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Article Nº 0215 Locality (sítio) Calheta Vol. I · pp. 126–127

Amparo

A locality in Ponta do Pargo named after its chapel of Nossa Senhora do Amparo, whose feast draws people from neighbouring parishes.

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The chapel of Our Lady of Protection (Nossa Senhora do Amparo) gave its name to this locality (sítio) in the parish (freguesia) of Ponta do Pargo. Crowds flock to it from the surrounding parishes on the feast day of its patron saint.

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