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</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Almada</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="Municipalities_of_Portugal" title="Municipalities of Portugal">Municipality</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid white;width:280px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:2px 0 0 2px"><div style="display:table;background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">
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</style><span class=" nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="geo:38.680277777777775,-9.158333333333333"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°40′49″N</span> <span class="longitude">9°9′30″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.68028°N 9.15833°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.68028; -9.15833</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Portugal" title="NUTS statistical regions of Portugal">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Lisbon_Region" title="Lisbon Region">Lisbon</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Metropolitan_areas_in_Portugal" title="Metropolitan areas in Portugal">Metropolitan area</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Lisbon_metropolitan_area" title="Lisbon metropolitan area">Lisbon</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Districts_of_Portugal" title="Districts of Portugal">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Set%C3%BAbal_District" title="Setúbal District">Setúbal</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Freguesia" title="Freguesia">Parishes</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Geography">5</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="President_of_the_Municipal_Chamber" title="President of the Municipal Chamber">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="In%C3%AAs_de_Medeiros" title="Inês de Medeiros">Inês de Medeiros</a> (<a href="Socialist_Party_(Portugal)" title="Socialist Party (Portugal)">PS</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">70.21 km<sup>2</sup> (27.11 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">33 m (108 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">0 m (0 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">174,030</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,500/km<sup>2</sup> (6,400/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="UTC%2B00%3A00" title="UTC+00:00">UTC+00:00</a> (<a href="Western_European_Time" title="Western European Time">WET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="UTC%2B01%3A00" title="UTC+01:00">UTC+01:00</a> (<a href="Western_European_Summer_Time" title="Western European Summer Time">WEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Postal_codes_in_Portugal" title="Postal codes in Portugal">Postal code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">2805</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Telephone_numbers_in_Portugal" title="Telephone numbers in Portugal">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">21</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Patron_saint" title="Patron saint">Patron</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="John_the_Baptist" title="John the Baptist">São João Baptista</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.m-almada.pt">www<wbr>.m-almada<wbr>.pt</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Almada</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">
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</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">European Portuguese pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="pt-Latn-PT-fonipa">[alˈmaðɐ]</span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/f\/f0\/Pt-pt_Almada_FF.ogg\/Pt-pt_Almada_FF.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Pt-pt Almada FF.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/Pt-pt_Almada_FF.ogg/Pt-pt_Almada_FF.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable">ⓘ</sup></span>) is a city and a <a href="Municipalities_of_Portugal" title="Municipalities of Portugal">municipality</a> in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the <a href="Tagus_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Tagus River">Tagus River</a>, within the <a href="Lisbon_metropolitan_area" title="Lisbon metropolitan area">Lisbon Metropolitan Area</a>. The city is connected to <a href="Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a> by the <a href="25_de_Abril_Bridge" title="25 de Abril Bridge">25 de Abril Bridge</a>. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 174,030,<sup id="cite_ref-ine_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ine-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in an area of 70.21 km<sup>2</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-dgt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dgt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The urbanized core center, the city of Almada proper, had a population of 101,500 in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>
<p>Human presence in the area of Almada dates to the end of the <a href="Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> period about 5000 years ago; archeological excavations performed in the municipality suggest that non-sedentary nomadic tribes may have occupied this location sporadically. The gradual development of settlement here made its greatest advance with the coming of Islamic civilization, when Muslims constructed a fort at Almada to defend and monitor the entrance to the <a href="Tagus_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Tagus River">Tagus River</a>. Lying across the river from Lisbon, the area of Almada was a crossroads for a succession of various peoples who traded along the Tagus, including <a href="Phoenicians" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenicians">Phoenicians</a>, <a href="Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Romans</a> and <a href="Moors" title="Moors">Moors</a>.
</p><p>As one of the principal Arab military bases along the southern margin of the Tagus, Almada was conquered by the Christian forces of <a href="Afonso_I_of_Portugal" title="Afonso I of Portugal">Afonso I</a> with the aid of <a href="England" title="England">English</a> <a href="Crusaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Crusaders">Crusaders</a> in 1147. Alongside these Christians there lived many free Moors and Jews, under the royal protection guaranteed them by Afonso I in the charter of 1170 (which applied to all the former Moorish strongholds at Lisbon, Almada, <a href="Palmela" title="Palmela">Palmela</a> and Alcácer).
