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Angra do Heroismo

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Angra do Heroismo

Port in the Portuguese Azores, at the head of a deep bay on the southern shore of Terceira island; population (1991) 11,700. There is trade in agricultural produce, tobacco, wine, fruit, and embroidery. The town has a 16th-century cathedral and a 17th-century castle.

It was damaged by an earthquake in 1980, and the centre became a world heritage zone in 1983.



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But as we all know, improvements were made and they decided to use the town of Angra do Heroismo as the new capital, probably because it was well protected by the bay ( angro ) and the Brasil Mountain standing strong against the ocean.
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Espirito Hospital in Angra do Heroismo, near where the emergency stop was made, told Lisbon radio station
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The man was taken to the Angra do Heroismo hospital.
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