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Porto Formoso Destination Guide

Discover Porto Formoso in Portugal

Porto Formoso in the region of Azores is a town located in Portugal - some 884 mi or ( 1423 km ) West of Lisbon , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Porto Formoso

Local time in Porto Formoso is now 04:34 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Azores " with a UTC offset of -1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vila Franca do Campo, Santa Ana, Ribeira Seca, Ponta Garca, and Ponta Delgada. When in this area, you might want to check out Vila Franca do Campo . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Porto Formoso ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

IRC Sata Rallye Açores 2012 - Coroa da Mata

1:41 min by Bruno Ferreira
Views: 6965 Rating: 5.00

Algumas imagens do salto na especial da Coroa da Mata do Sata Rallye Açores 2012. ..

Sao Miguel - the Azores (UNGRADED) - EX1R

9:29 min by RicoBergholdtHansen
Views: 2099 Rating: 5.00

This is an ungraded version of this video: www.youtube.com If you wanted a more true to life color rendition of the island of Sao Miguel, this is the video to watch. I used Magic Bullet Looks for 'con ..


São Miguel, Azores

5:30 min by Rostrata1
Views: 1451 Rating: 5.00

São Miguel, Azores. Ilha Verde Filmed, september 2008. Beautiful, unspoilt island. ..

CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE RIBEIRA GRANDE DESTROI PAISAGEM

0:16 min by bombaria
Views: 1382 Rating: 0.00

A CM de Ribeira Grande em S.Miguel, insiste em aplicar um projecto de desenho vanguardista de grandes dimensões sobre uma praia que vale pela sua beleza natural. destruindo por completo a sua identida ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Água de Pau (volcano)

This article is about the volcano. For the parish of the same name, see Água de Pau. Água de Pau {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=Lagoa do Fogo. jpg|size=|maxsize=280px|alt=}}Lagoa do FogoElevation 947 m (3,107 ft)LocationLocation São Miguel Island, AzoresCoordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|45|44|N|25|28|25|W|type:mountain_region:PT | |name= }}GeologyType StratovolcanoLast eruption 1564 Água de Pau is a stratovolcano in central part of São Miguel Island.

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Located at 37.76 -25.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Mountains of Portugal, Stratovolcanoes, Subduction volcanoes, São Miguel Island, Volcanic calderas, Volcanoes of Portugal

Lagoa do Fogo

Lagoa do Fogo (English: Lagoon of Fire) is a crater lake within the Agua de Pau stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The governmental authorities do not allow any modern construction around this lake. This lake is the highest above sea level on São Miguel Island.

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Located at 37.75 -25.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Portugal, São Miguel Island

José do Canto

José do Canto (20 December 1820, in Ponta Delgada – 10 July 1898, in Ponta Delgada) was an Azorean landowner and intellectual who distinguished himself as a bibliographer and promoter new agricultural technologies and species into the Azores. He was a renowned gardener and botanist responsible for the creation of botanical garden, that later bore his name (Jardim José do Canto), in Ponta Delgada.

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Located at 37.75 -25.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1820 births, 1898 deaths, 19th-century Portuguese people, People from São Miguel Island, University of Coimbra alumni

Pico da Vara

Pico da Vara is the highest mountain on the Portuguese island of São Miguel, in the Azores archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies in the east of the island in the Serra da Tronqueira range in the municipality of Nordeste. The area around the mountain includes the largest remaining stand of the native laurisilva forest on the island, which is home to the critically endangered endemic bird species, the Azores Bullfinch.

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Located at 37.79 -25.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Mountains of Portugal, São Miguel Island

Estádio de São Miguel (Ponta Delgada)

Estadio de São Miguel is a multi-use stadium in Ponta Delgada, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Santa Clara. The stadium is able to hold 15,277 people. The stadium is also home of the Azores regional football team. The Stadium itself is UEFA arrpoved being able to compete in either UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League.

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Located at 37.76 -25.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Azores, Football venues in Portugal, Sport in the Azores