I'm Portuguese and I tried to translate the letter in the Chest for you. The letter is very difficult to understand because it's old Writing, but here's what I've figured out: "M.B I give this sheets with open sheath and monogram |M| with lace(?) pillows. They served in the night of my parents marriage and 1 of them covered my António Maria the little time he was in his bed after the disaster. " Hope I kill the curiosity!

Oh man, i love your soft voice Leslie, it's like ASMR

Piano keys were probably made of Ivory and either stripped by thieves or taken by family to sell for cash. Absolutely love the background music😉 Oh Night Devine

Portuguese were the first to make my country Sri Lanka , a colony. It's very interesting to see a royal mansion of them. Hard to believe that I'm looking at a picture drawn by an artist before 114 years ago! Thank you very very much for joining us in your tours. I love every bit of your videos. Love from Sri Lanka!

That wall color behind you in the intro is exquisite!

As always. I greatly appreciate the love and respect you young men show toward the places you visit, the history, and the former occupants. I'm glad, Leslie, that you have started wearing gloves while investigating. It really is much safer for you, and for the things you touch. You mentioned the number of beds and bedrooms in this beautiful home. The fact that the family who lived there was a large one, I suspect some of the rooms were occupied by servants, i.e. maids, cook, nanny/nurse. Thank you both for the marvelous work you do. You take me places I could otherwise never see. Blessings to you!

At about 13:17, that wasn't a trumpet - it was a breast pump to help get breast milk out for a baby. After having so many children it makes sense to own one.

So good to see you wearing gloves, Leslie. They will not only protect your hands, they'll protect old book pages and fragile cloth from the oils on your hands which will, otherwise, hasten decay. Love what you do and the respect you show for history.

I love when you tell the history of the places you go such a sad story though but a necessary story none the less . This place is beautiful ! So many family pictures left behind ! 10 children wow !! I just love this home I could only imagine the little kids running around this lovely old home the laughter and giggling as they run through the halls chasing each other how wonderful !! Thank you for taking me along with you and sharing this grand home and a wonderful story I love your videos !

These homes like these you can get more of a feeling for them if you go on Hulu and watch "Pride and Prejudice" "Emma" "Bleak House" and "War and Peace" ect. You see the fancy homes that fancy drawn carriages pulling up out front, the drawing rooms, sitting rooms, smoking room for the men, dance hall. You see the distinction between the poor or middle class people and the aristocrats. Also how some home were loss to the Germans and they would come in and take over ones home in war time. I really enjoyed seeing this house. Thank you.

Hello! From Miami, Florida,USA. I love your videos, and your soft voice. Also you are so respectful, and compassionate. I could be your grandmother. God bless you, and your family. 💕🙏🌍🌎🌏

11:33 that is what we call a P coat. You are so soft spoken Leslie it was difficult to hear you narrate in this video, normally you are loud enough but for some reason not in this particular one. I love watching your videos thank you for all of the wonderful ones that you have put out.

The little chesterfield chair I think is a “ nursing chair “ that’s why it’s so low down , the mother had plenty of room to lay the baby on her lap . Great videos as always thanks

In the states: the table top piece with small antique mirror on a stand with little drawer is reffered to as a 'mustache' mirror. The 'coat rack' that usually stands in a entry way is reffered to as a hall tree. The holes on either side of the mirror usually had a bowl of some sorts at the bottom. That's the umbrella holder and the bowl collects the water from the wet umbrella.

The downstairs was definitely used until relatively recently. Besides the last room, the lamp at 7:14 has a fluorescent bulb in it. The medical supplies at 12:54 seems to be relatively recent too.

The architecture in this place is amazing! I love the way you’re so respectful to the people that lived there before, and never destroyed anything while you’re in there all your attempts to get in. You guys are definitely the best I’ve seen at this. People that leave photos behind make me crazy. If I find photos in any abandon place, I do the research on the house in the family & mail the valuables to them with no return address. Thank you guys as always for sharing your finds. Take good care of yourselves & be careful. Much love to you both❣️. This place feels like home to me. ✨

Kitchens are my favorite, the stove and china just awesome

I love this channel. I love exploring abandoned places (like London docklands before the fancy flats) and I now realise my house is beginning to look like a decaying 'old money' property. Which makes me smile.

