Viana do Alentejo () is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,743,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 393.67 km2.
The present Mayor is Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is January 13.
Climate Viana do Alentejo has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot to very hot, dry summers.
Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias): Aguiar Alcáçovas Viana do Alentejo
Notable residents Notable people from Viana do Alentejo include: Joana da Gama (c.1520 – 1586) a Portuguese writer. Duarte Lobo (ca.1565 – 1646) a Portuguese composer. Aleixo de Abreu (1568–1630) a Portuguese physician and tropical pathologist. António Francisco Cardim (1596–1659) a Jesuit priest, missionary and historian in the Far East. António Banha (1941-2011) actor. António Banha, IMDb Database retrieved 20 June 2021.
Twin towns Viana do Alentejo is twinned with:
Igarassu, Brazil Porto Seguro, Brazil Viana, Brazil
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References
External links Town Hall official website