Paços de Brandão

Paços de Brandão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, and Aveiro District. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 3.56 km2. 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
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