Bragançais a city andmunicipalityin north-easternPortugal, capital of the district ofBragança, in theAlto Trás-os-Montes subregion of Portugal.Archeological evidence permits a determination of human settlement in this region to the Paleolithic. During theNeolithicthere was a growth of productive human settlements which concentrated on planting and domestication of animals, with the beginnings of a nascent religion. There are many vestiges of these ancient communities, including ceramics, agricultural implements, weights, arrowheads and modest jewelry, all forged from rock.Notable landmarks in the city include the 12th-centuryDomus Municipalis(Portugal's oldest and largest town hall), the Renaissance cathedral, and the old town walls, which are still well preserved and look down on the river and the modern city.
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