sentences:  Rather than a seaside settlement, the architect laid-down the settlement further to the interior, mindful of the farmers distance from their lands.The square, although simple, developed from the original plans of the Pombaline-era architects that favoured a visible square grid and squares, the repetition in the facades, the volume and rhythm of the groups of buildings (including the placement of the structures, such as the church).Although characterized as a "small fishing community", its move towards the tourist market has driven its growth since the 1990s.