2. Rossio Square

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Rossio Square is probably the focal point of the city and another good place for people-watching. Several pavement cafes here are ideal for lunch, or maybe later another beer! There are some beggars and street vendors around, but they aren't aggresive or too persistant, just in need of basic marketing skills. The first salesman tried to sell me a pair of cheap plastic shades, although I was already wearing Armani sunglasses. The next tried to sell me a razor (I have a beard) - another chap asked me for a cigarette and when told I didn't smoke, still offered me his collection of cigarette lighters for sale. My companion said it couldn't be long before a man appeared with a suitcase full of hairbrushes, which I thought was a little cruel.

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