Alqueire

The Alqueire, also Alqueira or Alquir, was a Portuguese volume measure for dry goods, called a measure of grain and wine and Ölmaß. It was also true in Brazil, but had different numbers liter. The measure was about 2.25 times higher than in Lisbon here. For flour, rice and salt, it was for a Alqueire 30.5 liters to 34.25 liters ( Bahia). In Bahia you weighed the rice and 1 Alqueire had about 68 pounds. A Hamburger load was expected to be 234-236 alqueires.

The measure was valid until 1873 in Portugal until 1868 and in Brazil.

  • Lisbon: 1 Alqueire = 697 cubic inches = 13.841 liters Paris
  • Madeira: 1 Alqueire = 710.556 Parisian cubic inches = 14.095 liters
  • Madeira: 1 Alqueire = 565 Parisian cubic inches = 11 1/ 5 liters
  • Faro: 1 Alqueire = 816 Parisian cubic inches = 16 ⅓ liter
  • Alqueires 60 = 15 = 1 Fangas Moyo

The dimension line was

As Salzmaß gave 2 ⅔ a Raza in Porto

  • Salzmaß 1 Madeira Alqueire = 675 Parisian cubic inches = 13 liters
  • Weinmaß 1 Alqueire = 564 Parisian cubic inches = 11 ⅜ liter
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