history
Galegos (São Martinho) is a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos, in the district of Braga, in the Cávado sub-region. It covers 3.12 km² and has 1,842 inhabitants (2021 census). The population grew from 374 inhabitants in 1864 to a peak of 2,051 in 2001, and has fallen slightly in subsequent censuses.<p>The parish is the birthplace of the ceramicist Rosa Ramalho, one of the great names in the figurative pottery tradition of Barcelos. From the same artisan milieu came Maria Sineta and Domingos Gonçalves Lima, known as 'Mistério'.<p>The heritage includes the Igreja Paroquial de Galegos São Martinho (Parish Church), the Capela de Santa Marinha (Chapel), and the parish wayside cross. In sport, the club 'Os Ceramistas' plays at the Campo de Futebol 1.º de Janeiro.
