in 1742, a contract between the third order of our lady of mount carmel and master mason diogo tavares was signed. in it, tavares would supply limestone from borderira for paving stone in the church of carmo in faro. this documented the long and intimate relationship between the territory of bordeira and the civil parish of santa bárbara de nexe, known for the extraction and transformation of stone, used for architectural projects in the parish. by 1839, borderira and goldra were the two communities in the parish with the most number of homes: 74 dwellings in both (with 70 in gorjões and santa bárbara de nexe, each).