What is "carreira"

Carreira is a former civil parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave. It is located 4 km to the south of the city of Santo Tirso in the Leça Valley of Portugal. It has a population of 982 (2001 census) and an area 3.45 km². It is mostly residential, with some inhabitants working in agriculture.

Carreira may refer to:

• Carreira (surname)
• Carreira (Ribeira), a parish in the municipality of Ribeira, Galicia, Spain
• Carreira (Barcelos), a parish in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal
• Carreira (Santo Tirso), a parish in the municipality of Santo Tirso, Portugal

Carreira (officially, San Paio de Carreira) is one of the nine parishes (along with Aguiño, Artes, Castiñeiras, Corrubedo, Oleiros, Olveira, Palmeira, and Ribeira) of the municipality of Santa Uxía de Ribeira, Galicia, Spain.

The parish includes the settlements of Agro da Cuña, A Aldea Vella, As Bouzas, Os Buxos, Campos de Abaixo, Campos de Arriba, A Capela, Carreiriña, As Cartas, Casalnovo, Castro, Covelo, O Cruce, A Estrada, A Fieiteira, A Filgueira, Frións, A Graña, A Granxa, Laxes, Liboi, A Mámoa, Montevixán, O Outeiro, Parte ó Río, Pé do Corniño, As Pedriñas, A Pedrosa, O Quinteiro, A Revolta, O Rueiro, Sabartán, Sampaio, Sobreira, O Vilar, and Vixán.

Carreira is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: