Barreiro, Portugal

Barreiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈʁɐjɾu] (listen)) is a town and a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 78,764,[1] in an area of 36.39 km².[2]

Barreiro
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38°40′N 09°04′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisboa
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Setúbal
Parishes	8
Government
• President	Frederico Rosa (PS)
Area
• Total	36.39 km^2 (14.05 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	78,764
• Density	2,200/km^2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	June 28
Website	http://www.cm-barreiro.pt

Barreiro has a view of the city of Lisbon from Avenida da Praia and a riverside area called Alburrica.

The present Mayor is Frederico Rosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 28.

Population

Street in Barreiro

Population growth (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004	2011
2 425	3 384	7 738	21 030	35 088	88 052	85 768	79 012	78 992	78 764

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

• Alto do Seixalinho, Santo André e Verderena
• Barreiro e Lavradio
• Palhais e Coina
• Santo António da Charneca

Sports

• F.C. Barreirense is the local team and plays at Campo da Verderena. G.D. Fabril, another local team, plays at Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva.
• José Augusto, Fernando Chalana, both Portugal international footballers were born in Barreiro.
• Bruno Martins Indi, footballer of Stoke City and the Netherlands national team was born in Barreiro to Bissau-Guinean parents.

Notable residents

• Leonor Andrade (b. 1994) – represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• Augusto Cabrita (1923–1993) – photographer, cinematographer and film director

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal

Barreiro is twinned with:

• — Łódź in Poland (since 1996) [4]
• — Stara Zagora in Bulgaria (since 1976)

History

In autumn 1975 The New York Times profiled Barreiro as a "new home for refugees from Angola". [5]

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 24" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
4. "Miasta partnerskie - Urząd Miasta Łodzi [via WaybackMachine.com]". City of Łódź (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
5. https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/31/archives/for-angola-refugees-in-portugal-a-life-of-despair.html

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Facebook Page
• Android App : VisitBarreiro