Alvelos

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Alvelos
Parish coat of arms
Municipality	Barcelos
Area	4.22 km²
Population
- Total	2,168 (2001)
- Density	513.7/km²

Alvelos is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. It has a population of 2,168 inhabitants and a total area of 4.22 km² (1.65 sq mi).

The activity of the population is reflected by the number of sport and cultural associations. The Associação Recreativa Aguias Futebol Clube de Alvelos, founded in February 05, 1961, and the youth association Mais Juventude, founded in 2005, are both the associations with the most activity in the region.

The population is majority Roman Catholic and the religion still has an important role on people's daily life.

[edit] Historical Monuments

Alvelos has many historical monuments. Most of them are associated with religious purposes. The Church is probably the most important historical site of the parish. Some other monuments are the Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Dores, Chapel of Senhor dos Passos, Chapel of Santa Cruz and Chapel of Socorro.

[edit] Sports

Alvelos's soccer team, Águias F.C. Alvelos, plays in a secondary regional division.

[edit] External links

• Alvelosonline, website about Alvelos parish
• Junta de Freguesia, local administrative unit
• Mais Juventude, youth association
• Associação Recreativa e Cultura de Águias de Alvelos, soccer team

v • d • e Parishes of Barcelos municipality Abade de Neiva • Aborim • Adães • Aguiar • Airó • Aldreu • Alheira • Alvelos • Alvito (São Martinho) • Alvito (São Pedro) • Arcozelo • Areias • Areias de Vilar • Balugães • Barcelinhos • Barcelos • Barqueiros • Bastuço (Santo Estêvão) • Bastuço (São João) • Cambeses • Campo • Carapeços • Carreira • Carvalhal • Carvalhos • Chavão • Chorente • Cossourado • Courel • Couto • Creixomil • Cristelo • Durrães • Encourados • Faria • Feitos • Fonte Coberta • Fornelos • Fragoso • Galegos (Santa Maria) • Galegos (São Martinho) • Gamil • Gilmonde • Góios • Grimancelos • Gueral • Igreja Nova • Lama • Lijó • Macieira de Rates • Manhente • Mariz • Martim • Midões • Milhazes • Minhotães • Monte de Fralães • Moure • Negreiros • Oliveira • Palme • Panque • Paradela • Pedra Furada • Pereira • Perelhal • Pousa • Quintiães • Remelhe • Rio Covo (Santa Eugénia) • Rio Covo (Santa Eulália) • Roriz • Sequeade • Silva • Silveiros • Tamel (Santa Leocádia) • Tamel (São Pedro Fins) • Tamel (São Veríssimo) • Tregosa • Ucha • Várzea • Viatodos • Vila Boa • Vila Cova • Vila Frescainha (São Martinho) • Vila Frescainha (São Pedro) • Vila Seca • Vilar de Figos • Vilar do Monte

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