SÃO ROQUE
(Parish of Ponta Delgada Municipality)
37.75051, -25.63003
Rosto do Cão (São Roque) is a parish west of Ponta Delgada, with an area of 7.16 km² and 4590 inhabitants (2021). Its population density is 641.1 inhabitants/km².
Geography
The São Roque parish is situated along the southern coast of Ponta Delgada and includes smaller neighborhoods such as Praia dos Santos, Terreiro, Madalena, Poço Velho, and Pico das Canas. It is primarily known for its main beaches, which include Praia de São Roque, and the much larger Praia da Milicia, which is normally confused with the neighboring Praia do Pópulo (in Livramento). Along with the civil parish of Livramento, the region is known as the unincorporated district of Rosto do Cão.
Architecture
Highlighted by the main parochial church, this temple includes the "Chapel of the Holies" (Portuguese: Capela do Santíssimo), an altar of immense value, decorated in hand-painted azulejo tile. It was also important for being the resting place for the grandmother of the Marquês e Pombal.
Culture
The festival of the patron saint occurs on the third Sunday of August.
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SANTA BÁRBARA
(Parish of Ponta Delgada Municipality)
37°52′28″N 25°43′34″W
Santa Bárbara is a civil parish in Ponta Delgada Municipality, on the Portuguese island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 855, in an area of 8.72 km².
Geography
Santa Bárbara is sandwiched between Santo António (along the east and south), Remédios in the northwest, Sete Cidades to the southwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel. Apart from its church (to the invocation of Santa Bárbara), along with a few small commercial businesses, there is a restaurant and a local soccer field
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