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Carvoeiro is a coastal village in the Central Algarve. Once a small fishing community, it is now reliant on tourism. It is located in the area of Lagoa. Carvoeiro has a square which is located by the ocean, it is surrounded by restaurants and bars. During the holiday season it is often possible to see free live entertainment. (...)

Lagoa (pron. ) is a city and municipality in Portugal with a total area of 88.3 km² and a total population of 22,658 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 4,806.[link UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004] Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal) The municipality (...)

Portimão is a city located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve on the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924 it was incorporated as a city and became known as Portimão. The city proper has 45,000 inhabitants and the entire municipality 52,000 (as of 2006; INE) (...)