Viana do Alentejo () is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,743, in an area of 393.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

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.

Twin towns

Viana do Alentejo is twinned with:

  • Igarassu, Brazil
  • Porto Seguro, Brazil
  • Viana, Brazil

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Image:Castelo de Viana do Alentejo - Torre de menagem.jpg|The Castle of Viana do Alentejo with the city below

Image:Senhora d'Aires (Viana do Alentejo).JPG|The local Senhora d'Aires Church in Viana do Alentejo

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References

  • Town Hall official website