Rebordões is a
civil parish
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in the
Santo Tirso Municipality
Santo Tirso () is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, 25 km from central Porto, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2011 was 71,530, i ...
located three kilometres northeast of the municipal seat of
Santo Tirso
Santo Tirso () is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, 25 km from central Porto, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2011 was 71,530, i ...
. The population in 2011 was 3,368,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 4.21 km².
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History
There are many theories about the parish's origin and its toponymic name, but most accept that the settlement was formed in the Middle Ages
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by a group of peasants from Santo Tirso. Arriving in an area full of wild chestnuts (the ''rebordão''), the area began to be referred to as ''Rebordões''.
Although not a citizen of the community, the celebrated painter Francisco José Resende (1825–1893) was known to have lived in the area of Santosinhos. Professor at the Academy of Arts in Porto ( pt, Academia de Belas Artes do Porto, link=no), he filled much of his artwork with scenes of the local community.
Notable citizens
* Joaquim Ferreira da Silva (born 1916), lieutenant and military chaplain, born to a long line of religious families that included one bishop, four priests and four nuns, he received a military service medal, for his service in Portuguese India;
* Armindo Araújo (born 1 September 1977) is a rally driver, responsible for winning the Production World Rally Championship two successive years (2009–2010), becoming the first pilot to receive this honour since its creation in 2002.
References
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Freguesias of Santo Tirso