• Battle of Rio de Janeiro Princesa do Céu (c. 1700) - Discarded 1718? Nossa Senhora de Bettencourt (c. 1700) - Discarded 1701? Nossa Senhora do Vale (c....
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  • João Leite de Bettencourt (21 August 1916, Nossa Senhora do Rosário - 12 March 1973, Nossa Senhora do Rosário) was a chemist, industrialist and politician...
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  • Viscount of Nossa Senhora das Mercês (Portuguese: Visconde de Nossa Senhora das Mercês) was a noble title created by decree on 21 August 1879, by King...
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    Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Loreto (Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Loreto) Hermitage of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Ermida de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios)...
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    Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira (Portuguese: Casa of Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira) Cais da Alfândega Cais da Silveira Câmara Municipal de Angra...
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    invocation of Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus (Our Lady the Mother of God) and was constructed in 1727, under the initiative of Vital de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos...
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    Santa Cruz das Flores (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    the Fajãs (in 1676) and Nossa Senhora do Pilar (in 1693), respectively. About the same time, José António de Sousa Bettencourt, a natural and property-owner...
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    the Church of Nossa Senhora da Saúde, incorporated the older chapel of the same name, originally initiated by D. Margarida Bettencourt da Câmara in her...
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    de Alberto. The island is divided in two municipalities, which are subdivided into civil parishes: Ribeira Brava Nossa Senhora da Lapa Nossa Senhora do...
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    annually: the feast of St. John (on 24 June) and the feast dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Guia (on 8 September). Map nr. 20 Topo (S. Jorge, Açores) 1:25,000...
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  • The Church of Benditas Almas (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Caveira/Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Livramento/Igreja das Benditas Almas) is a 19th-century...
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    1986, it has been used as a mortuary chapel. João Leite de Bettencourt (1916 in Nossa Senhora do Rosário – 1973) chemist, industrialist and politician...
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    small fort named "Nossa Senhora das Virtudes" or "Santa Bárbara". First Luso-Malabarese War Portuguese India Armadas Albuquerque, Afonso de (1999) [Reprint...
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    Romaria de Nossa Senhora de Carmo, which occurs annually in the Fajã dos Vimes (July 16), and the Romaria do Santo Cristo in the Fajã da Caldeira de Santo...
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  • of the Azores. This fajã contains two hermitages, the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora das Almas, situated in the area of Barbós, and the Hermitage of Santo...
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  • 1616. João Soares de Sousa died on 2 January 1571 in Vila do Porto. He was buried in the presbytery of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Our Lady...
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  • until September 11, 1880. From this time the new church was named for Nossa Senhora do Livramento, although the Church in Angra refused to accept the change...
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    Silveira e Paulo) is located on Rua da Conceição, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the historic centre of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira...
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  • Viscount of Noronha Viscount of Nossa Senhora da Luz Viscount of Nossa Senhora das Mercês Viscount of Nossa Senhora do Porto de Ave Viscount of Nova Granada...
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    to travel the 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) until the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos, in Água de Pau, through the paths and torturous roads, which were dangerous...
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    Lombo do Doutor and Lombo do Atouguia. In 1502, João de França constructed the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Graça (English: Our Lady of Grace), which was to...
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    In 2004, Moniz's daughter with Portuguese musician Donovan Bettencourt, Julia Bettencourt Moniz, was born in the Azores. Moniz returned to the music scene...
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    Ordem do Mérito do Trabalho and the Comendador da Real Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa. He enjoyed wide popularity and success as a television...
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    Lady of the Guide (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Guia), is its locally known as the Igreja do Convento de São Francisco, (Church of the Convent...
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    religiosity of the events; Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Topo/Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário), one of the earliest...
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    communities to develop, concentrating along the coast in the church of Nossa Senhora do Calhau; Santo António – the most populated civil parish in the municipality...
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    (1629), another fort in 1641 (later expanded in 1644) and the Fort of Nossa Senhora da Conceição were constructed to impede attacks. In 1647, the residents...
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    Afonso's body was buried in Goa, according to his will, in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Serra (Our Lady of the Hill), which he had been built in 1513 to...
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    Cardoso de Serpa (visiting in the name of the prelate). During his visit to São Miguel, Friar José da Avé-Maria consecrated the Church of Nossa Senhora da...
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    Ribeiras (Portuguese: Forte das Cinco Ribeiras), also known as the Fort of Nossa Senhora do Pilar or Fort of São Bartolomeu, ruins of a 16th-century fortification...
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