# List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal

This is a list of municipalities in Portugal which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).

## A

Abrantes
* Hitoyoshi, Japan
* Parthenay, France
* Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde
Águeda
* Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
* Ferrol, Spain
* Madalena, Portugal
* Rio Grande, Brazil
* Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium
Alcobaça
* Aubergenville, France
* Bełchatów, Poland
* Cacuaco, Angola
* Chicopee, United States
* São João da Madeira, Portugal
* Tarouca, Portugal
Alcoutim
* Blain, France
Alfândega da Fé
* Medina de Rioseco, Spain
* Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
Aljezur
* Boa Vista, Cape Verde
* Kürnach, Germany
Aljustrel
* Hem, France
Almada
* Porto Amboim, Angola
* Regla (Havana), Cuba
* Sal, Cape Verde
Almeirim
* Dreux, France
Alpiarça
* Champigny-sur-Marne, France
* Wysokie Mazowieckie, Poland
Alvito
* Alvito, Italy
Amadora
* Aileu, East Timor
* Huambo, Angola
* Mosteiros, Cape Verde
* Piracicaba, Brazil
* Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Amarante
* Achères, France
* Wiesloch, Germany
Anadia
* Boa Vista, Cape Verde
* Jūrmala, Latvia
* São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cape Verde
Angra do Heroísmo
* Alenquer, Portugal
* Cartagena, Colombia
* Évora, Portugal
* Florianópolis, Brazil
* Funchal, Portugal
* Gilroy, United States
* Golegã, Portugal
* Gramado, Brazil
* Gustine, United States
* Jining, China
* Porto Novo, Cape Verde
* Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde
* Salvador, Brazil
* São Vicente, Cape Verde
* Taunton, United States
* Tulare, United States
Ansião
* Erbach, Germany
* Mosteiros, Cape Verde
* Santos, Brazil
* São Vicente, Brazil
Arcos de Valdevez
* Dammarie-lès-Lys, France
* Décines-Charpieu, France
Arganil
* Beira, Mozambique
* Dudelange, Luxembourg
* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Las Torres de Cotillas, Spain
Arouca
* Poligny, France
* Santos, Brazil
Arraiolos
* Maio, Cape Verde
* Meulan-en-Yvelines, France
Arruda dos Vinhos
* Mogente/Moixent, Spain
Aveiro
* Arcachon, France
* Belém, Brazil
* Bourges, France
* Cholargos, Greece
* Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
* Cubatão, Brazil
* Farim, Guinea-Bissau
* Forlì, Italy
* Inhambane, Mozambique
* Mahdia, Tunisia
* Ōita, Japan
* Panyu (Guangzhou), China
* Pelotas, Brazil
* Pemba, Mozambique
* Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
* Santo António, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Viana do Castelo, Portugal

## B

Barcelos
* El Jadida, Morocco
* Pontevedra, Spain
* São Domingos, Cape Verde
* Svishtov, Bulgaria
* Vierzon, France
Barreiro
* Łódź, Poland
* Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Batalha
* Joinville-le-Pont, France
* Trujillo, Spain
Belmonte
* Belmonte, Brazil
* La Mézière, France
* Olímpia, Brazil
* Olivenza, Spain
* Ouro Preto, Brazil
* Ponta Delgada, Portugal
* Porto Seguro, Brazil
* Rosh Pinna, Israel
* Sal, Cape Verde
* Santa Cruz Cabrália, Brazil
* São José do Belmonte, Brazil
* São Paulo, Brazil
* São Vicente, Brazil
Braga
* Bissorã, Guinea-Bissau
* Clermont-Ferrand, France
* Cluj-Napoca, Romania
* Cuenca, Ecuador
* Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
* Manaus, Brazil
* Puteaux, France
* Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde
* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Santa Fe, Argentina
* Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde
Bragança
* Água Grande, São Tomé and Príncipe
* La Bañeza, Spain
* Bragança Paulista, Brazil
* Gallicano, Italy
* Léon, Spain
* Les Pavillons-sous-Bois, France
* Zamora, Spain

