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The Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (pronounced [ˈsɐ̃w miˈɡɛw dɐz miˈsõjs]; Portuguese for 'St. Michael of the Missions'), also known as São Miguel Arcanjo, and by its former Spanish name Misión de San Miguel Arcángel, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the municipality of São Miguel das Missões, in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul state, in southern Brazil.
The Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo is built on cliffs, surrounded by the sea to the north, west and south. A primitive fort was initially constructed in 1577 under the orders of King Sebastian I of Portugal, with the intention of defending the fishing, shipbuilding and wood trading activities of Nazaré from attacks by Algerian, Moroccan, Dutch and Norman pirates. [1]
São Miguel Arcanjo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil founded on 1 April 1889. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. [2] The population is 33,002 (2020 est.) and it has an area of 930.34 km 2. [3] The economy of São Miguel Arcanjo is mostly agricultural.
São Miguel Arcanjo (Portuguese for "Saint Michael Archangel") may refer to the following places: São Miguel Arcanjo (São Miguel), Santiago, Cape Verde;
São Miguel das Missões is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul state, southern Brazil. Important 17th century Spanish Jesuit mission ruins are located in the municipality. San Miguel Mission is within Santo Ângelo Microregion, and the Riograndense Northwest Mesoregion. The city covers 1,246 square kilometres (481 sq mi) and had a population ...
São Miguel fort was built in 1576 by Paulo Dias de Novais. It became the administrative center of the colony in 1627. It was a major site for slave traffic that was exported to Brazil. The fort was for many years a self-contained town protected by thick walls encrusted with cannons. [1]
São Miguel is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde.It is situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santiago.Its seat is the city Calheta de São Miguel.Its population was 15,648 at the 2010 census, and its area is 77.4 km 2. [2]
Stadium of São Miguel (Portuguese: Estádio de São Miguel) is a large open-air stadium in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It is used mostly for national and regional football matches, and official home stadium of Santa Clara .