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The neighbourhood of Campanhã is also known for its so-called summer estates, which were nothing more than manor houses where noblemen and the Porto bourgeoisie went for leisure. Many of them still exist, such as Quinta da Bonjóia, whose 1759 palace is believed to have been designed by Nicolau Nasoni, the former Quinta das Areias (or Furamontes), home to the Municipal Vivarium, Quinta da Lameira, part of São Roque Park, or Quinta da Revolta, classified as a Monument of Public Interest. Others, such as Quinta da China, where the painter Aurélia de Sousa (1866 - 1922) and her sister and fellow artist Sofia de Sousa (1870 - 1960) grew up, are no longer part of the landscape. Fortunately, the house, the garden and the entire family space of Quinta da China were recorded in Aurélia's work, of which the paintings Noite de São João no Jardim da Quinta da China, À Sombra, or Visitação are good examples.