List of street names of Odivelas

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The list of street names in Odivelas lists the names of streets and squares of the Freguesia Odivelas in the Portuguese district of the same name and also gives the meanings and circumstances of the naming. Currently valid street names are given in normal letters, names that are no longer valid after renaming or overbuilding are given in italics.

Note: the list is not exhaustive

Streets in alphabetical order

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  • Rua 3 de Abril de 1964
    named after the date Odivelas was elevated to vila
  • Largo 25 de Abril
    named after the day of the Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974
  • Praceta 25 de Agosto
    named after the day the Freguesias Famões and Ramada were founded on April 25, 1989

A.

  • Avenida das Acácias
    named after the genus acacia
  • Travessa das Açucenas
    named after the plant genus lilies
  • Praceta Aleixo Abreu
    named after the doctor Aleixo de Abreu (1568–1630)
  • Rua Alexandre Herculano
  • Rua Alfredo Roque Gameiro
  • Avenida Amália Rodrigues
  • Rua de Angola
    named after the former Portuguese colony Angola
  • Largo António Aleixo
    named after the poet António Aleixo (1899–1949)
  • Rua António Feliciano Castilho

B.

  • Praceta Bernardino de Almeida
    named after the surgeon Bernardino de Almeida (1813–1888)
  • Rua dos Bombeiros Voluntários

C.

  • Rua Cândido Fernandes Oliveira
  • Rua Carlos José Barreiros
    named after the journalist and fire inspector Carlos José Barreiros (19th / 20th century)
  • Rua dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra
  • Rua Combatentes 9 de Abril
    named for the soldier of the Fourth Battle of Flanders on April 9, 1918
  • Rua Combatentes do Ultramar

D.

  • Avenida Dom Dinis
  • Rua Domingos Sequeira
  • Rua Doutor Sidónio Pais

E.

  • Rua do Espírito Santo

G

  • Rua Gil Eanes

J

  • Rua Jaime Martins Barata
    named after the painter Jaime Martins Barata (1899–1970)
  • Rua Joaquim Agostinho
    named after the cyclist Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984)
  • Praceta Jorge de Sena
  • Rua Jorge de Sena
  • Praceta José Afonso
    named after the poet, singer and composer José Afonso (1929–1987)

G

  • Rua Guilherme Gomes Fernandes

H

  • Rua Heróis de Chaimite

L.

  • Rua Laura Aires
    named after the doctor and researcher Laura Aires (1922–1992)
  • Rua Lima Basto
    named after the doctor Lima Basto (1911–1971)

M.

  • Rua Major Caldas Xavier
  • Rua Major Rosa Bastos
    named after the military and president of the Câmara Municipal by Loures António Arsénio Rosa Bastos (1883–1956)
  • Praceta Maria Afonso
    named after Maria Afonso (1301-1320), illegitimate daughter of King Dionysius, who lived as a nun in the monastery of Odivelas
  • Largo Mateus Gregório Rodrigues da Costa
  • Praceta Mestre Afonso
    named after the 16th century doctor Mestre Afonso
  • Rua Miguel Rovísco

P

  • Rua Palmira Bastos
    named after the actress Palmira Bastos (1875–1967)
  • Avenida Professor Doutor Augusto Abreu Lopes
  • Rua Professor Doutor Egas Moniz

S.

  • Rua Sara Afonso
    named after the painter Sara Afonso (1899–1983)

T

  • Praceta Tiago Augusto Almeida
    named after the doctor Tiago Augusto Almeida (1864–1936)
  • Praceta Tomás da Anunciação
  • Rua Tomás da Anunciação
  • Quinta do Troca