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Portimão (Portuguese pronunciation: [puɾtiˈmɐ̃w̃]) is a city located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve on the southern coast of Portugal[1]. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão ([ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ dɨ puɾtiˈmɐ̃w̃]). 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). The two most populous cities in the Algarve are Portimão and Faro.
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Portimao borders: Lagos, Lagoa, Monchique and Silves. Portimao is the most important city on the Barlavento /Western area of Algarve. The city has a harbor and a small airfield, Portimão Airport(Aerodromo de Portimao(PRM) {Montes de Alvor /Penina / Torralta /Praia da Rocha/Vau}. The larger Faro Airport (FAO) international is in Faro. Praia da Rocha,Vau are beaches neraby.
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Portimão is also a city with great sporting events. It is here, that in the summer, the Mundialito de Futebol de Praia of Beach Football. Even the Rally Lisbon-Dakar goes through this city, where you can also see Surf and Kitesurf.
In the hills near Portimão the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve has been built (it was finished in October 2008), a race and test circuit officially recognised for the highest categories both for cars and motorcycles. Superbike and A1 Grand Prix races and F1 tests are scheduled.
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Since 2008 the Ferry Company [2] has been operating a weekly service from Portimao to Funchal on Madeira
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