## C

Cabeceiras de Basto
* Boa Vista, Cape Verde
* Lalín, Spain
* Neuville-sur-Saône, France
* Quincieux, France
* Rives, France
* Sury-le-Comtal, France
Caldas da Rainha
* Badajoz, Spain
* Coria, Spain
* Huambo, Angola
* Lubango, Angola
* Perth Amboy, United States
* Poços de Caldas, Brazil
* Le Raincy, France
* Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
Câmara de Lobos
* Forio, Italy
Caminha
* Pontault-Combault, France
Cantanhede
* Alfortville, France
* Cantanhede, Brazil
* Rio Maior, Portugal
Cartaxo
* Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
* Brava, Cape Verde
* Penglai (Yantai), China
* Pucioasa, Romania
* Słupsk, Poland
Cascais
* Atami, Japan
* Biarritz, France
* Bucha, Ukraine
* Campinas, Brazil
* Essaouira, Morocco
* Gaza City, Palestine
* Guarujá, Brazil
* Irpin, Ukraine
* Karşıyaka, Turkey
* Lavreotiki, Greece
* Miami Beach, United States
* Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal
* Sal, Cape Verde
* Santana, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Sausalito, United States
* Sinaia, Romania
* Ungheni, Moldova
* Vitória, Brazil
* Wuxi, China
* Xai-Xai, Mozambique
Castanheira de Pera
* Leimen, Germany
Castelo Branco
* Huambo, Angola
* Petrolina, Brazil
* Puławy, Poland
* Umuarama, Brazil
* Zhuhai, China
Castro Daire
* Zermatt, Switzerland
Castro Marim
* Guérande, France
Celorico de Basto
* Cambados, Spain
* Houilles, France
* Wiltz, Luxembourg
Chaves
* Angoulême, France
* Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
* Differdange, Luxembourg
* Nampula, Mozambique
* Talence, France
Coimbra
* Aix-en-Provence, France
* Beira, Mozambique
* Cambridge, United States
* Curitiba, Brazil
* Daman, India
* Dili, East Timor
* Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
* Fez, Morocco
* Macau, China
* Narni, Italy
* Padua, Italy
* Poitiers, France
* Salamanca, Spain
* Santa Clara, United States
* Santiago de Compostela, Spain
* Santos, Brazil
* São Vicente, Cape Verde
* Zaragoza, Spain
Condeixa-a-Nova
* Bretten, Germany
* Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
* Longjumeau, France
* Pontypool, Wales, United Kingdom
Constância
* Fondettes, France

## E

Entroncamento
* Mosteiros, Cape Verde
* Friedberg, Germany
* Penafiel, Portugal
* Villiers-sur-Marne, France
Évora
* Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
* Chartres, France
* Island of Mozambique, Mozambique
* Suzdal, Russia

## F

Fafe
* Porto Seguro, Brazil
* Sens, France
Faro
* Bolama, Guinea-Bissau
* Haikou, China
* Hayward, United States
* Huelva, Spain
* Maxixe, Mozambique
* Praia, Cape Verde
* Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Tangier, Morocco
Felgueiras
* Boa Vista, Cape Verde
* Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique
* Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France
* Santa Cruz Cabrália, Brazil
* São Vicente, Cape Verde
Figueira da Foz
* Angoche, Mozambique
* L'Aquila, Italy
* Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
* Gradignan, France
* Mortágua, Portugal
* New Bedford, United States
* Praia, Cape Verde
* Yevpatoria, Ukraine
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
* Wissous, France
Funchal
* Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
* Cape Town, South Africa
* Fremantle, Australia
* Gibraltar, Gibraltar
* Herzliya, Israel
* Honolulu, United States
* Ílhavo, Portugal
* Leichlingen, Germany
* Livingstone, Zambia
* Marrickville (Inner West), Australia
* Maui County, United States
* New Bedford, United States
* Oakland, United States
* Praia, Cape Verde
* Saint Helier, Jersey
* Santos, Brazil

## G

Góis
* Oroso, Spain
Golegã
* Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
* Villeneuve-d'Olmes, France
Gondomar
* Barton-upon-Humber, England, United Kingdom
* Feyzin, France
* Gondomar, Spain
* Praia, Cape Verde
Gouveia
* Danbury, United States
* Labouheyre, France
* Zofingen, Switzerland
Guarda
* Béjar, Spain
* Safed, Israel
* Siegburg, Germany
* Waterbury, United States
* Wattrelos, France
Guimarães
* Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
* Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
* Compiègne, France
* Dijon, France
* Igualada, Spain
* Kaiserslautern, Germany
* Lisbon, Portugal
* Londrina, Brazil
* Mé-Zóchi, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Montluçon, France
* Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde
* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Tacoronte, Spain
* Tourcoing, France

