Fafe (), officially the City of Fafe (), is a city and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
northern
Northern may refer to the following:
Geography
* North
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating ...
Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of approximately .Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
. The municipal holiday is May 16.
History
In the 10th century King Ordoño III of León
Ordoño III (–956) was the King of León from 951 to 956, son and successor of Ramiro II (931–951). He confronted Navarre and Castile, who supported his half-brother Sancho the Fat in disputing Ordoño's claim to the throne.
He a ...
donated the Vila de Moraria (Moreira de Rei) and Monte Longo to the monastery of Guimarães, founded by the Countess Mumadona.[ During the 1220 ''Inquirições'' (''Inquiries''), the territory of Monte Longo was first identified. This location would have an effect; in 1258, the municipality was designated as the lands and ''julgado'' (''judicial territory'') of Monte Longo.][
By 1320, Fafe was part of the Diocese of Braga and the Terra de Entre Ave e Vizela, also known as the Terra de Montelongo, with 15 parishes, among which Santa Ovaia Antiga (Santa Eulália de Fafe).][
On 15 November 1514, King D. ]Manuel I Manuel I may refer to:
*Manuel I Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos (; 28 November 1118 – 24 September 1180), Latinized as Comnenus, also called Porphyrogenitus (; " born in the purple"), was a Byzantine emperor of the 12th century who reigned ov ...
conceded the first foral
200px, Foral of Castro Verde - Portugal
The ''Carta de Foral'', or simply ''Foral'', was a royal document in Portugal and its former empire, whose purpose was to establish a ''concelho'' (Council) and regulate its administration, borders and priv ...
(''charter'') to the town of Fafe.[ The 1527 ''Numeramento de D. João III'' (''census of King John III''), the parish of ''Samta Ovaya Antigua'' (Santa Eulália) had only 64 neighbours.][
It was only in 1647 that the first reference to the toponymy ''Fafe'', and shortly thereafter (1655) the parish adopted the name ''Santa Eulália de Fafe''.][
In 1706, the ]donatário
A ' (Portuguese language, Portuguese for "donated" or "endowed ne), sometimes anglicized as donatary, was a private person — often a noble — who was granted a considerable piece of land (a ') by the Kingdom of Portugal. The kings of Portug ...
of the town of Fafe and municipality of Montelongo was the Count of Vimieiro. By mid-century, though, in 1758, the '' Memórias Paroquiais'' (''Parochial Memories'') described that the donation was attributed to the Marquis of Valença
Marquis of Valença (in Portuguese ''Marquês de Valença'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree of King Afonso V of Portugal, dated from October 11, 1451, to ''Dom'' Afonso of Braganza (1400–1460), who already was 4th Co ...
, D. Miguel de Portugal e Castro.[
Between 1907 and 1986 Fafe was served by the narrow-gauge trains of the Guimarães line. The railway is now closed between Guimarães and Fafe.
]
Geography
The municipality is situated in a valley.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 25 civil parishes
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishe ...
:Freitas e Vila Cova Freitas may refer to:
People Sports
* Alcindo Martha de Freitas, Brazilian football player
* Acelino Freitas (born 1975), Brazilian boxer
* Francisco José de Freitas (born 2003), Brazilian football player
* Getúlio Vargas Freitas Oliveira ...
* Golães
* Medelo
* Monte e Queimadela
* Moreira do Rei e Várzea Cova
* Passos
* Quinchães
* Regadas
* Revelhe
* Ribeiros
* Santa Cristina de Arões
* São Gens
* São Martinho de Silvares
* São Romão de Arões
* Travassós
* Vinhós
Architecture
Civic
* Fafe Comarca Jailhouse ()
* Municipal Palace/Hall of Fafe ()
Religious
* Chapel of Prata ()
* Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda ()
* Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição ()
* Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Desterro ()
* Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Graças ()
* Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe ()
* Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes ()
* Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Socorro ()
* Chapel of Santa Bárbara ()
* Chapel of Santa Luzia ()
* Chapel of Santa Marinha ()
* Chapel of Santa Rita ()
* Chapel of Santo Amaro ()
* Chapel of Santo André ()
Municipal holiday
Every year, on May 16th and since the end of the XVIII century, the city celebrates their traditional "Feiras Francas" holding a livestock contest and the horse race at a halt. Nowadays, a more rich and varied program combines reminiscences of the past with contemporary times, with folkloric and popular-rooted musical events, DJs and modern music groups, equestrian schools and car racing events.
Notable people
* Manuel Abreu
Manuel Ferreira Abreu Freitas (8 January 1959 – 10 May 2022) was a Portuguese football coach and player. He played as a defender for Red Star, Poissy, Reims, Paris Saint-Germain, Nancy, Sporting Braga, Quimper, Charleville and US Lusitan ...
(1959–2022) a football coach and player
* Tiago André (born 1983) a footballer
* Francisco Castro (born 1979) a former footballer who played as a midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
* Vasco Cruz
Vasco Daniel Ribeiro Cruz (born 11 August 1994 in Fafe) is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, footballer who plays for AR São Martinho as a Defender (association football), defender.
Club career
On 31 July 2016, Cruz made his profess ...
(born 1994) a footballer who plays as a defender
* Sandro Cunha
Sandro Fernando Silva Cunha (born 5 December 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Fafe, Braga District, Cunha spent five of his first six seasons as a senior in the third di ...
(born 1982) a former professional footballer with 385 club caps
* Diana Durães
Diana Margarida Coelho Durães (born 8 June 1996) is a Portuguese swimmer who holds national records in the 200, 400, 800, 1500 and 5000 metres freestyle. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Champio ...
(born 1996) a swimmer who holds national records in the 200, 400, 800, 1500 and 5000 metres freestyle
Freestyle may refer to:
Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
* Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile
* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott Laboritories
Media
* '' FreeStyle'', ...
* Hélder Ferreira (born 1997) is a footballer who plays as a right winger
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
* Joaquim Gonçalves D. Joaquim Gonçalves (17 May 1936 – 31 December 2013) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood on 10 July 1960, Gonçalves was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vila Real, Portugal
Portugal, offi ...
(1936–2013) a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vila Real
The Diocese of Vila Real () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It has existed since 1922. In that year it was formed from territories in the diocese of Bragança-Miranda, archdiocese of Braga, and diocese of Lamego. It ...
from 1991 to 2011
* Armindo Freitas-Magalhães
Armindo Freitas-Magalhães (; born 1966) is a Portuguese psychologist working on the psychology of the human smile in the context of emotion and facial expression. His research and clinical-forensic expertise includes investigative interviewing ...
(born 1966) a psychologist working on the psychology of the human smile
* Henrique Nogueira
Nuno Henrique Gonçalves Nogueira (born 19 October 1986), known as Henrique, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Henrique was born in Fafe, Braga District. After completing his youth caree ...
(born 1986) a former professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
* José Freitas Martins
José Freitas Martins (born 19 September 1951) is a Portuguese former bicycle racing, racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France and five editions of the Vuelta a España.
Major results
;1972
: 2nd Overall Volta a Portugal
; ...
(born 1951) a former racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
.
* Luís Marques Mendes (born 1957), lawyer and politician, former Leader of the Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
Form ...
* Bruno Monteiro (born 1984) is a former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
and central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
* Tomané
António Manuel Fernandes Mendes (born 23 October 1992), known as Tomané, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Farense.
Club career Vitória Guimarães
Tomané was born in Fafe, Braga District ...
(born 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Smal ...
References
Notes
Sources
*
*
*
*
External links
Institute of Higher Studies of Fafe official Website
Photos from Fafe
{{authority control
Towns in Portugal