Angra D
Angra may refer to: Places * Bay of Angra (Baía de Angra), within Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores * Angra do Heroísmo, a municipality in the Azores, Portugal * Angra dos Reis, a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Angra Nuclear Power Plant Angra Nuclear Power Plant is Brazil's only nuclear power plant. It is located at the Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto (CNAAA) on the Itaorna Beach in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It consists of two Pressurized water reactors, A ... in Brazil * Angra Pequena or Lüderitz Bay in Namibia, Africa * Angra Toldo Other * Angra (band), a Brazilian heavy metal band * ''Angra'' (insect), a genus of burrowing bugs in the subfamily Sehirinae * Angra labeo, species of fish in the family Cyprinidae * , a number of ships with this name * Angra Mainyu, the destructive spirit (or evil) in the Zoroastrian faith {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Bay Of Angra
Bay of Angra ( pt, Baía de Angra) is a natural bay within the coastal extent of the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores. Within an average depth of , the bay has been of historical importance to the island; since the 15th century, it was a port-of-call for returning merchant shipping from the East Indies and Brazil, laden with gold, silver, porcelain, spices, rare woods, and other goods. These ships would anchor in the Bay of Angra until supported by armed escorts, which would accompany the ships on the rest of their voyage to Portugal. The Bay at Angra provided shelter from northern and northwestern winds; only storms originating to the south or southeast, posed a threat. Nonetheless, the Bay is the final resting-place of several ships affected by the adverse winds: local archives and a rich oral tradition support the foundering of many ships against the leeward shore. History Given the immense value of the ca ...
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Angra Do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra, Bishop of the Azores, government entities, and having previously served as the capital city of Portugal during the Liberal Wars. The population in 2011 was 35,402, in an area of 239.00 km². It was classified as a World Heritage Site, World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1983. Name Angra is the Portuguese language, Portuguese word for "inlet", "cove", or "bay". The epithet ' ("of Heroism", "the Heroic") was granted to the city by Maria II of Portugal, Maria II to commemorate its citizens' Battle of Praia da Vitória, successful defense of the island against a Miguelist assault in 1829. History Some claim that Angra was founded by Álvaro Martins, who sailed with Didrik Pining on his expedition to the New W ...
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Angra Dos Reis
Angra dos Reis (; Portuguese for ''cove'' or ''bay of the Kings'') is a Brazilian municipality located in the southern part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The city is located by the sea and includes in its territory many offshore islands, the largest being Ilha Grande. The area was first documented by Europeans on January 6, 1502, and has been under continual settlement since 1556. Its population was estimated, on 2021 by IBGE, to be 210,171 inhabitants. Location Angra dos Reis has an area of 816.3 km². The neighboring municipalities are Paraty, Rio Claro and Mangaratiba in Rio de Janeiro state, and Bananal and São José do Barreiro, which are adjacent in São Paulo state. The municipality contains the Ilha Grande State Park, created in 1971 on the Ilha Grande off the southern coast. It contains the Praia do Sul Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1981 on the Ilha Grande. It contains the Aventureiro Sustainable Development Reserv ...
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Angra Nuclear Power Plant
Angra Nuclear Power Plant is Brazil's only nuclear power plant. It is located at the Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto (CNAAA) on the Itaorna Beach in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It consists of two Pressurized water reactors, Angra I, with a net output of 609 MWe, first connected to the power grid in 1985 and Angra II, with a net output of 1,275 MWe, connected in 2000. Work on a third reactor, Angra III, with a projected output of 1,245 MWe, began in 1984 but was halted in 1986. Work started again on 1 June 2010 for entry into service in 2015 and later delayed into the 2020s. A further restart awaits outside investment. Existing complex The Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto complex is administrated by Eletronuclear, a state company with the monopoly in nuclear power generation in Brazil. The complex employs some 3,000 people and generates another 10,000 indirect jobs in Rio de Janeiro state. Angra I was purchased from Westinghouse of the USA (its sis ...
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Angra Pequena
Angra may refer to: Places * Bay of Angra (Baía de Angra), within Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores * Angra do Heroísmo, a municipality in the Azores, Portugal * Angra dos Reis, a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Brazil * Angra Pequena or Lüderitz Bay in Namibia, Africa * Angra Toldo Other * Angra (band), a Brazilian heavy metal band * ''Angra'' (insect), a genus of burrowing bugs in the subfamily Sehirinae * Angra labeo, species of fish in the family Cyprinidae * , a number of ships with this name * Angra Mainyu Angra Mainyu (; Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 ''Aŋra Mainiiu'') is the Avestan-language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of th ...

