Municipal Council of Macau (Portuguese: Leal Senado, lit.
Loyal Senate), was the local government structure in Macau (similar to city councils) during Portuguese rule.
This was a reward for Macau's loyalty to Portugal during the Philippine Dynasty, which ruled between 1580 and 1640.
Following the 1999 handover of Macau to the People’s Republic of China, the Council was superseded[1] by a Provisional Municipal Council, and finally replaced by the Municipal Affairs Bureau.
Like its predecessor bodies, the present Bureau meets at the Leal Senado Building.