Oliveira do Bairro () is a town and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,729,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
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Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):
Cultural institutions
* União Filarmónica do Troviscal, Troviscal - Aveiro, conducted by André Granjo
Twinning cities
Oliveira do Bairro is twinned with two cities:
: Benguela, Angola and
: Lamballe
Lamballe (; ; Gallo: ''Lanball'') is a town and a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Lamballe-Armor.
It lies on the river Gouessant east-s ...
, France
Notable people
* Ilda Figueiredo (born 1948 in Troviscal, Oliveira do Bairro) a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Portuguese Communist Party
* João Tomás
João Henrique Pataco Tomás (born 27 May 1975) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
He represented mostly Braga (three seasons) and Rio Ave (four) during his 19-year senior career. In his only full season ...
(born 1975) a Portuguese retired footballer with 378 club caps and 4 for Portugal
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References
External links
Town Hall official website
Municipalities of Aveiro District
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