LIVRAMENTO
(Parish of Ponta Delgada Municipality)
37.75501, -25.61005
Livramento is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 4,062, in an area of 5.59 square kilometers (2.16 sq mi).
History
Historically, along with the adjacent parish São Roque, it formed a region known as Rosto do Cão (Dog's Face). It was so named by early settlers for the rocky peninsula, that they imagined mimicked a dog looking out to sea. The area, in fact, was constructed from the remnants of an ancient volcanic crater.
Popular tradition tells of an English family that escaped to this region, and who were sought by Queen Victoria. The family, upon arriving, raised a small hermitage to the invocation of Our Lady of Freedom, for their escape.
There are conflicting interpretations on the building of the parochial church; some suggest that Father João Alves de Lordelo ordered the church in the 17th century, while others claim that its state occurred from remodeling in 1794. Other religious buildings constructed in the region include the hermitage of Nossa Senhora das Necessidades, built-in 1830; the Hermitage of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, along Canada, do Bago, concluded in the second half of the 17th century; the Hermitage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, raised during the middle of the 17th century; and the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, founded by Jacques de Padron.
There are manorhouses located within the parish, constructed during the first half of the 19th century, during the height of the orange cycle, when the Azores were an obligatory stopover for the collection of oranges, for long-distance sea voyages. Manorhouses, like the Solar do Botelho, were built from the wealth created by the citrus orchard production.
Geography
Livramento is located in the southwestern part of the island of São Miguel, on the south coast
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SANTO ANTÓNIO
(Parish of Ponta Delgada Municipality)
37°51′22″N 25°42′23″W
Santo António is a Portuguese parish in Ponta Delgada, with an area of 11.73 km² and 1574 inhabitants (2021 census). Its population density is 134.2 inhabitants/km².
Located on the municipality's north coast, it is approximately 18 km from the center of Ponta Delgada. It faces the sea and the parishes of Capelas, Feteiras, Sete Cidades, and Santa Bárbara.
Parish with great development due to the improvement of the road network and the strong investment in tourism in areas such as the bathing area of Rosário, leisure area of Rosário, Largo da Mourisca, Miradouro da Fonte Grande, recovery of sinks, in terms of infrastructure and human values, whilst maintaining its traditional features. In the tourism sector, it owns Casa do Monte - Housing Tourism unit, 4 Plátanos restaurant, among others. It is just 18 km from the Center of Ponta Delgada.
The main activity is agriculture.
Festival: Santo Antônio, on the 1st Sunday of July
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