{"id":40491,"date":"2025-07-24T16:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.realdreams.pt\/?post_type=video&#038;p=40491"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:53:56","slug":"church-of-sao-francisco-porto-portugal","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/dev.realdreams.pt\/it\/video\/church-of-sao-francisco-porto-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of S\u00e3o Francisco &#8211; Porto, Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I <strong>Chiesa di S\u00e3o Francisco<\/strong>, located in the historic heart of Porto, is a striking example of Gothic architecture from the <strong>14th century<\/strong>, originally built by the Franciscan order. 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