The city that is build on the banks of the river Douro. Porto is the second city of Portugal with 240.000 inhabitants and a population of 1.3 million people in the metropolitan area. One of Portugal's internationally famous exports, port wine, is named for Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the adegas of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the production and export of the fortified wine.
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