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Father Gaspar Frutuoso, writing in his tome Saudades da Terra, reiterated that the settlement obtained its name because it was sheltered from ocean winds by the Pico dos Ginetes, called this [Ginetes] because it took the form of a saddle, as well as (as others had indicated) where Ginetes (a species of horse) was raised, in the mountains. [3]
The coastal mists of the parish of Candelária. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of São Miguel, connected by a regional road network (the Estrada Regional E.R.1-1ª) to regional centres of Mosteiros, Ginetes (both to the west), Feteiras (to the east) and indirectly to Ponta Delgada, accessed daily by bus transport.
The principal facade is decorated by a curvilinear pediment and oculus, the two-story belltower, decorated in cornices and balustrades, similar to the parochial Church of Candelária and Church of Ginetes; [4] Church of Nossa Senhora da Saude (Portuguese: Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Saúde/Igreja Paroquial de Arrifes - Saúde/Igreja de Nossa ...
Covoada: de-annexed from Relva in 1980, it is an agricultural community populated by small lakes, with 1259 inhabitants; Fajã de Baixo: one of the peripheral suburbs of the city of Ponta Delgada, it is highly concentrated, dense parish with 1,124.2 inhabitants/km 2;
Português: Ginetes visto do mar, Ponta Delgada, ilha de São Miguel, Açores. Date: 12/08/2008: Source: Own work: Author: José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e ...
The Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification (Portuguese: Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Purificação) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. Its construction is dated to 1706.
The Candelária Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Candelária, pronounced [iˈgɾeʒɐ ðɐ kɐ̃deˈlaɾjɐ]) is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century.
The Church of Our Lady of Health and Glory (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde, or more fully Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde e Glória) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Health.