Gandra is a Portuguese hamlet located in the parish of Balasar, Póvoa de Varzim. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. Balasar or Balazar is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. Póvoa de Varzim (ˈpɔvuɐ dɨ vɐɾˈzĩ locally ˈpɔβuɐ dɨ bɐɾˈziŋ is a Portuguese city in the Northern Region and sub-region of Greater Porto