Municipality of Sabrosa Awarded National Prize “Living in Equality”

National recognition for promoting equality between women and men and preventing discrimination.

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The Municipality of Sabrosa was distinguished this Tuesday, October 26th, with the National Prize “Living in Equality”, awarded by the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG).

The award recognizes the work developed by the municipality in promoting equality between women and men, preventing discrimination, and creating responses tailored to local realities, in alignment with the National Strategy for Equality and Non-Discrimination (ENIND).
The award ceremony, which took place at the Casa da Música in Porto, was attended by the President and Vice-President of the Municipal Chamber of Sabrosa, Helena Lapa and Martinho Gonçalves, respectively.
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"The distinction “constitutes an incentive to continue the path of inclusive policies, reinforce a culture of respect for diversity, and maintain investment in evidence-based practices, ensuring coherence between planning and practice”."

Helena Lapa · President of the Municipal Chamber of Sabrosa
The Municipality of Sabrosa has been advancing with a planned and structured intervention in this matter, based on evidence and oriented towards results, highlighting its capacity to coherently and operationally integrate the priorities and objectives of ENIND into local reality.
Among the valued axes is the reinforcement of measures in the scope of preventing gender-based violence and changing attitudes, through actions focused on awareness-raising and building a culture of equality.
Based on information from the official source: Câmara Municipal de Sabrosa (27/10/2026)