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Platibanda in the contexto of the House-facade This mather´s thesis provides a survey of popular buildings with decorated platibanda, highlighting their main characteristics, wite at the same time trying to disseminate knowledge about the Algarve platibanda is a fundamental architectural elemento for characterizing the house-facade in the Algarve and is na ornament with a unique iconographic symbolism in the region. The Algarve platibanda is the calling card of popular housing, a source of pride for its owners and the master craftsmen who produce it. Since the second half of the 19th century, the platibanda has been used with the intention of enhancing the main facade that creat motifs in relief, with expressive colors and chromatic sets. By analysing information colected in the survey, the aim is to promote knowedge of Algarve popular architecture. The aim is to contribute, through the inventory produced, to the interpretation and understanding of the Algarve´s platibanda.