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    principal poles: in the west, the historic village of São Roque and Cais do Pico in the east, which grew from the activities associated with the sea,...
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    Pico Island (Ilha do Pico, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈiʎɐ ðu ˈpiku]) is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The landscape features...
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    development of São Roque came from the zone known as Cais do Pico. Literally, the port of Pico, Cais was a portage for annual ships, that travelled the...
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    hermitage to the invocation of Nossa Senhora do Livramento (Our Lady of Freedom/Release) in Cais do Pico. Within a century, with the construction of the...
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  • two daily connections existed between Cais de Santa Cruz, Cais do Pico (in São Roque do Pico) and port of Velas. During the months of June and September...
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    located in Cachorro Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Desterro (English: Our Lady of Exile) - located in Cais do Mourato Chapel of São Caetano A two-day festival...
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  • September 1955, after a stopover at the port of Velas (with a destination to Cais do Pico and Horta), the Terra Alta made an incorrect manoeuvre that resulted...
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    de Cabo Verde) of the city. The parish contains the localities Cais da Silveira, Pico do Urze, Nossa Senhora da Penha de França, São Carlos, São Pedro...
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    municipalities on the island: Lajes do Pico to the southeast, and São Roque do Pico to the northeast. The settlement of the island of Pico occurred much later than...
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  • epicenter located in the Pico-São Jorge Channel. This event resulted in damage to an area 100 kilometres (62 mi) around Cais do Pico, while the tremors reached...
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