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Municipality of Macau

The Municipality of Macau (Portuguese: Concelho de Macau) was one of two municipalities of Macau, along with the Municipality of Ilhas. Governance Its bodies were the municipal council (C??mara Municipal de Macau) and the municipal assembly (Assembleia Municipal de Macau) (C??mara Municipal de Macau Provis??ria and Assembleia Municipal de Macau Provis??ria after December 20, 1999). The two municipalities were replaced by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (Instituto para os Assuntos C??vicos e Municipais) in 2001. History In 1513, Portuguese explorer Jorge ??lvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta, in the Shenzhen area, which he called Tam??o. A Portuguese settlement was started there. By 1535 traders were allowed to anchor their ships in the harbour. In 1887, the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking was signed, allowing "the perpetual occupation and government...

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