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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 ...
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.
São Jorge was formerly known as the Baixa district of Alto Paraíso, but was renamed in honor of St. George as the area developed. An image of the saint was brought from São Paulo for the chapel built by the miners, and the village holds an annual celebration on April 23, the feast day of St. George. [2]
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).
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.
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.
The Solar dos Tiagos is a solar (manor house) in the civil parish of Topo, in the municipality of Calheta, on the Portuguese island of São Jorge in the archipelago of the Azores. The manor grounds contain a chapel notable as the burial place of Willem van der Haegen , an early settler of the Azores.
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 ...