Ribeira Grande, Azores
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Ribeira Grande is a municipality in the northern part of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 32,112, in an area of 180.15 km2. The municipal seat is located i
Ribeira Grande Municipality
A view of the Port of Santa Iria, once the primary, and distant, waypoint for northern commerce
Vista of the interior of Ribeira Grande looking southeast towards the Água de Pau mountain world
A view of the interior plateau of Ribeira Grande, showing the volcanic spatter cones
Porto Formoso
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Porto Formoso is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,265, in an area of 12.79 km2.
The expanse of tea fields from the regional roadway looking towards the coastal community of Porto Formoso
The ornate facada and staircase of the parochial Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça
A partial view of the built-up area of the village of Praia Formoso, looking over into the fishing port/beach
The beach and cliffs of the Praia dos Moinhos, one of the few white-sand beaches on the island of São Miguel