Barreiro, Portugal


Barreiro is a town and a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 78,764, in an area of 36.39 km².
Barreiro has a view of the city of Lisbon from Avenida da Praia and a riverside area called Alburrica.
The present Mayor is Frederico Rosa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 28.

Population

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes :
Barreiro is twinned with:
In autumn 1975 The New York Times profiled Barreiro as a "new home for refugees from Angola".