Matosinhos

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Matosinhos is a city ( Cidade ) in the Portuguese region of Norte. It is located about ten kilometers northwest of Porto on the Atlantic. Matosinhos is the seat of an eponymous district ( concelho ) with 174 931 inhabitants in an area of 62.2 km ². (As at 30 June 2011)

The place is known as a port and industrial city in the metropolitan region of Porto. Nationally, the place is also known in the context of sport or its beaches. In addition, the innovative, built in 1966 by the architect Siza Vieira Coast Pool Piscinas de marés reached through regional awareness. Also, historic mansions can be found here, such as the Quinta do Chantre in the community Leca do Balio.

History

Finds indicate the presence of humans since the Paleolithic, prehistoric settlement occupied since at least the Neolithic period. A Bronze Age settlement of the Castro culture was taken and occupied by the Romans. A Roman road from Cale (now Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto ) to Bracara oppidum Augusta (nowadays Braga) was here.

In the late Early Middle Ages, it was the monastery Mosteiro de Bouças. The present town was first mentioned in 900 as Mate sinus. In 1258 it was listed as Matusiny in the royal registers, as the site of the circle Sandim. King D.Manuel I gave Matosinhos 1514 first town rights.

1853 Matosinhos was raised to Vila ( town ) last circle Bouças, and in 1867 it became the seat of a separate circuit ( concelho ). The circle consisted only very briefly, and was until 1909 definitinv furnished. Previously Matosinhos had experienced some development, particularly through the construction of the port Leixões and the increasing dispersal of industries. 1984 Matosinhos became a town ( Cidade ).

Management

Circle

Matosinhos is the seat of a district of the same ( concelho ). The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Vila do Conde, Maia and Porto.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in Matosinhos:

Custóias ( Vila )
Guifões ( Vila )
Lavra ( Vila )
Leca da Palmeira ( municipality )
Leca do Balio ( Vila )
Matosinhos ( municipality )
Perafita
São Mamede de Infesta ( Cidade )
Santa Cruz do Bispo
Senhora da Hora ( Cidade )

The circle of Matosinhos including the seaport of Leixões.

Demographics

Local holiday

Whit Tuesday

Twinning

Spain: Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra Province / Galicia (since 1959 )
United States United States: Newark ( New Jersey ) (since 1980)
Brazil Brazil: Congonhas (since 1986)
France France: Merignac (since 1988)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe: Caue (since 1989)
Guinea- Bissau Guinea- Bissau: Mansoa (since 1992)
Cape Verde Cape Verde: São Filipe (since 1992)
Mozambique Mozambique: Nacala (since 1997)
People's Republic of China People's Republic of China: Liaoyang ( in initiation )

Since 1994 to a cooperation agreement with Luanda ( Angola ).

Economy

The port Leixões is a key economic factor for both the fishery, as well as for trade and industry. In addition, many industrial enterprises are located here, including petrochemical industry (in particular the refinery Refinaria because Petrogal of Galp Energia ), and the food industry, such as the Unicer canneries or fish processing. With the last slight loss of importance of the industry, the service sector has become more important. So here a variety corporate administrations have settled, including the headquarters of the Optimus Telecomunicações. In addition, here creating large shopping centers, including an IKEA store. The fair Exponor on which took place in 1857 an industrial exhibition for the first time, is considered the largest exhibition center in the country.

Traffic

With the A line of the Metro do Porto Matosinhos has a direct, modern public transport connection with Porto, the second largest city in Portugal. A contactless ticketing system called Andante is used there. The driving time Matosinhos - Porto is about half an hour. The near the beach occasionally even in the pavement vorzufindenden rails come from the now abandoned historic tram lines ( Carro Eléctrico ) of the STCP.

By Matosinhos Autoestrada the A28, which runs from Porto to the north to the Spanish border. Here also the Autoestrada A4, which leads east to Bragança begins.

