Fragoso
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Fragoso is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. It has a population of 2,285 inhabitants and a total area of 13.94 km².

Its name is derived from the word fragoso, meaning "rocky" or "uneven". It is derived from the word fraga, meaning "cliff".

Its Orago, or Patron Saint, is St.Peter the Apostle.

The Count of Fragoso was a retainer of the Bishop of Braga.
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