Portel () is a municipality in the District of
Évora
Évora ( , ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1307.08 km2. It is the historic capital of the Alentejo and serves as the seat of the Évora District.
Due to its well-preserved old to ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,428,
[Instituto Nacional de EstatÃstica]
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. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday
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.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (''freguesias
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Gallery
Notable people
* LuÃs Zambujo
LuÃs Rafael Margaça Garcia Zambujo (born 29 September 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Born in Portel, Évora District, Zambujo played youth football with S.L. Benfica. He made his debu ...
(born 1986) a Portuguese former professional footballer with 311 club caps
References
External links
Town Hall official websitePhotos from PortelPortel website
Municipalities of Évora District
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