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| | Encyclopedia: List of cities in Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
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 | | It does not necessarily correspond to a concelho (municipality), since cidade is a purely honorifical term, which lost importance with the proliferation since the 1980's (to the extent that Sintra has consistently refused the promotion from vila to city, despite being one of largest urban areas in the country). |
 | | Eight cities have been always considered cities since Portugal became an independent kingdom (although some of them didn't become part of Portugal until later): Braga, Coimbra, Évora, Lamego, Lisbon, Porto, Silves, and Viseu. |
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