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Praia (other)
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Praia may refer to: Places *Cape Verde: **Praia, the capital city of Cape Verde ** Praia (municipality), the municipality where the above city is located *Azores, Portugal: ** Praia (Santa Cruz da Graciosa), a parish in the district of Santa Cruz da Graciosa ** Praia do Almoxarife, a parish in the district of Horta **Praia do Norte, a parish in the district of Horta ** Praia da Vitória, a parish and a district in the island of Terceira *Brazil: ** Praia Grande, a municipality in the state of São Paulo *Italy: **Praia a Mare, a municipality of the Province of Cosenza Other * Praia (genus) is a genus of sawflies in the family of Cimbicidae Cimbicidae is a family of sawflies in the order Hymenoptera. There are more than 20 genera and 200 described species in Cimbicidae. Larvae are solitary herbivores. The family is distinctive in having antennae with prominent apical clubs or k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Cape Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde), Instituto Nacional de Estatística Located on the southern coast of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago island, within the Sotavento Islands group, the city is the seat of the Praia, Cape Verde (municipality), Praia Municipality. Praia is the economic, political, and cultural center of Cape Verde. History 
The island of Santiago was discovered by António da Noli in 1460. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia (municipality)
Praia is a '' concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the southern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. Its area is , and its population was 131,719 at the 2010 census. The municipality consists of one '' freguesia'' (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Graça. The city hall is located in the Platô part of the city. History Praia is one of the oldest municipalities in Cape Verde. It was created in the 18th century, when the then town of ''Praia de Santa Maria'' received town status and became the new capital of the Portuguese dominion of Cape Verde. Throughout history, its municipal territory has been successively reduced due to demographic increases. By the end of the 19th century, the Municipality of Praia occupied the southern half of the island, while the northern half was the (larger than present) Municipality of Santa Catarina. In 1971, the two northernmost parishes of the Municipality were split off to bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia (Santa Cruz Da Graciosa)
Praia (officially São Mateus) is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, on the island of Graciosa, in the Azores. It still retains its former name ''Praia'' locally, owing to the parish having once been the historical municipality of Praia. The population in 2011 was 836, in an area of 12.82 km². History São Mateus was one of the first Captaincies of the Azores, and administered by its Captain-Donatorio, Duarte Barreto. The main centre and parish seat obtained the category, and elevated to the title, of ''vila'' (or town) during the reign of King John III, by royal charter on 1 April 1546. It operated as the municipal seat until 1867, when its role was superseded by the much larger Santa Cruz da Graciosa. Yet, it still retained the honorific title of ''vila''. During this time, the settlers of the island formed historical, social and economic contacts with the peoples and economy of Terceira, in addition to those ships travelling between E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia Do Almoxarife
Praia do Almoxarife is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") in the municipality (''concelho'') of Horta, of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 834, in an area of 9.20 km². Although it was the beachhead of early settlement on the island, its population has not grown significantly since it was settled. It has become an important summer destination and tourist center for its long black sand beach. History Praia was originally a beachhead of settlement on Faial, first used by as a beachhead for explorers, and then by new colonists coming to settle the central group of the Azores. In 1466, Josse van Huerter and his Flemish compatriots landed on the beach in a misguided hope of discovery precious metals (in particular tin and silver). Their settlement abridged the ''Lomba dos Frades'', where they stayed for about a year. There was a falling out between Huerter and his crew, and he narrowly escaped the island with his life. He later returned in 1466-67 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia Do Norte
Praia do Norte is a civil parish of the municipality of Horta, located along the northern coast between Cedros and Capelo, on the Portuguese island of Faial, in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 250, in an area of . It is the least populous parish on the island, reached along the ''Estrada Regional'' E.R.1-1ª regional roadway from the urban centre of Horta. It contains the localities Cerca, Fajã and Praia do Norte. History This parish, and its church, were first referenced on 30 June 1567, with the first five parishes of the municipality of Horta. Its fertile soils (which produced many of the islands cereals, beans and fruits) were situated in the area known as Nicho, a biforkation between the regional roadway and Norte Pequeno, that stretched to the road at Quinta. By 1643, there were 274 inhabitants and 77 homes in the area (as referenced by Diogo das Chagas). The parish at one time included the region of Capelo, but it was de-annexed. The primitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia Da Vitória
Praia da Vitória (; translating as "Beach of Victory") is a municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. With a population of 21,035 (in 2011), the second largest administrative authority on the island of Terceira, it covers an area of , that extends from the northern coast halfway into the interior. History 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. By 1474, the island was divided into two captaincies (Praia and Angra): the Captaincy of Praia reverted to Álvaro Martins Homem, Bruges' successor. The growth of the woad industry and export wheat market concentrated along the fertile ''Ramo Grande'' area, allowed Praia to grow rapidly. Consequently, Praia was elevated to the status of ''vila'' (comparab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia Grande
Praia Grande () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 330,845 (2020 est.) in an area of 149.25 km². Population history History Although the political emancipation is recent, the area covered today by the municipality of Praia Grande was one of the first areas colonized by the Portuguese, which began with the arrival of Martim Afonso in 1532. The first village founded by the explorer, sent by the Portuguese crown, was that of St. Vincent, which remained part Praia Grande until 1967. After emancipation, the city slightly accelerated the pace of growth experienced since the 1950s, earning a higher quality in their public services, given the proximity of the municipal government with the reality of the local population. In the 1980s, the city gained new impetus to its growth with the opening of the Small Sea Bridge (in the final stretch of the Rodovia dos Imigrantes), linking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia A Mare
Praia a Mare () is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of Italy. It is a beach resort on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Geography The 2 km long beach is the main attraction for tourists. It is sandy at its northern end but increasingly pebbly moving southwards. During the summer months, the beach is divided into about 50 lidos, although intermittently there are unprotected slivers of beach open to the public at no cost. At the southern end of the town, about 100 m from shore sits a rock outcrop called Dino Island which features a number of large sea caves, accessible by small craft and paddle boats. At the most southerly extremity of the beach, a medieval tower, built by Byzantine forces to guard the coast, sits on an outcropping of volcanic rock with a commanding view of the sea approaches to Praia a Mare. About 50 meters up the slopes of a mountain that rises precipitously above the town is another large cave complex, also carved by wave acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia (genus)
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Cape Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística Located on the southern coast of Santiago island, within the Sotavento Islands group, the city is the seat of the Praia Municipality. Praia is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