</p><p>Almada received a <a href="Foral" title="Foral">foral</a> from <a href="Sancho_I_of_Portugal" title="Sancho I of Portugal">King Sancho I</a> in 1190, although it came at a price: Miramolim Jacub-Abu-Jassuf, son of the Moorish leader who had laid siege to <a href="Santar%C3%A9m%2C_Portugal" title="Santarém, Portugal">Santarém</a> in 1171, was angered by the Christian victories and gathered a large army. He boldly attacked in the north, conquering <a href="Alc%C3%A1cer_do_Sal" title="Alcácer do Sal">Alcácer do Sal</a> and <a href="Silves%2C_Portugal" title="Silves, Portugal">Silves</a>, while forcing the residents of Almada, Palmela and other towns along the Tagus into hiding.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would be some time after the death of Sancho before this region would be restored to Portuguese control.
</p><p>When this event occurred with the success of the <a href="Reconquista" title="Reconquista">Reconquista</a> in driving the Muslims out, the <a href="Order_of_Santiago" title="Order of Santiago">Order of Santiago</a>, a <a href="Donatorio" class="mw-redirect" title="Donatorio">donatorio</a> of Almada after 28 October 1186, had an important role in the territory (especially between the Tagus and <a href="Sado_River" title="Sado River">Sado Rivers</a>). In this role, it facilitated the repopulation of acquired territories and was the beneficiary of the various local economies.
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<p>Although small in area, the city of Almada has a large population. It is bounded to the southeast by <a href="Seixal_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Seixal Municipality">Seixal</a>, to the south by <a href="Sesimbra" title="Sesimbra">Sesimbra</a>, to the west by the <a href="Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> and to the north and northeast by the Tagus River. At <a href="Cacilhas" title="Cacilhas">Cacilhas</a>, its main port, ferry boats transport visitors and local residents across to Lisbon daily, while the <a href="25_de_Abril_Bridge" title="25 de Abril Bridge">25 de Abril Bridge</a>, which spans the Tagus, is traversed by <a href="Fertagus" title="Fertagus">rail</a>, commercial and personal vehicles daily. Almada is considered a transportation hub and a fast-growing suburb; its coast has several sandy beaches and panoramic vistas.
</p><p>Located in the <a href="Set%C3%BAbal_(district)" class="mw-redirect" title="Setúbal (district)">district of Setúbal</a>, the municipality includes two cities, Almada and Costa da Caparica, and is divided into five civil parishes:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="Almada%2C_Cova_da_Piedade%2C_Pragal_e_Cacilhas" title="Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas">Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas</a></li>
<li><a href="Caparica_e_Trafaria" title="Caparica e Trafaria">Caparica e Trafaria</a></li>
<li><a href="Charneca_de_Caparica_e_Sobreda" title="Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda">Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda</a></li>
<li><a href="Costa_da_Caparica" title="Costa da Caparica">Costa da Caparica</a></li>
<li><a href="Laranjeiro_e_Feij%C3%B3" title="Laranjeiro e Feijó">Laranjeiro e Feijó</a></li></ul>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2></div>
<p>The <a href="25_de_Abril_Bridge" title="25 de Abril Bridge">25 de Abril Bridge</a> links Lisbon and Almada, which are on opposite sides of the Tagus river. The municipality is served by a light-rail transit system, the <a href="Metro_Transportes_do_Sul" title="Metro Transportes do Sul">Metro Transportes do Sul</a>, linking it to the suburban rail system (<a href="Fertagus" title="Fertagus">Fertagus</a>) serving <a href="Grande_Lisboa" title="Grande Lisboa">Greater Lisbon</a> and the municipality of <a href="Seixal" title="Seixal">Seixal</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sanctuary_of_Christ_the_King">Sanctuary of Christ the King</h2></div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Christ_the_King_(Almada)" title="Christ the King (Almada)">Christ the King (Almada)</a></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_citizens">Notable citizens</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_service">Public service</h3></div>
<ul><li><a href="Joan_of_Portugal" title="Joan of Portugal">Joan of Portugal</a> (1439–1475) Queen of Castile as the second wife of King <a href="Henry_IV_of_Castile" title="Henry IV of Castile">Henry IV of Castile</a>.</li>
