Paços de Brandão () is a

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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, and Inês Lopo, a notable nuclear medicine resident and marathon runner.

Sites of interest

* Casa da Quinta do Engenho Novo or Parque Municipal de Paços de Brandão (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 (

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Firms

Suspeita Productions - Design and Fashion Firm
*http://www.numerica-multimedia.pt Editora discográfica e Multimedia

Gallery

Image:Festa_Arcos_PacosBrandao.jpg, ''Festa dos Arcos''

References

External links

Parish official website
Freguesias of Santa Maria da Feira Towns in Portugal {{Aveiro-geo-stub