total of nine of 16.5 million tons in this cargo segment, 11% more than in the same period of last year. Thus, the port of Sines accounted for 58.2% of the containerized cargo handled in mainland Portugal during the first three quarters, having been in the top 100 of the world's largest container ports for several years. Architecture Civic A Primorosa () Arts Centre of Sines () Cinema/Theatre Vasco da Gama () Customs Delegation of Sines () Emmérico Nunes Cultural Centre () Fountain of D. Bataça () Fountain of Caminho das Bicas () Sines Lighthouse () Pidwell Residence/Palace () Railroad Station of Sines () Ravine Warehouses () Statue of Vasco da Gama () Windmill of Monte Chãos () Wine Cellar of Sines () Military Castle of Sines () Cross of São Torpes () Fort of Pessegueiro () Fort of Pessegueiro Island () Fort of Revelim () Religious Chapel of the Misericórdia () Church of Porto Covo () Church of São Salvador () Hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios () Hermitage of Nossa Senhora das Salas () Hermitage of São Bartolomeu () (Old) Hermitage of São Sebastião () Culture Festivals Every summer, the town hosts the FMM Sines - Festival Músicas do Mundo, a world music festival that brings thousands of enthusiasts and musicians from all continents. Notable citizens Estêvão da Gama (ca.1430's–1497) a wealthy knight, father of explorer Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (ca.1460's– 1524) a Portuguese explorer and the commander of the first ships to India; Governor of Portuguese India in 1524. Son of Estêvão da Gama the local alcalde. On return from India, he was given feudal rights over Sines. João Daniel de Sines, O Raspalhista, GColTE (ca.1809-1878) a liberalist sympathizer and hero of the Liberal Wars, with medical knowledge of outbreaks of cholera (1856) and yellow-fever (1857). João Martins (1927–1993) a Portuguese footballer with 204 club caps and 11 with Portugal Mário Rui (born 1991) a footballer with over 250 club caps and 11 for Portugal References Notes Sources External links Port Authority Website Photos from Sines Seaside resorts in Portugal Populated places in Setúbal District Roman towns and cities in Portugal Municipalities of Setúbal District Cities in Portugal