Ilha Do Ermal
Ermal Island (Portuguese, ''Ilha do Ermal'') is a peninsula situated in the Ermal Dam, parish of Mosteiro, municipality of Vieira do Minho, Portugal, about north of Braga. The hard rock – heavy metal music festival "Festival da Ilha do Ermal" takes place in Ermal. The bands which have performed at Ermal include Slipknot, Sepultura and Angra (band), Angra. In addition, the festival has earned enduring fame for the 2002 stoning of Nickelback. Beyond music, this event provides varied activities: rural tourism, climbing, Handle Ski, boating, horse rides etc. References

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Vieira Do Minho
Vieira do Minho (, ) is a municipality in the district of Braga, in the north of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,997, in an area of 216.44 km². The present mayor is António Cardoso, elected by a coalition between PSD and the CDS–PP. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Anissó e Soutelo * Anjos e Vilar do Chão * Caniçada e Soengas * Cantelães * Eira Vedra * Guilhofrei * Louredo * Mosteiro * Parada do Bouro * Pinheiro * Rossas * Ruivães e Campos * Salamonde * Tabuaças * Ventosa e Cova * Vieira do Minho General information Vieira do Minho is essentially a rural municipality. Along with the town of Vieira do Minho, the seat of the municipality, the other major location in the municipality is the town of with 2,071 inhabitants. Notable people * Senhorinha of Basto (942–982) a Portuguese Benedictine abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female ...
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