## I

Idanha-a-Nova
* Condeixa-a-Nova, Portugal
* Hotton, Belgium
* Petrés, Spain
* Vert-le-Grand, France
Ílhavo
* Cabo Frio, Brazil
* Funchal, Portugal
* Grindavík, Iceland
* Ihtiman, Bulgaria
* New Bedford, United States
* Paraty, Brazil

## L

Lagoa, Algarve
* Lagoa, Azores, Portugal
* Lepe, Spain
* São Domingos, Cape Verde
Lagoa, Azores
* Bristol, United States
* Dartmouth, United States
* Fairhaven, United States
* Fall River, United States
* Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal
* Rehoboth, United States
* Sainte-Thérèse, Canada
* Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
* Taunton, United States
Lagos
* Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco
* Palos de la Frontera, Spain
* Ribeira Grande, Portugal
* Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde
* Torres Vedras, Portugal
Lamego
* Bouchemaine, France
Leiria
* Halton, England, United Kingdom
* Maringá, Brazil
* Olavarría, Argentina
* Olivenza, Spain
* Penglai (Yantai), China
* Quint-Fonsegrives, France
* Rheine, Germany
* Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
* Setúbal, Portugal
* Tokushima, Japan
Lisbon
* Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
* Budapest, Hungary
* Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau
* Fortaleza, Brazil
* Guimarães, Portugal
* Luanda, Angola
* Macau, China
* Madrid, Spain
* Malacca City, Malaysia
* Maputo, Mozambique
* Praia, Cape Verde
* Rabat, Morocco
* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Salvador, Brazil
* São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Loulé
* Bissorã, Guinea-Bissau
* Boa Vista, Cape Verde
* Cartaya, Spain
* Créteil, France
* Le Puy-Notre-Dame, France
Loures
* Armamar, Portugal
* Diu, India
* Maio, Cape Verde
* Matola, Mozambique
Lourinhã
* Deuil-la-Barre, France
* Écully, France
* Sal, Cape Verde
Lousada
* Errenteria, Spain
* Tulle, France

## M

Macedo de Cavaleiros
* Sal, Cape Verde
Madalena
* Águeda, Portugal
* Covilhã, Portugal
* Porto Novo, Cape Verde
* São Domingos, Cape Verde
* Vidigueira, Portugal
Maia
* Água Grande, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France
* Jiangmen, China
* Mantes-la-Jolie, France
* Mbombela, South Africa
* Nampula, Mozambique
* Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde
* Sal, Cape Verde
* Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
* Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde
Manteigas
* Morlaàs, France
* Santa Cruz Cabrália, Brazil
Marco de Canaveses
* Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux, France
Marinha Grande
* Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
* Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Spain
* Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Matosinhos
* Congonhas, Brazil
* Mansôa, Guinea-Bissau
* Nacala, Mozambique
* São Filipe, Cape Verde
* Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain
Mealhada
* Contrexéville, France
* Courcoury, France
* Millau, France
Mêda
* Saint-Aubin, Switzerland
Mira
* Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Miranda do Corvo
* Neufchâteau, France
* Santa Catarina do Fogo, Cape Verde
Miranda do Douro
* Aranda de Duero, Spain
* Bimenes, Spain
Mirandela
* Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
* Orthez, France
Mogadouro
* Ploumagoar, France
Moita
* Pinhel, Portugal
* Plaisir, France
* Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Monção
* Redondela, Spain
* Salvaterra de Miño, Spain
* Tarascon-sur-Ariège, France
* Vigneux-sur-Seine, France
Montemor-o-Velho
* Cerizay, France
* São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
* Xai-Xai, Mozambique
Mortágua
* Figueira da Foz, Portugal
* Wormeldange, Luxembourg

## N

Nazaré
* Badajoz, Spain
* Capbreton, France
* Consdorf, Luxembourg
* Nogent-sur-Marne, France

## O

Óbidos
* Gramado, Brazil
Oeiras
* Benguela, Angola
* Gebze, Turkey
* Inhambane, Mozambique
* Mohammedia, Morocco
* Oeiras, Brazil
* Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Quinhámel, Guinea-Bissau
* Saint-Étienne, France
* São Vicente, Cape Verde
Oleiros
* Saint-Doulchard, France
Oliveira do Bairro
* Benguela, Angola
* Lamballe, France
Ourém
* Altötting, Germany
* Barueri, Brazil
* Częstochowa, Poland
* Lourdes, France
* Monapo, Mozambique
* Pitești, Romania
* Le Plessis-Trévise, France
* Raseiniai, Lithuania
* Russells Point, United States
* San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
* São Filipe, Cape Verde
* Selçuk, Turkey
* Uherský Brod, Czech Republic