Was Jordy the cameraman for this one? The camera angles and editing were great, especially the change in profile of you, Leslie, whileyyou were seated and telling us the history. This channel just gets better and better!

Give Jordy a mike too. Good sidekick, with his comments.

OMG... That place changed SO MUCH 😱😲 so crazy that after 8 months this amazing house is like that.... I don't get why people like to destroy this places. I'm gonna post the video that I filmed we Explomo and you guys are going to see what changed!!!! 🎥👌 Great video btw

I like the way Lesley makes up stories about a room that he not sure of. Love his accent.

the big bound book with advertisements might be a bound folio of newspapers. I work for a newspaper and we have those bound for like a whole year or two in one book, all the way back to like 1890.

Curious how you find these magic places?! I love the background you give on these places! P.S. i have my volume on max on my phone and it is difficult to hear you sometimes. Thank you!

Beautifully sad, Lesley. Thank you for sharing.

Hi!!!!! I am from Brazil!!! And I have recently discovered ( BROS OF DECAY) and it's amazing!!!!!! 😃😃👏👏👏👏👏

It's evident that not only did someone play the game, but they also trashed the place & had a party. It could've been not too long after it became empty, either way it a shame & should be a crime to do this. It prevents us from actually seeing how it was left. Shame on anyone that does these things. God sees ALL!!! Thanks Leslie & Jordy. 💜🙋‍♀️🇺🇸

whats happend to your sound it is usually a lot better louder and clearer great video as usual though

From Dallas Texas USA. Looove your videos. Every time I see a new one, I open it inmediately. They awesome

Hey guys ? What was it like for you in Portugal? Did you like the food, rhe people ? Did we treat you good ? I'm from Portugal and I hope you liked it here 💜

Thank you Lesley and Jordy for another explore and backstory. I hope wherever the family are, happiness did follow them after all the heartbreak. I can see this home in its glory days, children running around having fun, kitchen busy making bread and other wonderful food.

Thank you for a great video, and the respect you have when exploring these houses. I'm Portuguese and appreciate you exploring portugal

As your shirt said, beautiful. All of the furniture, especially in the bedrooms was lovely. I can’t believe the ceilings. WAUW! 😉. Until you got to that last room I was thinking that there were no toys left. Sigh. That always makes me so sad. Yes it’s intriguing to think of what happened to the rest of the family. Great video thank you for taking us with you. Safe travels and stay away from corona and wash your hands a lot and use disinfectant with a high alcohol content☺️

Absolutely beautiful ! So many bedrooms....this home was massive ! Thank you for taking us to so many amazing places and letting us enjoy their history !

Hi both ,what a beautiful amazing place,it’s so nice to see all the furniture an furnishings,they are stunning.Its nice to see no trash .The lady must of found it hard on her own bringing the children up on her own ,I wonder where they have all gone ,surely they must be alive .I can’t believe they just leave everything.thank you both my favourite explorers,thane care much love Ann uk xx

I hear Christmas Carols in your background music. So beautiful

Hi Lesley an Georgie it’s Ann again what a beautiful amazing place an you’re voice is memorising you take your time an show us everything so much respect your parents must be very proud of you both they brought you up properly enjoy all your videos stay safe much love Ann uk x

The upstairs toy with the folding back was a doll pull toy, very cool. Some of the top floor rooms were for staff possible to help mom with all the little ones. Did they loose the house when he died? She must have struggled to make ends meet. The furniture and architecture are beautiful and thanks for your respect of all the things you see. The trumpet looking thing is a hand Brest pump, she seems to have been constantly pregnant as a Catholic they were supposed to not use any form of birth control. Be Safe!

I can’t believe all the nice things inside the mansion still there. That was pretty interesting to see. Thank you and love your videos.

Excellent video, love the way you point things out and give your opinion of what you are seeing. Thanks for sharing with us.

I'm glad you wearing gloves👍👍 That picture in the beginning is so beautiful! I love the kitchen. Thanks for sharing this with us. Greetings

I Love Love Love all these exquisite amazing castles! Thank you Leslie! At the end of the day I enjoy these tours and It calms me down to watch such beauty!

