Jardim Luis de Camoes is named after a 16th Century poet warrior, who is supposed (though there seems to be a lack of concrete evidence) to have visited Macau and written some of his epic tale "Os Lusias" whilst living here. The garden itself, other than a small grotto containing a bust of the main man himself, really doesn't seem to have much to do with him beyond the name as the rest of the park is taken up by some really nice landscaped gardens, fountains, small ponds and childrens (dilapidated) playground in the Eastern border.

The one thing to note though for fans (like me) of the chop socky/kung fu film genre, is that the main gate to the park will be immediately recognisable to anyone who has watched Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" (US: The Chinese Connection). These are the gates where Bruce tries to enter the park but is stopped by a gruff looking fat Indian guard (with dodgy/fake looking henna stained beard), who proceeds to point to a nearby sign which says "No Dogs or Chinese". OK, suffice to say the scene develops into one where Bruce is bullied into action by a group of Japanese, who then feel the full force of his anger as he takes them out in front of the gates. The scene ends with him kicking the sign in the air and shattering it into pieces with a well timed flying kick...waaaaaaaaaaaaaaakaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!.