اِمص بمعنی مطلق سودن و ساویدن.
Its headquarters is a 1920s mansion.
The current building is a reconstruction made in the late 20th century, based on the and that were erected at the site in 1653 The Portuguese village of was marked by the founding of the on 25 January 1554.
Some central regions of the city began to concentrate indigents, , street vending and , which encouraged the creation of new socio-economic centralities.
There is also a permanent exhibition on the "Resistance" movement that took place during military dictatorship in the Republican period, including a reconstructed prison cell where political prisoners were kept.
In addition, is at and the city is used for its station idents since 2014.