history
Alvito (São Pedro e São Martinho) e Couto is a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos, covering 8.54 km² and home to 1,446 inhabitants (2021). It was established in 2013, as part of the national administrative reform, through the merger of the former parishes of São Pedro de Alvito, São Martinho de Alvito and Couto, and has its seat in São Pedro. In Alvito S. Martinho, the feast of the patron saint, São Martinho, is celebrated in November, around the 11th.