Almada is a Portuguese city belonging to the District of Setúbal, region of Lisbon and sub-region of the Península de Setúbal. It is a municipality with 70,21 km ² of area and 174 030 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 5 parishes. The municipality is bordered to the east by the municipality of Seixal, to the south by Sesimbra, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, opening north and northeast to the Tagus Estuary, in front of the municipalities of Lisbon and Oeiras. The Tagus river, the largest of the Iberian Peninsula flows between Almada and Oeiras.

In Almada is located the National Shrine of Cristo Rei.

The city has two important connection networks with Lisbon, Fertagus (railway line) that connects by train through the 25 de Abril Bridge and Transtejo (waterway) with two connections to the city of Lisbon: Cacilhas - Cais do Sodré and Trafaria - Porto Brandão - Belém.

It is near the 1, 2 and 3 metro lines (Ramalha and Bento Gonçalves metro stations), the Metro Sul do Tejo has 3 established lines and 19 stops that connect to other public transportation, shopping areas, university and areas of great population density.