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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. 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.

4. Topo (Calheta) - Wikipedia

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   Topo, also known as Nossa Senhora do Rosário, is a freguesia ("civil parish") on the northeastern corner of the municipality Calheta on the island of São Jorge.It is considered the first settlement on the island of São Jorge to attain the status of municipality; from 1510 to 1867 "Vila do Topo" was the municipal seat of Topo, which included the neighboring parish of Santo Antão.

5. Fajã dos Cubres - Wikipedia

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   The Fajã dos Cubres is a permanent debris field, known as a fajã, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of Ribeira Seca, in the municipality of Calheta, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

6. These Atlantic islands rival Hawaii, but with fewer crowds ...

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   The central Azores consist of the islands of Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, and Graciosa. Terceira is home to the oldest city in the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

7. Toledo (Velas) - Wikipedia

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   The aim of this subterranean construction, completed in 1876, was to carry water from Fonte da Chã (in the south of the island), across Pico Alto, to the public fountain in the north of the island. The Mina de Água (English: Water Mine ) as it was called, supported the population until the end of the 20th century, when water was finally piped ...

8. Norte Grande (Azores) - Wikipedia

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   Norte Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas on the Portuguese island of São Jorge in the Azores; owing to the existence of an ecumenical faith community throughout its history, the parish has also taken on the name of its religious invocation (Nossa Senhora dos Neves, or Neves for short).

9. Manadas - Wikipedia

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   Partial vista of the parish of Manadas showing the cliffs and settlement of Ladeiras from the coast near the Church of Santa Bárbara. Located 15 kilometres from the municipal seat of Velas, on the municipalities southern border with (); it is delimited by the São Jorge Channel (on the southern coast), the civil parish of Urzelina (along the Ribeira Large) and the ridge of Pico da Esperança ...