The Portuguese rooster, also known as the Barcelos rooster, is a popular symbol of Portugal. The legend goes that a pilgrim was accused of stealing a silver chalice from a church in Barcelos. The pilgrim proclaimed his innocence, but the judge didn't believe him and sentenced him to death. As the pilgrim was about to be executed, he said that the truth would come out eventually and that the rooster would crow three times. Sure enough, the rooster crowed three times and the pilgrim was exonerated. The Barcelos rooster has since become a symbol of good luck.