de Monte Agraço and Lisbon. In addition, the municipality is served by the A8 highway (Lisbon-Leiria), with connections to Venda do Pinheiro, Malveira and Enxara dos Cavaleiros, and the A21 highway (Ericeira–Mafra–Malveira), with connections to Ericeira, Mafra Oeste, Mafra Este, Malveira and Venda do Pinheiro, which have improved the movement of passengers and commerce, and consequently, the development of the region. Public transport services are handled by the companies Barraqueiro Transportes, SA, Rodoviária de Lisboa and Isidoro Duarte with services throughout the municipality. The rail network, served by the Linha do Oeste (Western Line), with stations in Mafra (Mafra-Gare) and Malveira, as well as flag-stops in Alcainça–Moinhos and Jeromelo, providing interurban and regional passenger and cargo services (the latter being primarily handled from the Malveira). Culture Traditional processions for the season of Lent Notable people Ginés de Mafra (1493 in Mafra – 1546) a Portuguese or Spanish explorer who sailed to the Philippines in the 16th century. Rosa Damasceno (1845 – 1904 in Mafra) a 19th-century Portuguese actress Beatriz Costa (1907 in Mafra – 1996) an actress in the golden age of Portuguese cinema and an author. Vítor Alves (1935 in Mafra – 2011) a Portuguese soldier and politician. Pedro Espinha (born 1965 in Mafra) a retired football goalkeeper with over 397 club caps and 6 for Portugal Alexandre Leitão (born 1979 in Mafra) a Portuguese footballer Pedro Bonifácio (born 1985 in Mafra) a Portuguese footballer with over 330 club caps Miguel Santiago Duarte (born 2004 in Mafra) a Portuguese WSBK Rider. Gallery References Towns in Portugal Populated coastal places in Portugal Municipalities of Lisbon District