Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto) explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Braga (São José de São Lázaro e
São João do Souto)
Region:Norte
Cim:Cávado
District:Braga
Municipality:Braga
Area Total:2.43
Population Total:14301
Population As Of:2011
Coordinates:41.548°N -8.412°W

Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto) is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São José de São Lázaro and São João do Souto.[1] The population in 2011 was 14,301,[2] in an area of 2.43 km².[3]

Located in the Largo Barão de São Martinho is the Café A Brasileira (The Brazilian Cafe), an establishment with a storied history in Braga, Porto and Lisbon.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 26-28. 18 July 2014. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
  2. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
  3. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
  4. Web site: Braga: café "A Brasileira", com 102 anos, reabre, terça-feira após restauro . Braga, Portugal . 16 March 2009 . 12 May 2012 . Portuguese . Lusa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222123255/http://www.correiodominho.com/noticias.php?id=3263 . 22 February 2012 .