Majora (''Majora - Mário J. Oliveira & Irmão, Lda'') is a
Portuguese
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toy manufacturer based in
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
.
It has its own museum, with toys more than 70 years old.
History
Majora was founded in 1939 by Mário J. Oliveira. In 1967 today's
factory
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in
Oporto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
was built. In that same year, mass production by Majora started improving and increasing in quantity.
The company produced various types of toys, in particular
board game
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Many board games feature a comp ...
s.
Products
Majora makes over 300 types of toys today and more than 1 million toys per year. It exports to various countries in
Europe
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.
See also
*
List of companies of Portugal
References
External links
* (in Portuguese)
Companies based in Porto
Toy companies of Portugal
Portuguese brands
Portuguese companies established in 1939
Toy companies established in 1939
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