Velas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvɛlɐʃ] ) is a municipality in the São Jorge Island, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The municipality...

up velas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Velas may refer to: Velas, Azores, Portugal Velas, Maharashtra, India Cabo Velas, Costa Rica Sara Velas, American...

municipality of Velas in the Azores. The airport is on the edge of Fajã da Queimada, along the southern coast, situated 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Velas and 28 km...

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...

Velas (Azores), Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Velas. de Sousa, João Duarte (1992). Afonso, João (ed.). Reminiscências velenses (Na Vila das Velas do...

1483. By 1500, the settlement of Velas was elevated from villa to municipality (giving rise to the supposition that Velas was the first center on the island)...

Look up Vela or vela in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vela or Velas may refer to: Vela (constellation), a constellation in the southern sky (the Sails)...

Veiga de Lila Vilarandelo Manadas Norte Grande Rosais Santo Amaro Urzelina Velas Landeira Vendas Novas Aguiar Alcáçovas Viana do Alentejo Afife Alvarães...

(IATA: SJZ), the only airport on the island of São Jorge in Santo Amaro, Velas, Azores Shijiazhuang railway station (China Railway Pinyin code: SJZ), a railway...

Santo Amaro is a parish in the district of Velas in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 862, in an area of 22.53 km². It contains the localities Areias...

notable natural disasters that have affected the Azores: Around 1432: First recorded famine in the Azores. 1439–1444 (undocumented): Volcanic eruption on...

and ethnography. Born on the island of São Jorge, in the municipality of Velas, he was also referred to as João Teixeira Soares. He was a parliamentary...

of the civil parish of Velas, in the municipality of Velas, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. There were several families...

of the civil parish of Velas, in the municipality of Velas, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Located between Fajã Pelada...

Azores Day (Portuguese: Dia dos Açores) is a regional holiday in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It commemorates the establishment of Azorean...

the civil parish of Velas, in the municipality of the same name, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The fajã is situated...

Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Born in Velas, Azores, on 23 May 1962, he settled at a young age in Canada with his family...

Velas) Fajã da Abelheira Fajã da Betesga Fajã da Caldeira de Cima Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo Fajã da Choupana Fajã da Ermida (Rosais, Velas) Fajã...

of Norte Grande, in the municipality of Velas, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The fajã is situated between Fajã da Ponta...

Urzelina is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese islands of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 902, in an area of 13.69 km²...

José Cândido da Silveira Avelar (1843 in Velas – 3 December 1905, in Horta), was an Azorean historian and author, known for his work on the history of...

autonomous region of Azores. The municipality includes the eastern portion of the island of São Jorge and borders the municipality of Velas. The population...

parish of Santo Amaro, in the municipality of Velas in Portuguese island of São Jorge Island in the Azores. Although located in high altitude mountains...

"rosaries") is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 743, in an area of 24...

Alentejo Alentejo 5007 9,2 261 Boticas High Tâmega North 5002 15,5 262 Velas Azores Azores 4940 42,1 263 Oleiros Low Baixa Central 4900 10,4 264 São Vicente...

Bay of Pombas List of fajãs in the Azores SRAM, ed. (2005), Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Horta (Azores), Portugal: Secretaria Regional do...

transatlantic yachters and sailors. Legislative Assembly of the Azores is located in Horta, making it Azores' legislative capital. In 1467 the Flemish nobleman Josse...

known as Santa Bárbara, is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 374, in an area of 11.20 km2. Santa Bárbara...

Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas on the Portuguese island of São Jorge in the Azores; owing to the existence of an ecumenical faith...

parish of Rosais, in the municipality of Velas, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The fajã was named for an early settler...