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 ...
, may refer to the following places:
Brazil
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São Jorge, Alto Paraíso de Goiás, is a village in the State of Goiás
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São Jorge d'Oeste, a municipality in the state of Paraná
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São Jorge, Rio Grande do Sul, is a municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul
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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
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Cape Verde
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São Jorge, Cape Verde, a village in the municipality of São Filipe, Fogo
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São Jorge (Santiago), a settlement in the municipality of São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Santiago
Ghana
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São Jorge da Mina, 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
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Caldas de São Jorge, town in the civil parish of São Jorge, in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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, 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:
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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:
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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
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São Jorge (Santana), a civil parish in the municipality of Santana
Mozambique
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Goa Island, also known as
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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