Barcelos Imports

Barcelos Imports source and import high quality hand-crafted cork and ceramic products from Portugal. With a proud Portuguese heritage, we are a small family business, based in Perth, Western Australia. We wholesale a traditional and unique collection of hand-painted cork and ceramic products to retailers Australia-wide.

the legend of the old cock of barcelos

A Galician pilgrim, as he was leaving Barcelos en route to Santiago de Compostela, was accused of stealing silver from a landowner, and sentenced to death by hanging.

As a final plea to save himself, the prisoner requested a meeting with the judge, who was about to tuck into a meal of roast cockerel. The Galician vowed that as proof of his innocence the cockerel would stand up on the plate and crow.

The judge pushed aside his meal and ignored the plea. But as the prisoner was hanged, the cockerel stood up and crowed. The judge realizing his mistake hurried to the gallows and found that the Galician had miraculously survived thanks to a loose knot. According to legend, the Galician returned years later to carve the Cruzeiro do Senhor do Galo, now housed in the Museum Arqueológico in Barcelos Portugal.

The Rooster is the symbol of Faith, Good Luck & Justice

Barcelos Imports are wholesale suppliers and don’t sell directly to the public. Please email us with your location and the product you are looking for and we will let you know who your nearest stockist is. Or ask your local gift and homewares retailer if they can order for you.

Windrose & Co

Alfresco Emporium

Ballingers Unique Gifts and Imported Collections
Shop 5, Sandcastles Building
3 River Esplanade, MOOLOOLABA QLD 4557
Phone 07 5445 6213

WA Hospitality Supply
Shop 5, 39 Erindale Road,
Balcatta, Western Australia
Phone: 08 9446 9800

WHOLESALE APPLICATION
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We are wholesale suppliers and don’t sell to the public, please see our Stockists page or ask about our products at your local gift and homewares retailer.

Wholesale Application
Please click here to complete the application form to receive our Wholesale Price List.

For trade enquiries please phone us at the address below.

Barcelos Imports
PO Box 384 Applecross
Western Australia 6953
Mobile 0425 890 866
Phone 08 9330 9495
Fax 08 9330 9496

Warehouse (by appointment only)
12/5 Malland Street, Myaree W.A.