Barcelos
Also known as Barcelos Municipality
municipality in Braga, Portugal
Key facts
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Norte
- Intermunic comm
- Cávado
- District
- Braga
- President
- Mário Constantino Lopes ( PSD )
- Total
- 378.90 km (146.29 sq mi)
- Density
- 308.68/km (799.48/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00 ( WET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+01:00 ( WEST )
- Website
- https://www.cm-barcelos.pt
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.cm-barcelos.pt
Article
Barcelos ( Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐɾˈsɛluʃ] ) is a city and a municipality in Braga District in the Minho Province, in the north of Portugal. The city of Barcelos had 26,042 inhabitants in 2021, while the municipality had 116,959 inhabitants in 2024 across an area of 378.90 square kilometres (146.29 mi). With 61 parishes, it is the municipality with the highest number of parishes in the country. Barcelos lies on the Portuguese Way, a Christian pilgrimage route connecting to the Camino de Santiago.
It is known for the Rooster of Barcelos and for its textile and adobe industries, as well as its horseback riding events and "figurado" style of pottery, which are comical figurines with accentuated features of farmers, folk musicians, and nativity scene characters. Barcelos is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a Crafts and Folk Art City.