Castelo de Paiva

Castelo de Paiva is a town and a municipality of the Aveiro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,733, in an area of 115.01 km².On 4 March 2001 at 9 pm, a 116-year-old metal bridge linking the parish/council of Sobrado and Entre-os-Rios collapsed, killing 59 people, including those in a bus from the Asadouro company and three cars that were attempting to get to the other side of the Douro river. The Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster prompted accusations of government negligence, and the Public Works minister Jorge Coelho resigned shortly after the disaster. There is a monument near the bridge in honour of the people who died, known as the "Anjo de Portugal".

The Mayor is Gonçalo Rocha, elected by the Socialist Party. His term goes until 2021.