Azores
Ribeira Grande Municipality
São Brás

Porto Formoso

Porto Formoso is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 1,265, in an area of 12.79 km2.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cha Gorreana Tea Factory and Lagoon of São Brás.

Museum
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Gorreana is a Portuguese company headquartered in , . It is the oldest surviving tea plantation in Europe and one of only two still operating in the Azores.

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is situated 3½ km southeast of Porto Formoso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Miguel.

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is the largest and most populous island of the archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through .

Porto Formoso

Latitude
37.8215° or 37° 49′ 17″ north
Longitude
-25.42615° or 25° 25′ 34″ west
Elevation
176 metres (577 feet)
Open location code
899PRHCF+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 293229062
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3372771
Wiki­data ID
Q2451740
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Porto Formoso” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Porto Formoso”
  • Cebuano: “Porto Formoso”
  • Chechen: “Порту-Формозу”
  • Chinese: “Porto Formoso”
  • Dutch: “Porto Formoso”
  • French: “Porto Formoso”
  • German: “Porto Formoso”
  • Malay: “Porto Formoso”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Porto Formoso”
  • Portuguese: “Porto Formoso”
  • Russian: “Порту-Формозу”
  • Spanish: “Porto Formoso”
  • Tatar: “Порту-Формозу”
  • Turkish: “Porto Formoso”
  • Turkish: “Porto Martins”
  • “Porto Formoso”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Miradouro do Porto and Fabrica de Chá Porto Formoso.

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