Porto Salvo (ˈpoɾtu ˈsaɫvu) is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 (Freguesias) in Oeiras, Portugal

Portugal

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Situated to the North of Paço de Arcos

Paço de Arcos

Paço de Arcos in Oeiras, Portugal. With an area of 3,49 km², 28 000 inhabitants and population density of 3 390,5 hab/km². It was elevated to town by a decree at December 7, 1926....

 and Oeiras, the Porto Salvo parish spans a surface of approximately 7.10 km² and has a population of 15,119 (2011 data).

The parish was officially created on June 11, 1993 by splitting the Barcarena

Barcarena

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 and Oeiras e São Julião da Barra

Oeiras e São Julião da Barra

Oeiras e São Julião da Barra is a civil parish in Oeiras Municipality, Portugal, corresponding to the town of Oeiras ....

 parishes. It was granted the statute of 'vila' (town) on July 12, 2001.

There are several civic organizations established in Porto Salvo, of which the most relevant are Sociedade de Instrução Musical de Porto Salvo, Atlético Clube de Porto Salvo and the Leões de Porto Salvo sports club.

Porto Salvo is also home to Taguspark

Taguspark

Taguspark is a science and technology park located in the municipality of Oeiras, Greater Lisbon subregion, Portugal. In an area of approximately 3.6 km², 2 km² of which are occupied by the Park, there are several research and development labs, innovative startups and business incubators in a range...

, the largest and most relevant Research and Development park in Portugal, which houses several dozen advanced technology startups, mostly in the IT and biotechnology fields, some IST

Instituto Superior Técnico

Instituto Superior Técnico is a reputed school of engineering, part of Universidade Técnica de Lisboa . IST is the largest and the most prestigious school of engineering in Portugal...

 facilities, and several large-scale IT facilities, such as the Millennium bcp and the former IBM

IBM

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/PT-SI co-hosting datacenter.

Besides Taguspark, Porto Salvo also hosts some office parks like Lagoas Park and Tagus Space.