Braga
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Maximinos, Sé and Cividade. The population in 2011 was 14,572, in an area of 2.57 km2.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality with 15,100 residents
- Description: civil parish in Braga
- Also known as: “Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”, “Uniao das freguesias de Braga (Maximinos, Se e Cividade)”, and “União das freguesias de Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estádio Municipal de Braga and Braga Cathedral.
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Stadium
Photo: Manuel Anastácio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Estádio Municipal de Braga is an all-seater football stadium located in Braga, Portugal, and the current home of Sporting Clube de Braga. It has a capacity of 30,286 spectators, making it the seventh largest football stadium in Portugal.
Braga Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of Braga is a Roman Catholic church in the northern city of Braga, Portugal. Due to its long history and artistic significance, it is also one of the most important buildings in the country.
Raio Palace
Museum
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Raio is a Baroque era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by Portuguese architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Victor and Real.
São Victor
Suburb
São Victor is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 29,642, in an area of 4.08 km2. It is named after Saint Victor of Braga, an early Christian martyr who was put to death around AD 300.
São Vicente
Suburb
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
São Vicente is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 13,236, in an area of 2.55 km². In São Vicente is located the Faculty of Philosophy part of Catholic University of Portugal, the Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda and the Colégio D.
Braga
- Category: freguesia of Portugal
- Location: Braga, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Braga” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Braga”
- Chinese: “Braga”
- Galician: “Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
- German: “Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
- German: “União das Freguesias de Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
- German: “União das Freguesias de Braga”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Braga”
- Portuguese: “Braga (Maximinos, Se e Cividade)”
- Portuguese: “Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
- Portuguese: “Braga”
- Portuguese: “Uniao das Freguesias de Braga (Maximinos, Se e Cividade)”
- Portuguese: “União das Freguesias de Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
- Spanish: “Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
- Spanish: “Braga”
- Spanish: “União das Freguesias de Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
- Turkish: “Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade) kaymakamlığı”
- Turkish: “Braga (Maximinos, Se e Cividade)”
- Turkish: “Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
- “Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)”
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Notable Places Nearby
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