Canidelo is a
Portuguese parish
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in the municipality of
Vila Nova de Gaia. The population in 2011 was 27,769,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 8.93 km².
It is located along the mouth of
Douro river and the
Atlantic Ocean
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, across from
Foz do Douro
Foz do Douro (; meaning "Mouth of the Douro") is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 10,997, in an area of 1.88&nb ...
,
Porto
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, some of the most important portuguese figures wore born here, such as
Rui Manuel Gonçalves Moreira ,
Tono Dracúla e
Tony Tachão.
Some of the most important portuguese drug dealers wore also from Canidelo.
References
Freguesias of Vila Nova de Gaia
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