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Lajes (other)
Lajes is Portuguese for "covering of flat rock", or "flagstone", and may refer to: Places Brazil *Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte * Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil *Lajes Pintadas, Rio Grande do Norte Portugal *Lajes (Seia), a civil parish in the municipality of Seia Archipelago of the Azores * Lajes das Flores, a municipality on the island of Flores :*Lajes das Flores (parish), a civil parish and the municipal seat of the municipality of Lajes das Flores *Lajes do Pico (Azores), a municipality along the southern coast of the island of Pico :*Lajes do Pico (Azores), a civil parish and the municipal seat of the municipality of Lajes do Pico *Lajes (Praia da Vitória), a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, Terceira Other uses * Lajes Field, a multi-use air field and regional air passenger terminal located near Lajes on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal *Ribeirão das Lajes The Ribeirão das Lajes is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes, Rio Grande Do Norte
Lajes is a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Pico do Cabugi is located there. On January 1, 1929, Alzira Soriano was sworn mayor of the city, becoming the first female mayor in Brazil and in all South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout .... References Populated places established in 1914[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lages
Lages is a Brazilian municipality located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano". It is located in the mountain region of the state and is the largest municipality of it. It is the main city of this region, and borders the towns of Otacílio Costa, São Joaquim, and Correia Pinto. The main course of urban water is Carahá River. Lages hosts an annual festival called '' Festa do Pinhão'', that is famous throughout the country. Economically, the city is known for its strong cattle breeding and wood processing factories. History In the beginning of the 17th century, the arrival of the first Europeans established the town. The growing of the ''Campos de Lajens'' was due to the opening of roads to reach the fields of the state Rio Grande do Sul. The people of São Paulo and Minas Gerais were attracted to this region due to the cattle-breeding business with the ''gauchos''. Very primitive documents mention Laje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes Pintadas
Lajes Pintadas is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... See also * List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte References Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte {{RioGrandedoNorte-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes (Seia)
Lajes is Portuguese for "covering of flat rock", or "flagstone", and may refer to: Places Brazil *Lajes, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte *Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil *Lajes Pintadas, Rio Grande do Norte Portugal * Lajes (Seia), a civil parish in the municipality of Seia Archipelago of the Azores *Lajes das Flores, a municipality on the island of Flores :* Lajes das Flores (parish), a civil parish and the municipal seat of the municipality of Lajes das Flores * Lajes do Pico (Azores), a municipality along the southern coast of the island of Pico :* Lajes do Pico (Azores), a civil parish and the municipal seat of the municipality of Lajes do Pico * Lajes (Praia da Vitória), a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, Terceira Other uses *Lajes Field, a multi-use air field and regional air passenger terminal located near Lajes on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal * Ribeirão das Lajes, a river in Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seia
Seia () is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 21,755, in an area of . Its urban population is about 7,000. Seia was elevated to city status on July 3, 1986. The municipality is situated on the northwestern slope of Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal, with a top height of 1993 meters. The present Mayor is António Luciano Silva Ribeiro, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is July 3. Seia has an annual cinema festival called CineEco that focuses on films with ecological and natural themes. Geography The municipality is limited to the north by the municipalities of Nelas and Mangualde, to the northeast by Gouveia, to the east by Manteigas, to the southeast by Covilhã, to the southwest by Arganil and to the west by Oliveira do Hospital. In this municipality is located the highest point in mainland Portugal, Torre, in Serra da Estrela, with 1,993 meters of altitude. The municipality of Seia covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes Das Flores
Lajes das Flores () is a municipality in the western part of the Azores; it includes the southern part of the island of Flores. To the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores. The population in 2021 was 1,408, in an area of . Its municipal seat is in the parish of the same name. History Flores was discovered by Diogo de Teive and his son, João de Teive, in 1452. Within a year, 20 January 1453, the islands of ''Corvo Marini'' (''Marine Crows''), meaning the islands of Flores and Corvo, was donated to D. Afonso, Duke of Bragança and Count of Barcelso by King Afonso V. On 20 January 1475, João Teive ceded the captaincy to Fernão Teles de Meneses, but by 1 March 1504, the captaincy was donated to João da Fonseca by King Manuel I. The first documented reference to Lajes was to the first religious parish on the island, to the invocation of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our Lady of the Rosary). Lajes, the town, was the first area to be populated in the southern part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes Das Flores (parish)
Lajes das Flores is an Azorean civil parish, and municipal seat of the municipality of Lajes das Flores. The population in 2021 was 562, in an area of 18.79 km². History The island and Corvo was discovered in 1452 (by Diogo de Teive and João de Teive, his son), donated on 20 January 1453 to D. Afonso of Bragança, its captaincy was eventually ceded by João Teive to Fernão Teles de Mensese on 20 January 1475. On 1 March 1504, the captaincy was donated to João da Fonesca by D. Manuel I. The village was founded in a sheltered bay, facilitating the easy disembarkation of goods and provisions, protected from westerly winds. The first documented settlement, by the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes Do Pico (Azores)
Lajes do Pico () is a town and municipality in the central Azores. It is one of three municipalities of the island of Pico. It has 4,342 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 155.31 km2. It is bordered by Madalena to the west and by São Roque do Pico to the north. History The first settlement to be established on the southern part of the island of along Penedo Negro, in the cove of Castelete (south of the actual town of Lajes) sometime around 1460. The rough seas at the time only allowed the navigator Fernando Álvares Evangelho to offload at the time, and he and his dog would occupy the land near the ravine (along the western edge of the town) for many years: the ravine of potable water took its name ''Ribeira Fernado Álvares'' from this early colonist. His former residence still remains near the site. When his colleagues arrived later, they disembarked farther east in the area designated ''Santa Cruz das Ribeiras''. A few remain at this site, including Jordão Álvares Cara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes (Praia Da Vitória)
Lajes is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,744, in an area of . It is the second most populous parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. It contains the localities Fundões, Caldeira, Canada da Caldeira, Canada das Fontainhas, Canada das Vinhas, Canada do Poço, Lajedo, Lajes, Picão, Rebentão and Santa Rita. Lajes is best known for being the location of Portuguese Air Force Base No.4, used for military, small inter-island, as well as scheduled and chartered flights from North America and mainland Europe. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajes Field
Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (; pt, Base Aérea das Lajes), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (''Base Aérea Nº 4'', BA4) , is a multi-use airfield near Lajes and northeast of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. It is home to the Portuguese Air Force ''Base Aérea N º4'' and Azores Air Zone Command ( pt, Comando da Zona Aérea dos Açores), a United States Air Force detachment unit (operated by the 65th Air Base Group of United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa), and a regional air passenger terminal. Located about east of New York City and about west of Lisbon, Portugal; the base sits in a strategic location midway between North America and Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. History The origin of the Lajes Field dates back to 1928, when Portuguese Army Lieutenant colonel Eduardo Gomes da Silva wrote a report on the possible construction of an airfield in the plainland of Lajes, for that branch's aviation service ( pt, Aeron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribeirão Das Lajes
The Ribeirão das Lajes is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Rio de Janeiro (state) {{RiodeJaneiro-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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