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The Best Attractions In Santa Maria

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Santa Maria , Portuguese for Saint Mary, is an island located in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago and the southernmost island in the Azores. The island is primarily known for its white sand beaches, distinctive chimneys, and dry warm weather.
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  • 2. Praia Formosa Vila Do Porto
    The Fort of São João Baptista is the ruins of a 16th-century maritime fort situated on the western edge of Praia Formoso, in the civil parish of Almagreira, municipality of Vila do Porto, on the Portuguese island of Santa Maria . Located in a strategic point along the southern coast, the fort was constructed to defend the anchorage from attacks by pirates and corsairs, that frequented this region of the Atlantic during the Age of Discovery. Contemporary archaeological campaigns during the 20th century attempted to ascertain if this forte constituted one of the oldest in the archipelago, yet this never conclusively validated by documented sources. In fact, the oldest forts in the Azores have been validated in Terceira and São Miguel: Castle of São Cristóvão , in the Alto dos Moinhos, ...
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  • 7. Pico Alto Vila Do Porto
    Pico Alto is the highest point, 586.64 metres , on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
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  • 12. Museu de Santa Maria Santa Maria
    The National Museum prior to its destruction in 2018, burning to the ground, was the oldest museum and is the oldest scientific institution of Brazil, once holding one of the largest museums' collection of natural history and anthropology in the world. The museum was installed in the Paço de São Cristóvão , inside the Quinta da Boa Vista, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, which was previously the residence of the Portuguese Royal Family between 1808 and 1821, housed the Brazilian Imperial Family between 1822 and 1889, and also hosted the Republican Constituent Assembly from 1889 to 1891, before being assigned to the use of the museum in 1892. The building has been listed as Brazilian National Heritage since 1938.Founded by King João VI of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves on 6 June 1818,...
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  • 13. Centro Historico de Vila do Porto Santa Maria
    The Central Zone is an administrative zone of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. One of the largest commercial and business districts in South America, the region is administered by the subprefecture of Sé. It is not concurrent, although often confused, with the regions known as Centro Expandido , a broader area used by the city government for urban planning and road space rationing actions and Centro Histórico de São Paulo , which, as the name implies, includes only the oldest part of the central region.
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  • 15. Marina de Vila do Porto Santa Maria
    This is a list of marinas in various countries.
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