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Baía Do Refugo
Bay of Refugo (), literally the ''bay of scrap'', is a natural bay within the coastal extent of the civil parish of Porto Judeu, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the Portuguese island of Terceira (in the archipelago of the Azores). It also refers to the small swimming area that faces into the bay. History The beach was formed through the erosion of volcanically-produced lava that originated during a series of eruptions that formed the Guilherme Moniz volcano in 1761. Lavas flowed to the sea by way of the hamlet of Serretinha in the civil parish of Feteira in the direction of Porto Judeu. The lava's path is still traceable: an area of scorched land characterized by black blocks of basalt mixed with large amounts of slag. When the lava flow neared the sea, it spread out and entered the salt water at several points, among them the Bay of Refugo. On 28 August 1893, a hurricane, at the time the largest storm in human memory, caused tremendous tidal surge A stor ...
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Azores
The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about west of Lisbon, about northwest of Morocco, about southeast of Newfoundland, Canada, and the same distance southwest of Cork, Ireland. Its main industries are agriculture, dairy farming, livestock, fishing, and tourism, which has become a major service activity in the region. In the 20th century and to some extent into the 21st, they have served as a waypoint for refueling aircraft flying between Europe and North America. The government of the Azores employs a large percentage of the population directly or indirectly in the service and tertiary sectors. The largest city of the Azores is Ponta Delgada. The culture, dialect, cuisine, and traditions of the Azorean islands vary considerably, because these remote island ...
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Guilherme Moniz
Guilherme is a Portuguese given name, equivalent to William in English. The feminine form of this name is Guilhermina. Diminutive forms include Guilhermino. Vilma (Portuguese form of Wilma) is another female variant of the name. Brazilian footballers * Guilherme Alecsander Machado Guedes (born 1991), who last played for Marist *Guilherme Alvim Marinato (born 1985), who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow *Guilherme Augusto Vieira dos Santos (born 1995), forward * Guilherme Borges (born 1999), midfielder *Guilherme Camacho (born March 1990), who currently plays for Corinthians *Guilherme de Cássio Alves (born 1974), retired striker *Guilherme Castilho (born 1999), Brazilian footballer *Guilherme Conceição Cardoso (born 1983), who is currently on loan to Vitória, from Cruzeiro *Guilherme Costa Marques (born 1991), who currently plays for Legia Warsaw *Guilherme Finkler (born 1985), who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix FC *Guilherme Haubert Sityá (born April 1990), ...
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List Of Bays In The Azores
The following is a list of the prominent bays in the islands of the Azores: Corvo * Bay of Porto da Casa Faial * Bay of Areia da Quinta * Bay of Ribeira das Cabras * Bay of Varadouro * Bay of Horta * Bay of Porto Pim Flores * Bay of Lajes * Bay of Alagoa Graciosa * Bay of Poça * Bay of Engrade * Bay of Lagoa * Bay of Caldeirinha * Bay of Filipe * Bay of Folga * Bay of Quarteiro * Bay of Ponta da Barca * Bay of Barra * Bay of Santo António Pico * Bay of Pedrinhas * Bay of Água Velha * Bay of Calhau Miúdo * Bay of Ferro * Bay of Domingos Pereira * Bay of Fonte * Bay of Caravela * Bay of Céu de Abraão * Bay of Engrade * Bay of Calhau * Bay of Canus * Bay of Cachorro * Bay of Barca * Bay of Lajes do Pico * Bay of Canas Santa Maria * Bay of Anjos * Bay of Cré * Bay of Raposa * Bay of Tagarete * Bay of São Lourenço * Bay of Cura * Bay of Praia * Bay of Maia São Jorge * Bay of Velas * Bay of Areia * Bay of Entre Morros * Bay of Arrais * Bay of Senhora do Rosár ...
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