## P

Paços de Ferreira
* Sartrouville, France
Paredes de Coura
* Cenon, France
Penamacor
* Clamart, France
Pinhel
* Guijuelo, Spain
* Moita, Portugal
Ponta Delgada
* Alenquer, Portugal
* Belmonte, Portugal
* Caué, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Fall River, United States
* Florianópolis, Brazil
* Kauai County, United States
* Newport, United States
* Pleven, Bulgaria
* Praia, Cape Verde
* San Leandro, United States
Ponte da Barca
* Les Clayes-sous-Bois, France
Ponte de Lima
* Châlette-sur-Loing, France
* Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
* Xinzo de Limia, Spain
Ponte de Sor
* Aiud, Romania
* Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Porto
* Beira, Mozambique
* Bordeaux, France
* Bristol, England, United Kingdom
* Duruelo de la Sierra, Spain
* Jena, Germany
* Lembá, São Tomé and Príncipe
* León, Spain
* Liège, Belgium
* Luanda, Angola
* Macau, China
* Marsala, Italy
* Nagasaki, Japan
* Ndola, Zambia
* Recife, Brazil
* Santos, Brazil
* São Vicente, Cape Verde
* Shanghai, China
* Shenzhen, China
* Timișoara, Romania
* Vigo, Spain
Póvoa de Varzim
* Eschborn, Germany
* Montgeron, France
Povoação
* Dartmouth, United States
* Tarrafal, Cape Verde

## R

Ribeira Grande
* East Providence, United States
* Fall River, United States
* Laval, Canada
* Paul, Cape Verde
* Porto Alegre, Brazil
* Porto Novo, Cape Verde
* Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
* Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde

## S

Santa Maria da Feira
* Catió, Guinea-Bissau
* Joué-lès-Tours, France
* Kenitra, Morocco
* Targovishte, Bulgaria
Santarém
* Badajoz, Spain
* Brava, Cape Verde
* Covilhã, Portugal
* Fulacunda, Guinea-Bissau
* Grândola, Portugal
* Lubango, Angola
* Meknes, Morocco
* Santarém, Brazil
* São Vicente, Brazil
* Târgoviște, Romania
* Tiraspol, Moldova
Santiago do Cacém
* Santiago de Compostela, Spain
* Szombathely, Hungary
Santo Tirso
* Alcázar de San Juan, Spain
* Cantagalo, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Celanova, Spain
* Clichy, France
* Groß-Umstadt, Germany
* Mâcon, France
* Nova Friburgo, Brazil
* Saint-Péray, France
São João da Madeira
* Alcobaça, Portugal
* Maio, Cape Verde
* Nampula, Mozambique
* Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
* Viana, Angola
São Pedro do Sul
* Villeneuve-le-Roi, France
Seia
* Domfront-en-Poiraie, France
Seixal
* Assis Chateaubriand, Brazil
* Beira, Mozambique
* Boa Vista, Cape Verde
* Lobata, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Lobito, Angola
Sernancelhe
* Jacou, France
Sesimbra is a member of the Douzelage, a town twinning association of towns across the European Union. Sesimbra also has one other twin town.
Douzelage
* Agros, Cyprus
* Altea, Spain
* Asikkala, Finland
* Bad Kötzting, Germany
* Bellagio, Italy
* Bundoran, Ireland
* Chojna, Poland
* Granville, France
* Holstebro, Denmark
* Houffalize, Belgium
* Judenburg, Austria
* Kőszeg, Hungary
* Marsaskala, Malta
* Meerssen, Netherlands
* Niederanven, Luxembourg
* Oxelösund, Sweden
* Preveza, Greece
* Rokiškis, Lithuania
* Rovinj, Croatia
* Sherborne, England, United Kingdom
* Sigulda, Latvia
* Siret, Romania
* Škofja Loka, Slovenia
* Sušice, Czech Republic
* Tryavna, Bulgaria
* Türi, Estonia
* Zvolen, Slovakia
Other
* São Filipe, Cape Verde
Setúbal
* Beauvais, France
* Debrecen, Hungary
* Leiria, Portugal
* Quelimane, Mozambique
* Pau, France
* Porto Seguro, Brazil
* Safi, Morocco
* Tordesillas, Spain
Sines
* Pemba, Mozambique
* Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
Sintra
* Asilah, Morocco
* Beira, Mozambique
* Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
* Fontainebleau, France
* Goussainville, France
* El Jadida, Morocco
* Lobito, Angola
* Namaacha, Mozambique
* Nova Sintra, Cape Verde
* Old Havana (Havana), Cuba
* Ōmura, Japan
* Oviedo, Spain
* Petrópolis, Brazil
* Trindade (Mé-Zóchi), São Tomé and Príncipe
Soure
* Neuville-de-Poitou, France
Soure – Samuel is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union, alongside with:
* Bienvenida, Spain
* Bièvre, Belgium
* Bucine, Italy
* Cashel, Ireland
* Cissé, France
* Desborough, England, United Kingdom
* Esch (Haaren), Netherlands
* Hepstedt, Germany
* Ibănești, Romania
* Kandava (Tukums), Latvia
* Kannus, Finland
* Kolindros, Greece
* Lassee, Austria
* Medzev, Slovakia
* Moravče, Slovenia
* Næstved, Denmark
* Nagycenk, Hungary
* Nadur, Malta
* Ockelbo, Sweden
* Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
* Põlva, Estonia
* Slivo Pole, Bulgaria
* Starý Poddvorov, Czech Republic
* Strzyżów, Poland
* Tisno, Croatia
* Troisvierges, Luxembourg
* Žagarė (Joniškis), Lithuania

