What is "alvalade"

Alvalade is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 31,813, in an area of 5.34 km².

With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the former Campo Grande and São João de Brito parishes merged with the Alvalade parish and the new and larger one kept the latter's name.

Alvalade may refer to the following places in Portugal:

• Alvalade (Lisbon), a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Lisbon
• Alvalade (Santiago do Cacém), a freguesia (civil parish) in the Santiago do Cacém Municipality, Alentejo
• Estádio José Alvalade (1956), a former multi-purpose stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home to Sporting Clube de Portugal
• Estádio José Alvalade, the new football stadium of Sporting Clube de Portugal
• Alvalade (Lisbon Metro), a station on the green Line of the Lisbon Metro

Alvalade is a station on the Green Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located under Av. de Roma, at the intersection with Av. da Igreja.

The original 1972 design of the station was by the architect Denis Gomes with art work by Maria Keil. On August 17, 2006 the south lobby was opened based on a renovation project designed by the architect Sanchez Jorge with art installations by Bela Silva; the remodeled north lobby would be completed on October 25, 2007 this time with assistance from the original artist Maria Keil. The station was also equipped to be able to serve passengers with physical disabilities; lifts provide access to the platforms.