Thank you so very much for letting us walk threw this beautiful home with you guy's. I really appreciate you

I just adore you guys🤗💛 keep up the Great and Respectful Work in exploring such amazing places! It’s always beautifully filmed and narrated! I love your voice too☺️

Such an amazing explore ty dear Brothers for showing us around . keep safe and happy guys love and peace x

“Olá, obrigado “ well said. I’ll say “olá obrigada” because i’m a lady. You’ve been at Porto. A city where reach people were. The North of Portugal. It is a very beautiful city and well preserve too. I leave in Lisbon, Cascais. Love your video.

Awesome video! So relaxing!

As always, brilliant respectful, compassionate. Well done chaps!

I always love the way you describe the contents of the homes and buildings you show in your videos. So respectful. I like the way you didn't skip over conveying what you could to the world about the history of slavery. Even though you couldn't read it didn't hide what it was like they do here in America. You are real, honest, and your videos bring me peace in a world of chaos and confusion. Your videos have a calming effect on my brain. Thanks Bros of Decay. God bless 🙏

You have a very respectable way of looking at people's abandoned homes, I appreciate that so much

A great video. Some beautiful old furniture in there. Thanks boys, I think you're just wonderful & I love your channel. Stay safe, be careful when traveling.

That bench is awesome

What an amazing place...filled with stories and the comfortable things of daily life. Beautifully done, as usual for you. The type of piano is called an upright piano, grand pianos take up a lot of floor space, so uprights became popular for homes. Having a big enough home to have its own chapel was a serious status symbol, it meant the wealthy could have services without going to the cathedral with everything else. Great woodcarving on the chapel. Some of those attic bedrooms were very likely live in staff.🖤🇨🇦

Man I never get tired of watching your videos you guys do good work

absolutely gorgeous Lesley, I expect you will love Portugal from now on !

I been watching these videos all day. I really enjoy seeing these old places and listening to the stories related to each place

Thank you guys for sharing your video. A fantastic find of this gorgeous house. So many antiques left. I love the ceiling the Chandelier's. And the archways of the door. The little dolls sitting there. Waiting for the little girl to play with them. Have a great day.

Hi! I have to say like a Spanish that the newspaper from 37 it's Spanish and it's straight after our Civil War started, which was about 1936 to 39, many historians it considered the pre-step to WW II.

Love the song you are playing in this video This music to that song is so beautiful

You guys make quality videos! Many thanks! Interesting as always.

Leslie, sometimes I have to watch your videos twice because your voice is so soothing it puts me to sleep. LOL! But it was worth the extra time to watch it again, because that was a beautiful place. Thank you so much, you and Jordy, for doing such a wonderful job of bringing us these beautiful places where we cannot go ourselves to see. Thank you.

I love the way that you give an outline of the family that once occupied this home. Magnificent Timor capsule! Thank you for sharing

As always love your respect for everyone and everything.and your vouce is so soothing .

Love you to Leslie ..love your videos..thankyou for being so gentle with peoples things.. ❤

So interesting and beautiful. I like the soft piano music, but the one is a Christmas song. No worries, I love it!!! Thank you for exploring and sharing! I really like you guys!

WOW! Incredible video! Beautiful mansion, fascinating story of a huge family!

Your videos are always great, thank you for taking us with you.

Thank you for all your great explores 🥰💖😍 Be safe

2:43 What a gorgeous archway entranceway, look at the mesmerizing architectural beauty, design and color. This has to be the most amazing captivating sight I have ever seen. Very unique.💕 The lower part of the home, lioks like someone was living there for a while, after it was abandoned. The way it was trashed, could have been a stranger, maybe homeless. Another beauty left to decay, what a shame. Thank you both again. Have you ever thought of doing a Live Chat some day?

The glove pop before you began to speak, had me laughing 😆 🤣 😂 so hard ! Your becoming a comedian ! Happy house hunting.

Love your respect and passion for the antiques/abandoned houses! Its so sad seeing people vandalizing these historical monuments so its great that you dont reveal the locations!

Oh my! This is one of my favorites! Thank you! *catches kiss puts in pocket*

12:28 paws..haha😊😊 it's called a claw foot bathtub, they're worth quite a bit of money nowadays... you're too cute Leslie, 🐾🐾

yes, It was hard to hear you but I love how much that you appreciate these old homes and their memories on the inside. I wished that I could have a job like yours. I just love all the old architecture.

Thank you so much! Lovely video. Greetings from Cape town.

I appreciate your fans as well. The collaboration of explanations keeps me reading.

