Paços de Brandão

40°58′26″N 8°35′24″W / 40.974°N 8.590°W / 40.974; -8.590Country PortugalRegionNorteMetropolitan areaPortoDistrictAveiroMunicipalitySanta Maria da FeiraArea • Total3.56 km² (1.37 sq mi)Population • Total4,867 • Density1,400/km² (3,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Websitehttp://www.jf-pacosdebrandao.pt/

Paços de Brandão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʒ ðɨ βɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w]) is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, and Aveiro District. The population in 2011 was 4,867,^[1] in an area of 3.56 km².^[2] It is 22 km from Porto, and is part of the Porto Metropolitan Area.

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)

Firms

• Suspeita Productions - Design and Fashion Firm^{[permanent dead link]}
• http://www.numerica-multimedia.pt Editora discográfica e Multimedia

Gallery

• 
  Festa dos Arcos

References

External links

• Parish official website