Braga is the capital of the Minho region in Portugal. The city is connected to five different highways and is only 35 minutes away from the Porto International Airport. Therefore, Braga has an excellent geographical location, being easily reached by car, train, or bus. Braga has always played a strategic and central role in the economy, culture, technology, and knowledge of the region.
Public policies
Its centrality and relevance provides Braga's inhabitants with an excellent quality of life and developed health sector. There is few unemployment in Braga, and the town is praised for its education, safety, and culture.
Furthermore, the Municipality of Braga has tried to foster other fundamental criteria to meet the needs and expectations of its inhabitants. In recent years, the city has developed policies for cohesion and social equality and placed family support at the core of the community. Braga has also risen awareness over sustainable growth and promoting innovation and creativity as drivers for development.
Economic and technological development
Economically speaking, the Municipality of Braga considers that economic promotion, investment attraction and internationalization are the key vectors of dynamism, innovation, knowledge and creativity. The city aims to enhance these thematics in the business sector, to bring a new local and regional economic cycle.
The local commitment to promote development based on the transfer of knowledge, technology and economic sustainability has turned the city of Braga into a "cluster" of technological industries and an increasingly attractive pole for investment.
Braga is a technological hotbed, where many startups have emerged. The town is home to a renowned University – the University of Minho – and to the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), a leading international research center.
Braga also generates interest as a destination for tourists. Many visit the city for religious and cultural purposes. Others come for business, gastronomy and wines.
