The local authority said the group is being housed in accommodation provided by municipal charities, and said Guimarães – known as the ‘Cradle of Portugal’, would become the “crib of a new life” for the refugees.
Yazidis are an ethnically Kurdish religious minority that have been persecuted and massacred in Syria and Iraq by supporters of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).
The 24 refugees make up seven families, including women, men and around a dozen children, who left Iraq in search of peace.
Originally 30 Yazidis were due to arrive in Portugal on Monday, but a family of six were forced to cancel the trip due to health reasons.