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Terceira is the location of the Azores' oldest city, Angra do Heroísmo, the historical capital of the archipelago and UNESCO World Heritage Site; the seat of the judicial system (Supreme Court); and the main insular Portuguese Air Force base, Base Aérea nº 4 at Lajes, with a United States Air Force detachment.
The traditional architecture of Cinco Ribeiras resembles much of the rural homes of the western Terceira region, and is generally constructed around a single floor. The settlement is also distinguished for its many white-washed homes, bordered by multi-coloured trim around the corners, doors and windows (unique for the island of Terceira).
Santa Cruz is a parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 6,690, [ 1 ] in an area of 30.09 km 2 . [ 2 ] It contains the localities Santa Luzia, Santa Rita, Juncal, Casa da Ribeira and Santa Cruz.
The area of Praia, was one of the first points colonized on the island of Terceira. Praia constituted the seat of the Donatary-Captaincy of Terceira between 1456 and 1474; the island's first Captain, Jácome de Bruges along with his first lieutenant, Diogo de Teive , established their residency at this site.
São Mateus da Calheta is a civil parish within the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.The population in 2011 was 3,757, [1] in an area of 5.98 km 2. [2]
Terra Chã (English: low land) is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. [1] The population in 2011 was 2,915, [2] in an area of 10.07 km 2.
The Residence Silveira e Paulo (Portuguese: Palaceto Silveira e Paulo) is located on Rua da Conceição, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the historic centre of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Completed in the style of the late 19th century, the residence is one of the ...