Almada
Almada is a city in the district of Setúbal, located at only 10 km. far from Lisbon, in the other side of the Tagus River. It has a population of 174,030 inhabitants and a density of 2,478 inhab./km2 (2011 data). It covers a surface area of 70 km2.
The city grew because of the need for manpower in the major industries located in the city: naval, electrical, textiles, among others. These have reduced in number, almost extinct, giving way to the tertiary sector and research and technology.Contact details
Experiences - News
A Collective Applause to the “Youth in Focus” on the occasion of the International Day of the Educating City.
On November 30, the City Council of Almada celebrated the International Day of the Educating City. [...]
Volunteer Project One Word, One Breath
It is a volunteer project designed to provide a service to the elderly that came out of the Teachers’ Association of the Municipality of Almada as part of its wish to participate in the construction of a more just society. [...]
Almada (+) Accessible
The project is carried out at the Daniel Sampaio secondary school, where the 16 year-old students in the professional technical design course have done a field work on accessibility in the city, in order to propose improvements to the City Council. [...]