de Lápis, Lda. is a Portuguese pencil manufacturer in São João da Madeira

São João da Madeira

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, Aveiro

Aveiro

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. It's one of the oldest pencil manufacturers in Europe

Europe

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Origins

Industrial pencil

Pencil

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 making in Portugal started in 1907. The counselor Figueiredo Faria and his partner and engineer Jules Cacheux decide to create, in Vila do Conde, a factory called Faria, Cacheux & Cª, also known as Portugália.

Despite Portugália's initial success, its commercial activity was gradually affected by the participation of Portugal in World War I, in 1914.

Products

Viarco

Viarco

Viarco - Indústria de Lápis, Lda. is a Portuguese pencil manufacturer in São João da Madeira, Aveiro. It's one of the oldest pencil manufacturers in Europe.- Origins :Industrial pencil making in Portugal started in 1907...

's factory manufactures various products ranging from office

Office

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 and school

School

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 material to professional

Professional

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 drawing

Drawing

Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...

 and watercolouring material. It also makes personalized pencils for companies, museums and shops

Retail

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One of Viarco

Viarco

Viarco - Indústria de Lápis, Lda. is a Portuguese pencil manufacturer in São João da Madeira, Aveiro. It's one of the oldest pencil manufacturers in Europe.- Origins :Industrial pencil making in Portugal started in 1907...

's most exclusive products are its scented pencils, which include the collection Quintas e Jardins de Portugal ("Villas and gardens of Portugal").

External links

• Online store (in English) (in Portuguese)
• Previous website (in English)