Pedro de Merelim was a

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of the Portuguese historian and ethnographer ''Joaquim Gomes da Cunha'' (1913 in São Pedro de Merelim, Portugal – 2002 in

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). He was born in the

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of São Pedro de Merelim in the

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of Braga. He signed-on with the ''Corpo Expedicionário'' (''Expeditionary Corp'') that travelled to the archipelago during the

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, and later settled in Angra do Heroísmo, where he became an important investigator, into works of history and local traditions/culture, publishing several volumes on these themes.

Published works

* ''Guia Turístico da Terceira'', ''Terceira Touristic Guide'' Agência Teles, Angra do Heroísmo, 1948. * ''Subsídios para a história do futebol na ilha Terceira'' (''Subsidiaries for the Soccer History of the Island of Terceira'', Angra do Heroísmo, 1956. * ''Asilo de Mendicidade, sumário histórico no 1.°centenário da fundação'', Angra do Heroísmo, 1960. * ''Notas sobre os conventos da ilha Terceira'', 3 volumes, ''A União'', 1960, 1963 e 1964. * ''Memória histórica da edificação dos Paços do Conselho'', Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo, 1966 (reeditado em 1973 e em 1984). * ''Os Hebraicos na ilha Terceira'', revista ''Atlântida'' (1968), 1995. * ''Filarmónica recreio dos Artistas'', edição da Filarmónica, Angra do Heroísmo, 1967. * ''Caixa económica da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Angra'', Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Angra, 1971. * ''Toiros e touradas na ilha Terceira'', União Gráfica Angrense, 1970. * ''Memória histórica do Salão Municipal'', Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo, 1970. * '' Rádio Clube de Angra'', 192 pp., edição do Radio Clube de Angra, Angra do Heroísmo, 1972. * ''As 18 paróquias de Angra'' (''The 18 Parishes of Angra''), 874 pp., Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo, 1974. * ''Fernado Pessoa e a ilha Terceira'' (''Fernando Pessoa and the Island of Terceira''), 123 pp., Colecção Ínsula (Insular Collection), Angra do Heroísmo, 1975. * ''A laranja na ilha Terceira'' (''The Orange from the Island of Terceira''), 91 pp., inserto em ''A União'', 1976. * ''Serviços Municipalizados de Angra'' (''Municipalized Services in Angra''), 201 pp., Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo, 1979. * ''Cooperativas que houve na Terceira'', Angra do Heroismo. * ''Freguesias da Praia'' (''Parishes of The Beach''), 2 volumes, 797 pp., Direcção Regional de Orientação Pedagógica, Angra do Heroísmo, 1983. * ''Merelim (São Pedro)'', 545 pp., Junta de Freguesia de Merelim, 1989. * ''Adenda à Monografia de Merelim (São Pedro)'' ''Addenda of the Monograph of Merelim'', Junta de Freguesia de Merelim, 1995. * ''Açorianos ministros de Estado'' ''Azorean Ministers in the State'', , Angra do Heroísmo, 1996. * ''Monografia da Agência Teles'', Agência Teles, Angra do Heroísmo, 1996. {{DEFAULTSORT:Merelim Pedro People from Braga Azorean historians Azorean writers 1910s births 2002 deaths