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: Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça and Cha Gorreana Tea Factory.

Church
Photo: Otávio Nogueira, CC BY 2.0.

Museum
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Gorreana is a Portuguese company headquartered in , .

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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.

Porto Formoso

Latitude
37.8215° or 37° 49′ 17″ north
Longitude
-25.42615° or 25° 25′ 34″ west
Population
1,100
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 Urdu—“Porto Formoso” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Porto Formoso”
  • Cebuano: “Porto Formoso”
  • Chechen: “Порту-Формозу”
  • 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”
  • Urdu: “پورٹو فورموسو”
  • “Porto Formoso”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Maia and Lombinha da Maia.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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