<li><a href="Elvira_Fortunato" title="Elvira Fortunato">Elvira Fortunato</a> (born 1964) a Portuguese scientist, professor in the Materials Science Department at the NOVA <a href="University_of_Lisbon" title="University of Lisbon">University of Lisbon</a></li>
<li><a href="Diana_Prata" title="Diana Prata">Diana Prata</a> (born ca.1975) neuroscientist, head of the Biomedical Neuroscience at the <a href="University_of_Lisbon" title="University of Lisbon">University of Lisbon</a>, brought up in Almada</li>
<li>Diogo Batáguas (born ca.1984) stand-up comedian and public figure, notable for his monthly YouTube program named "Relatório DB".</li>
<li>Rita Ferreira (born ca.1993) nuclear medicine resident, notable for her love of sundae caramelo.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arts">Arts</h3></div>
<ul><li>Vitor Gonçalves (born 1963) a Portuguese theatre director</li>
<li><a href="UHF_(Portuguese_band)" title="UHF (Portuguese band)">UHF</a> (formed 1970's) rock band formed in Almada</li>
<li><a href="Anabela_Braz_Pires" title="Anabela Braz Pires">Anabela Braz Pires</a> (born 1976) known as <i>Anabela</i>, singer and musical theatre actress.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xutos_%26_Pontap%C3%A9s" class="extiw external" title="pt:Xutos & Pontapés">Xutos & Pontapés, (Wiki PT)</a> (formed 1978) a Portuguese <a href="Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock band</a></li>
<li><a href="Sara_Tavares" title="Sara Tavares">Sara Tavares</a> (born 1978) a Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and percussionist, family from Almada</li>
<li><a href="Pedro_Barateiro" title="Pedro Barateiro">Pedro Barateiro</a> (born 1979) a Portuguese artist</li>
<li><a href="Patricia_Ribeiro" title="Patricia Ribeiro">Patricia Ribeiro</a> (born 1981) transsexual singer, songwriter, dancer and convicted extortionist.</li>
<li><a href="Da_Weasel" title="Da Weasel">Da Weasel</a> (formed 1993) a Portuguese <a href="Hip-hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip-hop music">hip-hop band</a>/rock band from Almada</li>
<li><a href="Aenima_(band)" title="Aenima (band)">Aenima</a> (formed 1997) a Portuguese <a href="Dark_wave" title="Dark wave">dark wave</a>, rock band</li>
<li><a href="Ava_Inferi" title="Ava Inferi">Ava Inferi</a> (2005–2013) a Portuguese <a href="Doom_Metal" class="mw-redirect" title="Doom Metal">Doom Metal</a> band</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3></div>
<ul><li><a href="Alfredo_Mur%C3%A7a" title="Alfredo Murça">Alfredo Murça</a> (1948–2007) a Portuguese international footballer with nearly 400 club caps</li>
<li><a href="Rui_Eug%C3%A9nio" title="Rui Eugénio">Rui Eugénio</a> (born 1966) a Portuguese former footballer with over 400 club caps</li>
<li><a href="Rui_Madeira" title="Rui Madeira">Rui Madeira</a> (born 1969), a Portuguese rally driver</li>
<li><a href="Lu%C3%ADs_Figo" title="Luís Figo">Luís Figo</a> (born 1972) known as <i>Figo</i>, former footballer with 570 caps and 127 for <a href="Portugal_national_football_team" title="Portugal national football team">Portugal</a></li>
<li><a href="Telma_Monteiro" title="Telma Monteiro">Telma Monteiro</a> (born 1985), world champion <a href="Judoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Judoka">judoka</a></li>
<li><a href="Silvestre_Varela" title="Silvestre Varela">Silvestre Varela</a> (born 1985) a footballer with over 400 club caps and 27 for <a href="Portugal_national_football_team" title="Portugal national football team">Portugal</a></li>
<li><a href="Carlitos_(footballer%2C_born_April_1985)" title="Carlitos (footballer, born April 1985)">Carlos Emanuel Soares Tavares</a> (born 1985) known as <i>Carlitos</i>, a footballer with 350 club caps and 32 for <a href="Cape_Verde_national_football_team" title="Cape Verde national football team">Cape Verde</a></li>
<li><a href="Aylton_Boa_Morte" title="Aylton Boa Morte">Aylton Boa Morte</a> (born 1993) a Portuguese footballer with over 350 club caps</li>
<li><a href="M%C3%B3nica_Mendes" title="Mónica Mendes">Mónica Mendes</a> (born 1993) a Portuguese footballer with 51 caps for <a href="Portugal_women's_national_football_team" title="Portugal women's national football team">Portugal women</a></li>
<li><a href="Miguel_Oliveira" title="Miguel Oliveira">Miguel Oliveira</a> (born 1995) a Portuguese professional <a href="Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing" title="Grand Prix motorcycle racing">MotoGP</a> Rider</li>
