Paços de Brandão () is a
Portuguese parish in the
municipality
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of
Santa Maria da Feira
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. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 3.56 km
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, and is part of the Porto Metropolitan Area
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.
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, 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 (Basketball
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)
Gallery
Image:Festa_Arcos_PacosBrandao.jpg, ''Festa dos Arcos''
References
External links
Parish official website
Freguesias of Santa Maria da Feira
Towns in Portugal
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