Sports

Within the city, the stadium Estádio do Mar, which is mostly used for football matches of the famous suburb clubs Leixões Sport Club is employed. The association founded in 1907, operates also sections for billiards, boxing, karate, swimming and volleyball in addition to its men's, women's and youth football departments.

The football club founded in 1912, Leca FC, from the community of Leca da Palmeira, played in its history, often in the first division. After a few descents, he retired in 2009 also from the lowest nationwide competition, the Campeonato Nacional de Seniroes ( 3.Liga ). The club plays its home games at Estádio do Leca FC. In addition to the football section and a billiard department is operated.

Among the numerous other clubs in the district is the football club founded in 1922 Padroense FC, from the district Padrão because Légua the community Senhora da Hora. He played until 2012/2013 in the II ª Divisão ( third division ). After the introduction of neugegliederten third league, the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, the club plays in the highest league game of the District Association.

2007 was Matosinhos host the European Championship of indoor soccer, futsal.

Several times took place in the city of the three-band World Cup, the third series in 2009, the third series in 2010, and the second series in 2011.

Sons and daughters of the town

João de São José de Queirós da Silveira (1711-1764), Bishop of Belém (Pará ), Brazil
Manuel da Silva Passos (1801-1862), liberal politician, main character of the September Revolution
José da Silva Passos (1802-1864), liberal politicians, ministers, brother of Manuel da Silva Passos
José Domingues dos Santos (1885-1958), Republican politician, Prime Minister in 1924/25
Heitor Campos Monteiro (1899-1961), playwright
Óscar Lopes (1917-2013), literary scholar and linguist, communist opposition of the Estado Novo regime
Egito Gonçalves (1920-2001), poet, editor and translator
João Guedes (1921-1983), actor and director
Edgar Rodrigues (1921-2009), historian and author, Portuguese and Brazilian anarchist
Manuel da Silva Martins ( * 1927), former bishop of Setúbal
Irene Vilar (1930-2008), sculptor
Álvaro Siza Vieira ( born 1933), architect
Raul Martins Machado ( born 1937 ), football player
Jacinto Santos ( born 1941 ), football player
Mário Sottomayor Cardia (1941-2006), journalist and socialist politician, several times Minister
Américo Guerreiro de Sousa ( b. 1942 ), writer, specialist in German and Lusitanist, high school teachers in the UK
Paulo Castilho (* 1944), writer and diplomat
Tamagnini Nené ( b. 1949 ), football player
Fernando Nogueira ( b. 1950 ), lawyer and politician, several times Minister
José Silva Peneda (* 1950), politician, several times Minister
Paula Guedes ( born 1953 ), actress
Vítor Manuel Oliveira ( born 1953 ), football coach
João Loio (* 1953 ), Composer
António Frasco ( b. 1955 ), football player
Manuel Seabra (1962-2014), socialist politician
Domingos Paciência (born 1969 ), football coach, former national player
Carlos Fangueiro (born 1976 ), football player
João Negreiros (* 1976), writer, poet and playwright in particular
Filipe Anunciação ( b. 1979 ), football player
Ricardo Joel dos Santos Dias ( short Joel, born 1980 ), football player
Sérgio Ribeiro ( b. 1980 ), cyclist
Bruno China (Bruno Manuel Rodrigues Silva, * 1982 ), football player
Ricardo Jorge Ferreira dos Santos ( born 1984 ), football player
Rui Jorge Loureiro Oliveira ( born 1985 ), football player
Filipe Pinto ( * 1988), singer
Catarina Pereira (* 1990), singer

The writer Florbela Espanca lived for a time in Matosinhos, where they shot himself in 1930 at the age of 36 years. Also, the Mozambican sculptor, painter and poet Malangatana Ngwenya (1936-2011), the Portuguese painter and writer Álvaro Lapa (1939-2006), and the multiple Minister António de Sousa Franco (1942-2004) died in Matosinhos.

The well-known R & B / Soul group Expensive Soul comes from the town of Leca da Palmeira.

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