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Maia is located along the northern coast of São Miguel, situated between the civil parishes of São Brás (in the west) and Lomba da Maia (in the east) in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, with the municipalities of Vila Franca do Campo and Povoação to the south. This southern border makes-up part of the Serra da Tronqueira, a rugged ridge ...
Sonae SGPS, owner of one of the largest hypermarket chains and the largest private employer in Portugal, is also headquartered in Maia. CEIIA - Centro para a Excelência e Inovação na Indústria Automóvel (auto industry innovation center), is located in TECMAIA (Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia da Maia complex), a science park situated in the ...
Cidade da Maia is a civil parish in the municipality of Maia, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Gueifães, Maia and Vermoim. [1] The population in 2011 was 40,134, [2] in an area of 10.42 km 2. [3] The parish covers the central area of Maia. In 1902, Maia achieved the status of vila (town).
(c. 1470–1520) Martim Vasques da Maia (1492–1548) Fernão Ferreira da Maia (1520–1580) D. Senhorinha Fernandes Ferreira da Maia (1540–1586) Manuel Álvares da Maia (1580–1640) D. Ana Manuel da Maia (c. 1600–1656) D. Francisca Dias Ferreira da Maia (1630–1690) D. Maria Ferreira da Maia (1670–1720) D. Ana Rodrigues Ferreira da Maia
The chronicler, still, referred to the small chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário on Lomba Grande. Similarly, Francisco Afonso de Chaves e Melo wrote of the settlers of Lomba da Maia in the following terms: "after Porto Formoso is the locality of Maia, civil parish of Espírito Santo. This location is the best situated on the island and is ...
Manuel da Maia (5 August 1677, baptised – 17 September 1768) was a Portuguese architect, engineer, and archivist. Maia is primarily remembered for his leadership in the reconstruction efforts following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake , alongside Eugénio dos Santos and Carlos Mardel .
Gonçalo was the son of Mem Soares da Maia, brother of the magnate and head of the family, Paio Soares da Maia, and of an unknown mother. In aftermath of the Battle of Valdevez (at the end of 1128 or the beginning of 1129) Gonçalo, his brothers Soeiro and Paio , and his uncle, Paio Soares da Maia are mentioned as withdrawing to Guimarães acompaningh the great nobility.
ISMAI - Instituto Universitário da Maia is an institute of higher education formed in 1990 in Maia, Portugal. Academic first degrees: Psychology; Psychosocial Counseling; Communication Sciences; Physical Education and Sports; Law (solicitors training) Accountancy; Business Administration; Public Relations; Information Systems and Software ...