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

Braga (São José de São Lázaro e
São João do Souto)
Parish
Braga (São José de São Lázaro e
São João do Souto)
Coordinates: 41°32′53″N 8°24′43″W / 41.548°N 8.412°W / 41.548; -8.412Coordinates: 41°32′53″N 8°24′43″W / 41.548°N 8.412°W / 41.548; -8.412
Country Portugal
Municipality Braga
Area
  Total 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 14,301
  Density 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)

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]

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 26-28" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. Direção-Geral do Território
  4. Lusa, ed. (16 March 2009). "Braga: café "A Brasileira", com 102 anos, reabre, terça-feira após restauro" (in Portuguese). Braga, Portugal. Retrieved 12 May 2012.


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