## T

Tarouca
* Alcobaça, Portugal
* Paraíso do Tocantins, Brazil
Tavira
* Kenitra, Morocco
* Łańcut, Poland
* Perpignan, France
* Porto Novo, Cape Verde
* Punta Umbría, Spain
* San Bartolomé de la Torre, Spain
* Taverny, France
Tomar
* Hadera, Israel
* Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde
* Vincennes, France
Tondela
* Lannemezan, France
Torres Novas
* Moreni, Romania
* Rambouillet, France
* Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
Torres Vedras
* Lagos, Portugal
* Villenave-d'Ornon, France
* Wellington, England, United Kingdom

## V

Vale de Cambra
* Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
Valpaços
* Bettembourg, Luxembourg
* La Garenne-Colombes, France
Viana do Alentejo
* Igarassu, Brazil
* Porto Seguro, Brazil
* Viana, Brazil
Viana do Castelo
* Alagoas, Brazil
* Aveiro, Portugal
* Cabedelo, Brazil
* Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau
* Hendaye, France
* Igarassu, Brazil
* Itajaí, Brazil
* Lugo, Spain
* Matola, Mozambique
* Pessac, France
* Porto Seguro, Brazil
* Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Riom, France
* Viana, Brazil
* Ziguinchor, Senegal
Vila do Bispo
* Baiona, Spain
* Cape Canaveral, United States
* Nishinoomote, Japan
* Santa Fe, Spain
Vila do Conde
* Le Cannet, France
* Ferrol, Spain
* Olinda, Brazil
* Portalegre, Portugal
Vila Franca de Xira
* Santa Catarina, Cape Verde
* Tarrafal, Cape Verde
* Villejuif, France
Vila Nova da Barquinha
* Dissay, France
* Madone, Italy
* Rio Maior, Portugal
* Santa Catarina do Fogo, Cape Verde
Vila Nova de Poiares
* Caué, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Douchy-les-Mines, France
* Lichinga, Mozambique
* Liquiçá, East Timor
* Maio, Cape Verde
* Mielec, Poland
Vila Pouca de Aguiar
* Bettendorf, Luxembourg
Vila Real
* Espinho, Portugal
* Grasse, France
* Mende, France
* Osnabrück, Germany
* Ourense, Spain
Vila Verde
* Lohmar, Germany
* Petit-Couronne, France
* Saint-Mandé, France
Viseu
* Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* Arezzo, Italy
* Campinas, Brazil
* Cantagalo, São Tomé and Príncipe
* Haskovo, Bulgaria
* León, Spain
* Lublin, Poland
* Marly-le-Roi, France
* Matola, Mozambique
* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* São Filipe, Cape Verde
Vizela
* Caldas de Reis, Spain
* Frontignan, France