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São Gonçalo (other)
São Gonçalo, named after Gonçalo de Amarante (1187-1259), may refer to: Places Brazil *São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro *São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte * São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará * São Gonçalo do Abaeté, Minas Gerais *São Gonçalo dos Campos, Bahia * São Gonçalo do Gurguéia, Piauí *São Gonçalo do Pará, Minas Gerais * São Gonçalo do Piauí, Piauí * São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo, Minas Gerais *São Gonçalo do Rio Preto, Minas Gerais *São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais *São Gonçalo Channel * São Gonçalo River Portugal * São Gonçalo (Funchal), Madeira Other uses * Convent of São Gonçalo (Angra do Heroísmo), Terceira, Azores * Igreja de São Gonçalo, a church in Amarante, Portugal *São Gonçalo Futebol Clube (RN), a Brazilian football club, São Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte See also * *Gonçalo Gonçalo is a Portuguese masculine given name and family name. People with the name include: *Gonçalo Brandão, a Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonçalo De Amarante
Gundisalvus of Amarante ( pt, Gonçalo de Amarante; 1187 - 10 January 1259) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Preachers. He became a Dominican friar and hermit after his return from a long pilgrimage that took him to both Rome and to Jerusalem. He became noted as a wonderworker who made miracles occur and he was known for his solitude and silence in reflection in order to better achieve communication with God. His beatification received approval in late 1561 under Pope Pius IV. Life Gundisalvus was born in 1187 in Portugal to nobles. It was said at his baptism he fixed his intense gaze upon the Crucifix as he was being carried to the baptismal font. He was devoted to Jesus Christ in his childhood and decided to become a priest. He later received his ordination from the Archbishop of Braga after the successful completion of his studies and distributed his great wealth to his nephews. The new priest spent time in his parish of Saint Paio de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo Do Rio Preto
São Gonçalo do Rio Preto is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,173 living in a total area of 313 km². Location The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1986. The municipal seat of São Gonçalo do Rio Preto is located at an elevation of 742 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley. It is southeast of Diamantina to which it is connected by secondary highways. The nearest major population center is Diamantina. The distance to Diamantina is 24 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 345 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, Felício dos Santos and Couto de Magalhães de Minas. The municipality contains the Rio Preto State Park, created in 1994. Economy The main economic activities are services, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$10 million, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igreja De São Gonçalo
Igreja de São Gonçalo is a church in Amarante, northern Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a spec .... Churches in Porto District National monuments in Porto District Buildings and structures in Amarante, Portugal {{Portugal-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convent Of São Gonçalo (Angra Do Heroísmo)
The Convent of São Gonçalo is a Baroque-era convent and church in the historical centre of the city of Angra, civil parish of Sé, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira, in the Azores. It is considered one of the oldest convents in the archipelago, historically housing hundreds of Clarisse sisters, and boasting a reputation for education and fine arts in the Azores, that included classes in music, choral, design, painting and the humanities. History The establishment of the convent dates to 1542, when Brás Pires do Canto obtained a papal bull from Pope Paul III to authorize the first construction of a convent for the Sisters of Angra. Destined for the contemplative orderof Poor Clares it was there that Brás Pires do Canto helped collect his two daughters who had followed the order and one whom eventually became the first abbess. The growth in the number of novices during the 16th and 17th centuries resulted in the expansion of the prim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo (Funchal)
São Gonçalo is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") parish in the municipality of Funchal, located near the south coast of the island of Madeira, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,587, in an area of 7.06 km². Geography The São Gonçalo civil parish consists of the settlements Algarvio, Bica do Pau, Boa Nova, Cancela, Farrobo de Baixo, Fonte, Igreja, Lomba da Quinta, Neves, Palheiro Ferreiro, Piornais, Ribeiro da Qinta, Ribeiro Seco, Salões and São João Latrão. It is located on the eastern border of Santa Cruz civil parish. São Gonçalo is linked by regional roads to Funchal to the west, to Machico, and to Porto da Cruz. History The settlement of the area of São Gonçalo, much like the first lands cultivated on the island, progressed after the initial colonization by João Gonçalves Zarco. Gonçalo Aires Ferreira, one of the first settlers in this region, was a member of Zarco's fleet, and acquired land west of the primary settlement (that would become Funchal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo River
The São Gonçalo River ( pt, São Gonçalo) is a river of Ceará state in eastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Anil River, which it joins in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, shortly before that river flows into the Atlantic Ocean. See also *List of rivers of Ceará List of rivers in Ceará (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Ceará drain to the ... ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Ceará {{Ceará-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo Channel
The São Gonçalo Channel () is a navigable channel connecting two large coastal lagoons, Lagoa Mirim and Lagoa dos Patos, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil. At its eastern end, it separates the municipalities of Rio Grande to the south from Pelotas Pelotas () is a Brazilian city and municipality (''município''), the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located 270 km (168 mi) from Porto Alegre, the state's capital city, and 130 km (80.8&nb ... to the north. References Bodies of water of Brazil Channels Landforms of Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo Do Sapucaí
São Gonçalo do Sapucaí is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. The estimated population is approximately 25,561 inhabitants and the area of the municipality is 517,974 km². The elevation is 906 m. Notable people * Cristiano Luís Rodrigues - footballer *Flávio - Sexy Boss Man See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions. ... References Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo Do Rio Abaixo
São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Itabira. As of 2020, the estimated population was 11,019. See also * List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions. ... References Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo, Rio De Janeiro
São Gonçalo () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is on northeastern Guanabara Bay in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. It is the 16th most populous city in Brazil. Location The population of São Gonçalo was 1,091,737 in 2020, and its area is . It is the second most populous city of the state, after the capital Rio de Janeiro city. Until recently it was the third largest, when Mesquita was split off as its own city from Nova Iguaçu. It is considered an important metropolitan industrial city, being a large part of the local economy and the GDP of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The municipality contains 4% of the Guanabara Ecological Station, created in 2006. It contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006. Climate The climate type of São Gonçalo is Atlantic tropical, with rainy summers and relatively dry winters. Temperatures vary throughout the year, and may have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo Do Piauí
São Gonçalo do Piauí (''first part, Portuguese meaning "San Goncalo of Piaui"'') is a municipality of the Brazilian state of Piaui. It is located at an altitude of 270 meters. The population is 5,030 (2020 est.) in an area of 150.22 km². After a plebiscite held in 1995, part of the municipality was split off and became the municipality of Santo Antônio dos Milagres Santo Antônio dos Milagres (Portuguese meaning "Saint Anthony of the Miracles") is a municipality in the western part of the state of Piauí, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the .... References Municipalities in Piauí {{Piauí-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Gonçalo Do Pará
São Gonçalo do Pará is a municipality in the center-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 12,597 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is and the elevation is . It is located at from state capital Belo Horizonte. São Gonçalo do Pará is the seat of the Regional Administration of the Upper São Francisco River. History The creation of the town of São Gonçalo of Pará is closely linked to the revolutionary revolts carried out by miners of the Captainship of Minas Gerais, in 1717. Filipe de Freitas Mourão, was a Portuguese gold prospector who worked in the Pitangui mines in the colonial time. He was involved in revolutionary movements against the collection of taxes on gold, which led him to run away together with its wife, Estefânia de Mourão Bravo. They escaped to the region of the spring of the River Pará where they found other Portuguese who had escaped from Vila Rica (Pero Gonçalves de Amaranto and Estácio Campos de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
