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attracted a steady stream of teachers, artists and intellectuals from across Europe. The
16th century was a particularly heady time thanks to Nicolas Chanterène, Jean de Rouen
(João de Ruão) and other French artists who helped create a school of sculpture here that
influenced styles all over Portugal.
Today Coimbra's university remains Portugal's most prestigious - and one of its most
traditional. Students still attend class in black robes and capes - often adorned with
patches signifying course of study, home town or other affiliation - while a rigorously
maintained set of rites and practices called the
codigo de praxe
governs all aspects of stu-
dent life.
Central Coimbra
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