The Parish of Soajo belongs to the Municipality of Arcos de Valdevez, District of Viana do Castelo, whose seat is about 20 km away. Located in the middle of the Alto Minho mountain range, it is one of the main gateways to the country through the border of the province of Orense in Galicia, bordered by the river Castro Laboreiro.
Occupying an area of 59.1 km2, it borders to the north with the parishes of Gavieira, Cabreiro (Arcos de Valdevez) and Castro Laboreiro (Melgaço); to the east with Spain; to the south with the parishes of Lindoso, Britelo (Ponte da Barca) and Ermelo (Arcos de Valdevez); to the West with the parishes of Gondoriz, Cabana Maior and Vale (Arcos de Valdevez). Reference should also be made to the relative proximity of other urban centers, namely Viana do Castelo, Braga and Porto, which are respectively 40 km, 35 km and 90 km from Arcos de Valdevez.
Soajo is a Parish that, according to the typology of urban areas, was classified as a Predominantly Rural Area. It is made up of many places that can be grouped according to their distance from the central “core”.
It is characterized by small-scale agriculture that is carried out in small agricultural plots scattered along the slopes.
The crops are irrigated and dry maize, rye, potatoes, wine, oil, wax and honey.
In porvezeiras grazing, the cattle of several owners are kept by the same shepherd. The cattle are taken to the mountains, where they stay until the end of September, when the corn is harvested. In this parish of Soajo alone, there are more than 800 heads of cattle and 200 horses, in addition to a few hundred sheep and goats. When fires burn the pastures, life in this village becomes complicated, as they have to buy food for their animals and each 25 kg bale of hay can cost more than 3.5 euros serving as a meal for only six animals.
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