Paços de Brandão

Paços de Brandão
Civil parish
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Paços de Brandão Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°58′26″N 8°35′24″W / 40.974°N 8.590°W / 40.974; -8.590Coordinates: 40°58′26″N 8°35′24″W / 40.974°N 8.590°W / 40.974; -8.590
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Metropolitan area	Porto
District	Aveiro
Municipality	Santa Maria da Feira
Area
• Total	3.56 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,867
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	http://www.jf-pacosdebrandao.pt/

Paços de Brandão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʃ dɨ bɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w̃]) is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, and Aveiro District. The population in 2011 was 4,867,^[1] in an area of 3.56 km².^[2] It is 22 km from Porto, and is part of the Porto Metropolitan Area.

Its foundation dates back to more than 900 years ago, associated with the Norman Fernand Blandon. It became a town in 1985.

Among its highlights is the Festa dos Arcos, which occurs every August in the center of the town.

Sites of interest[]

• or (literally the Paços de Brandão Municipal Park)
• Casa da Portela
• Mother Church

Education[]

• Instituto Superior de Paços de Brandão

Sporting clubs[]

• Clube Desportivo de Paços de Brandão
• Grupo Recreativo Independente Brandoense (Basketball)

Firms[]

• Suspeita Productions - Design and Fashion Firm^{[permanent dead link]}
• http://www.numerica-multimedia.pt Editora discográfica e Multimedia

Gallery[]

• 

  Festa dos Arcos

References[]

External links[]

• Parish official website

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