Angra Toldo
Angra Toldo is a village in Caué District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 433 (2012 census).2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe
, Instituto Nacional de Estatística It is located on the coast, northeast of and southwest of

Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian power metal band formed in 1991. They have released nine regular studio albums, five EPs, and three live CD/DVDs to date. Led by Rafael Bittencourt, the band has gained a degree of popularity in Japan and Europe. History Formation Angra was formed in November 1991 by Santa Marcelina Music College students vocalist Andre Matos and guitarists Rafael Bittencourt and André Linhares. They were joined by Bittencourt's former bandmate Marcos Antunes (drums) and bassist Luís Mariutti (ex-Firebox). This line-up composed a number of the earliest songs, with Rafael Bittencourt and Andre Matos emerging as the main songwriters. Two of the first songs written were "Time" and "Angels Cry", which both featured on the band's first album''.'' The song "Queen of the Night", composed by Matos and Bittencourt, was originally titled "Rainha" ("Queen") and had been one of the songs from Bittencourt and Antunes previous band. The song "Carry On" was composed by Andre Matos and ...
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Angra (insect)
Angra may refer to: Places * Bay of Angra (Baía de Angra), within Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores * Angra do Heroísmo, a municipality in the Azores, Portugal * Angra dos Reis, a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Brazil * Angra Pequena or Lüderitz Bay in Namibia, Africa * Angra Toldo Other * Angra (band), a Brazilian heavy metal band * ''Angra'' (insect), a genus of burrowing bugs in the subfamily Sehirinae * Angra labeo, species of fish in the family Cyprinidae * , a number of ships with this name * Angra Mainyu Angra Mainyu (; Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 ''Aŋra Mainiiu'') is the Avestan-language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of th ...

Sehirinae
''Sehirinae'' is a subfamily of ''burrowing bugs'' belonging to the family Cydnidae. Genera Tribus Amaurocorini Wagner, 1963 * '' Amaurocoris'' Stål, 1865 * '' Angra'' Schumacher, 1913 * '' Linospa'' Signoret, 1881 Tribus Sehirini Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Adomerus'' Mulsant & Rey, 1866 * '' Canthophorus'' Mulsant & Rey, 1866 * '' Crocistethus'' Fieber, 1860 * '' Exosehirus'' Wagner, 1963 * '' Lalervis'' Signoret, 1881 * '' Legnotus'' Schiødte, 1848 * '' Ochetostethomorpha'' Schumacher, 1913 * '' Ochetostethus'' Fieber, 1860 * ''Sehirus'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Singeria'' Wagner, 1955 * '' Tacolus'' Schouteden, 1910 * ''Tritomegas ''Tritomegas'' is a genus of shield bug The Pentatomoidea are a superfamily of insects in the Heteroptera suborder of the Hemiptera order. As Hemiptera, they share a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts. The roughly 7000 species under Pen ...'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 References External links * Hemiptera subfamilies Cydn ...
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Angra Labeo
''Labeo angra'' is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is commonly known as the Angra labeo. It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, and Pakistan. It has also been reported from Afghanistan.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.''Labeo angra''.FishBase. 2011. This fish has been known to reach a maximum length of around 22 centimeters. It is an herbivorous freshwater fish that can be found in several habitat types, such as rivers, lakes, and ponds. This species is of commercial importance as a food and sport fish. It has become very rare in the Hakaluki Haor wetlands of eastern Bangladesh, and the construction of a dam on the Tinau River of Nepal has interrupted its migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...
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