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  2. São Jorge Island - Wikipedia

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    São Jorge (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ˈʒɔɾʒɨ]) is an island in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of the autonomous region of Portugal. Separated from its nearest neighbours ( Pico and Faial islands) by the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Pico-São Jorge Channel, the central group is often referred colloquially as part of ...

  3. Urzelina - Wikipedia

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    Urzelina is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese islands of the Azores.The population in 2011 was 902, [1] in an area of 13.69 km². [2] It is situated near the south coast of the island of São Jorge.

  4. Fajã do Ouvidor - Wikipedia

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    Fajã do Ouvidor à diastância, ilha de São Jorge, Açores, Portugal. The fajã received its name due to its association with Valério Lopes de Azevedo, the magistrate/superintendent of the Donatary-Captain at the time, who was one of the principal property-owners.

  5. Solar dos Tiagos - Wikipedia

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    Ruins of the chapel on the property of the manorhouse. Solar dos Tiagos is characteristic of the signeurial architecture of São Jorge. Tiago Gregório Homem da Costa Noronha, the last captain-major of Topo and closest relative of the seventh captain-major António da Silveira Ávila, constructed the manor during the mid eighteenth to mid ...

  6. Toledo (Velas) - Wikipedia

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    Toledo is located in the northwestern coast of São Jorge, nestled within high-altitude pasturelands and interspersed by Laurisilva forests. Much of the lands occupied by its residents are located in three broad bands.

  7. Velas, Azores - Wikipedia

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    Velas (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is a municipality in the São Jorge Island, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores.The municipality encompasses the western portion of the island, with its municipal seat in the town of Velas on the south coast, and is divided into six parishes.

  8. Fajã de São João - Wikipedia

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    Fajã of São João is situated on the southern coast of São Jorge, along a strip of land in the shadow of the Topo Volcanic Complex. [ 2 ] Although there are several permanent residents, during the months of August and September, there is an influx of former-residents, in addition to visiting emigrants and tourists, who swell the population ...

  9. São Jorge, Rio Grande do Sul - Wikipedia

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    São Jorge is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 2,816. As of 2020, the estimated population was 2,816. [ 1 ]