This article is about Portalegre, Alentejo, Portugal. For Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, see Porto Alegre. Portalegre is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 447.1 km² and a total population of 24,756 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 15,238.
The municipality is composed of 10 parishes, and is located in the District of Portalegre.
The present Mayor is José Mata Cáceres, elected by the Social Democratic Party.
Its name comes from the Latin (meaning "dry port").
The municipal holiday is May 23. (...)
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