a city, the capital of the province Entre Douro-e-Minho, in Portugal. It is situated on an elevated plain near the river Sado, is fortified and defended by a citadel. The streets are irregular and ill paved, and the houses large, but of an antique fashion. It has an archbishop, and, besides the cathedral, six churches, seven monasteries, an archiepiscopal palace, and several hospitals. The inhabitants amount to 18,000, who are occupied in various manufactures, chiefly for the consumption of the kingdom. Long. 8° 16' W. Lat. 41° 33' N.