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Why Choose Bragança to live in Portugal?
If you are looking for security and tranquility, this can be a good city option to live in the interior of Portugal.
Shall we know more about the county?
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In this video you will learn more about the location, climate, gastronomy, education, structure, job market and at the end I will show you the full cost to live in the county and you will have an idea if the county is ideal for you or not.
Population
It has 33,586 inhabitants according to the City Council, which is practically the same population as in the 1980s.
Localization
The city of Bragança is located in the northern region of Portugal, in the sub-region of Trás-os-Montes. Very close to the border with Spain, Bragança is located in a very rural area.
The municipality is bordered to the north and east by Spain (Zamora province), to the southeast by the municipality of Vimioso, to the southwest by Macedo de Cavaleiros and to the west by Vinhais.
How to get to Braganca
The county is 209 kilometers from the city of Porto, a 2-hour and 10-minute drive. For those traveling from Viana do Castelo, the route is 274 kilometers (2 hours and 45 minutes by car).
The closest city with Spain is just 35 minutes away (23 kilometers). So it's super easy to cross the border into Spain and get to the city of Calador.
The beautiful city of Salamanca, in Spain, is 1 hour and 55 minutes away from Bragança.
By bus, the trip from Porto takes just over 3 hours and costs €15, from Lisbon it takes 7 hours and costs an average of €28.
The city of Bragança has not had a train since the early 1990s when the Tua line was closed.
What is it like to live in Bragança?
Bragança is ideal for those looking for peace, a quieter life and closer to nature. The city can be ideal for those who want to escape the hustle of the big centers, tourists, the high cost of living in the capital Lisbon or the city of Porto. By living in the interior of Portugal you will have a lower cost of living, but less leisure activities to do. It is important to know that Bragança in Portugal has only 33 thousand inhabitants, there are few buildings and most of the residences are houses with land and plantations.
The great advantage is having quality of life, being able to buy food directly from the producer (or even grow your own vegetables, fruits and vegetables).
Weather in Bragança
For those who love the cold, Bragança in Portugal is the ideal place, with a short, warm, dry summer with almost cloudless skies. Winter is quite cold. Throughout the year, in general, the temperature varies from 1 °C to 29 °C and is rarely below -4 °C or above 35 °C.
Job market
Trade and service companies are the most representative, accommodation, catering and construction represent 12%, jobs in the primary sector are not very representative.
The industry is not very developed, being limited to the food, wood, cork and civil construction sectors.
Average monthly earnings of employees is 1019 euros, while the average in Portugal is 1206 euros, according to Pordata.pt.
Health
Bragança has the Bragança Hospital Unit that treats primary health care, hospital health care and continuous integrated care.
There are 14 Groups of Health Centers in Alto Trás-os-Montes.
School Network
The public education structure is made up of 10 Kindergarten establishments, 19 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools.