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São Jorge (), Portuguese for
Saint George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...
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Brazil

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São Jorge, Alto Paraíso de Goiás SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Y ...
, is a village in the State of Goiás * São Jorge d'Oeste, a municipality in the state of Paraná * São Jorge, Rio Grande do Sul, is a municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul * São Jorge, São Paulo, is a
bairro A ''bairro'' () is a Portuguese language, Portuguese word for a Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter or a neighborhood or, sometimes, a district which is within a city or town. It is commonly used in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, ...
(neighbourhood) in the city of
São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...


Cape Verde

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São Jorge, Cape Verde São Jorge is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, Fogo, Cape Verde. It is situated near the coast, 2 km west of Campanas Baixo, 2 km northeast of Galinheiro and 15 km northeast of the island capital São Filipe, Ca ...
, a village in the municipality of São Filipe, Fogo *
São Jorge (Santiago) São Jorge (also: ''São Jorge dos Órgãos'') is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cape Verde, São Lourenço dos Órgãos municipality. In ...
, a settlement in the municipality of São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Santiago


Ghana

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São Jorge da Mina Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina (''St. George of the Mine Castle''), also known as ''Castelo da Mina'' or simply ''Mina'' (or '' Feitoria da Mina''), in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly th ...
, present-day
Elmina Elmina ( Fante: ''Edina'') is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the Central Region. It is situated on a bay on the Atlantic Ocean, west of Cape Coast.Straight line distances ...
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Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
(formerly the Gold Coast)


Portugal

* Caldas de São Jorge, town in the civil parish of São Jorge, in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira *
Castle of São Jorge A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is ...
, a Moorish castle located in the center of Lisbon * São Jorge (Arcos de Valdevez), a civil parish in the municipality of
Arcos de Valdevez Arcos de Valdevez () is a concelho, municipality along the northern frontier of Portugal and Galicia (Spain), Galicia (Spain). The population in 2011 was 22,847,São Jorge de Arroios SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Yu ...
, a civil parish within the city of Lisbon * São Jorge da Beira, a civil parish in the municipality of
Covilhã Covilhã (), officially Covilhã City (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in the Centro, Portugal, Centro region, Portugal. The city proper had 33,691 inhabitants in 2021. The municipality population in 2021 was 46,455 in an area of . It is ...
* São Jorge do Selho, a civil parish in the municipality of
Guimarães Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved ...
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São Jorge de Vizela SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Y ...
, a civil parish within the city of
Vizela Vizela () is a municipality in the Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736, in an area of 24.70 km². The present mayor is Vitor Hugo Salgado, elected as an independent. The municipal holiday is March 19. History In Au ...
In the Azores: *
São Jorge Island São Jorge (; Portuguese language, Portuguese for 'Saint George') is an island in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of the autonomous region of Portugal. Separated from its nearest neighbours (Pico Island, Pico and Faial Isl ...
, an island in the Central Group In Madeira: *
Arco de São Jorge Arco may refer to: Places * Arco, Trentino, a town in Trentino, Italy * Arco, Idaho, in the United States * Arco, Minnesota, a city in the United States * ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, home of the Sacramento Kings Companies * ARCO (bran ...
, a civil parish in the municipality of Santana *
São Jorge (Santana) São Jorge () is a civil parish in the municipality of Santana, in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,473, in an area of . History São Jorge was created in 1515, and benefitted from the patronage of King Manuel I of Portugal wh ...
, a civil parish in the municipality of Santana


Mozambique

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Goa Island Goa Island (), locally known as ''Watólofu'', also known as Saint George Island (), is a small archetypal desert island, with a flat rocky brown coral reef outcrop with dense borderline vegetation, white sand beach and a lighthouse. It is surro ...
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See also

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Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George was a soldier in the Roman army in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, venerated as a Christian martyr. Saint George or Saint George's may also refer to: People * George of Vienne (died or ), Archbishop of Vienne * George of Choziba (d ...
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