Leslie, thank you very much. Very good video as always.

A wonderful tour. Thank you so much 🌿💟💟🌿

Hoi Lesley en Jordy. Weer een mooie video. Altijd leuk en leerzaam om naar te kijken. 👍

Thank you for also sharing the history of the house....

I really love ALL your videos. Thank you for sharing. Dean

What an incredible find and interesting history. Lots of vintage things left in there. Great exploration in Portugal.

WOW nice to see you’ve explored some abandoned gems in my country… hope you enjoyed your stay. Greetings from Portugal💝🇵🇹 As for the letter on the trunk lid, it’s not focussed enough to be fully legible and the hand writing doesn’t make it easy, but from what I can make out, the first word looks like “dois”, which means “Two”, then it talks about hemmed, monogrammed bed sheets, and something with lace, used on the wedding night and that one of the sheets was used to cover someone by the name of António Maria after his accident ( must be the accident you talk about at the beginning of your video)…. Seems like the letter is describing what was in the trunk and it’s special significance.

Hi Lesley and Jordy, Bros of Decay, Although there were some traces of vandalism and trashing visible, I loved watching you showing this huge mansion. - Some rooms still look very grand and have a special atmosphere. - The room with the piano is especially beautiful. Thank you so much for taking us viewers to places as interesting and beautiful as this one. - It is always a great pleasure watching you, when you present a location like this one. - Only with the sound there was a problem, because I could hardly understand your narration. - I am looking forward to your next adventures and wish you both and Danny all the best. - Peace and lots of blessings. Stay safe and take care. Kindest regards from Switzerland.

Another beautiful home !!! Good Job

Hi..Leslie, and Jordy, I have been watching your documentary videos of different abandoned mansions, and houses were some of them were built during the medieval period like the castles in Italy. PROS: Your videos are all great! I can't believe you two brothers have the teamwork together. CONS: I noticed your music background is CHRISTMAS???? SILENT NIGHT! O come let us adore HIM! hello....... Christmas is over. Summer is here now.

Very cool. So happy to see that you are wearing gloves in your adventures. Happy travels.

Thank you again for a wonderful tour. So sad - really wonder with such a big family that no one tried to save pictures, take antiques, etc. Maybe still in fear from why had to leave? Love how you play Oh Holy Night in background - seems so appropriate. Be safe.

Hello bros. Of decay. Great Job explaining your finds. It makes it more interesting. And I love that mustard color bathroom amazing .It beats borrowing white bathrooms. Thank you again for taking us on your Journeys. Massachusetts U.S.A.

This mansion is HUGE! What beautiful woodwork! Definitely worth finding and touring! Thanks!

Love your videos ! Wishing you a happy new year for 2021. God bless you and stay safe from Corona virus. You're fan.

Wonderful as always, Lesley. I think this family had economic interest in the Portuguese colony of Angola. With the 1975 coup in Portugal, Angola gained independence and white interests in Angola were absolved.

Love your program!❤️ This piano is called an “Upright!”😊 Love the piano stool cushion with the crocheted cover.

Thank you so much for your videos ! It is very beautiful mansion

Day 2 of binge watching🙂. Lots of children, no birth control. The architecture of the place is amazing, to think it was done before modern tools. In watching these channels, people are pretty much the same worldwide. I could never do exploring, couldn't stop myself from loading up.🚚

That prayer room altar is SPECTACULAR! wow how I wish I owned that...like you said only castles house them usually so very impressive to see it in this home

Hola chicos...!!! Leslie eres un genio, me gusta como explicas la historia.! Eso hace de bien entender, puedo entender el ingles pero no escribir. Un abrazo amigos, que increíble mansión. y como siempre digo, si las paredes hablaran estaríamos días encerrados contándonos sus vivencias.! Abrazos amigos!!!!!

I Watch All You'r Abandon Explorations . . Your Videos Are Absolutely "Eye Opening Fantastic" !! Who New All This Was (Forgotten) Left Behind ? Wow . . . Great Videos . . . . . .

I just start watching your videos and I really like the way you make it and the intro. Amazing Mansion

خسارةكبيرة ان يتركوا هذا الصر الجميل للنسيان فيه اشياء رائعة لا تقدر بثمن يا الله انا حذية لهذه الفوضى❤❤❤❤