<li><a href="Andr%C3%A9_Horta" title="André Horta">André Horta</a> (born 1996) a Portuguese footballer</li>
<li><a href="Rafael_Le%C3%A3o" title="Rafael Leão">Rafael Leão</a> (born 1999) a Portuguese footballer</li>
<li><a href="Paulo_Bernardo_(footballer)" title="Paulo Bernardo (footballer)">Paulo Bernardo (footballer)</a> (born 2002) footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Hunskelper and Scottish league and cup double winner 2023/24 and 2024/25</li>
<li><a href="Gon%C3%A7alo_In%C3%A1cio" title="Gonçalo Inácio">Gonçalo Inácio</a> (born 2001) footballer who currently plays for <a href="Primeira_Liga" title="Primeira Liga">Primeira Liga</a> club <a href="Sporting_CP" title="Sporting CP">Sporting CP</a> and the <a href="Portugal_national_football_team" title="Portugal national football team">Portugal national football team</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_relations">International relations</h2></div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Portugal" title="List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal">List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal</a></div>
<p>Almada is <a href="Twin_towns_and_sister_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin towns and sister cities">twinned</a> with:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic"></a></span></span> <a href="Ostrava" title="Ostrava">Ostrava</a>, Czech Republic</li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Angola" title="Angola"></a></span></span> <a href="Porto_Amboim" title="Porto Amboim">Porto Amboim</a>, Angola</li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Cuba" title="Cuba"></a></span></span> <a href="Regla" title="Regla">Regla</a>, Cuba</li>
<li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde"></a></span></span> <a href="Sal%2C_Cape_Verde" title="Sal, Cape Verde">Sal</a>, Cape Verde</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Almada_F%C3%B3rum" title="Almada Fórum">Almada Fórum</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">John Felix Pereira (2009), p.31</span>
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<ul><li><cite id="CITEREFPereira2009" class="citation book cs1">Pereira, John Felix (2009). <i>Abridgement of the History of Portugal</i>. Charleston, South Carolina: BiblioLife LLC. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>978-1-110-33521-3</bdi>.</cite></li></ul>
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<div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikivoyage has a travel guide for <i><b><a href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Almada#Q328015" class="extiw external" title="wikivoyage:Almada">Almada</a></b></i>.</div></div>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.m-almada.pt/">Almada Municipality</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.almadadigital.pt/">Almada Digital</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180324041419/http://www.almadadigital.pt/">Archived</a> 2018-03-24 at the <a href="Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Almada%2C_Cova_da_Piedade%2C_Pragal_e_Cacilhas" title="Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas">Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas</a></li>
<li><a href="Caparica_e_Trafaria" title="Caparica e Trafaria">Caparica e Trafaria</a></li>
<li><a href="Charneca_de_Caparica_e_Sobreda" title="Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda">Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda</a></li>
<li><a href="Costa_da_Caparica" title="Costa da Caparica">Costa da Caparica</a></li>
<li><a href="Laranjeiro_e_Feij%C3%B3" title="Laranjeiro e Feijó">Laranjeiro e Feijó</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Alc%C3%A1cer_do_Sal" title="Alcácer do Sal">Alcácer do Sal</a></li>
<li><a href="Alcochete" title="Alcochete">Alcochete</a></li>
<li><a href="Barreiro%2C_Portugal" title="Barreiro, Portugal">Barreiro</a></li>
<li><a href="Gr%C3%A2ndola" title="Grândola">Grândola</a></li>
<li><a href="Moita" title="Moita">Moita</a></li>
<li><a href="Montijo%2C_Portugal" title="Montijo, Portugal">Montijo</a></li>
<li><a href="Palmela" title="Palmela">Palmela</a></li>
<li><a href="Santiago_do_Cac%C3%A9m" title="Santiago do Cacém">Santiago do Cacém</a></li>
<li><a href="Seixal" title="Seixal">Seixal</a></li>
<li><a href="Sesimbra" title="Sesimbra">Sesimbra</a></li>
<li><a href="Set%C3%BAbal" title="Setúbal">Setúbal</a></li>
<li><a href="Sines" title="Sines">Sines</a></li></ul>
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