Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Aveiro

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AVEIRO, a town of Portugal, province of Beira, the seat of a bishopric and college. It has sardine, oyster, and herring fisheries, as well as a thriving trade in oil, salt, wine, and oranges. The haven is wide and deep. Population, 6456. Long. 8° 34′ W., lat. 40° 40′ N.