The U. S. Navy keeps a small squadron of its ships at the harbor of Praia da Vitória, three kilometers southeast of Lajes Field.

the Praia of Suetonius ) from its varied contents, dealing chiefly with mythological marvels, was probably a supplement to the lexicon, although some scholars identify them.

The village was visited by the king of Portugal, John VI, in 1816, who also decreed its emancipation from Rio de Janeiro on May 10, 1819 and gave the new-created county a new name, Vila Real da Praia Grande ( Royal Village of Long Beach ).

The principal event occurred near the journal Diário Novo (" New Journal ") which is located on the Praia Street ( Beach Street ) in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco and its principal port ( the revolution is named after the name of the street ).

Guarujá is known for its famous beaches such as Guaiúba, Tombo, Astúrias, Pitangueiras, Enseada, Pernambuco, Perequê, São Pedro, Tijucopava, Iporanga, Praia Branca and Praia Preta.

Praia da Vitória is highely concentrated in the north-northeast corner of the island along an axis between Cabo do Porto and Lajes ; its generally considered the industrialized center of the island, location of one of the two main commercial ports, the international airport and many of the associated businesses associated with the Air Force base.

Within the municipal framework communities are subdivided into local civil parishes ( 19 in Angra do Heroismo and 11 in Praia da Vitória ), and managed by the executive ( that includes a President and cabinet ) and the civil committee ( with its chairperson and assembly ) of the Junta Freguesia.

The second largest administrative division on the island of Terceira, Praia da Vitória occupies the northern coast of the island and extends halfway into the interior having at its frontiers Pico Alto and the shield volcano of Santa Bárbara.

The PAICV, which advertises itself as an Africa-oriented political party in contrast to the somewhat neoliberal MpD, enjoys its greatest support in the municipalities most comparable to those on the African mainland: the dense urban areas such as Praia, and rural agricultural areas such as Santa Cruz and São Filipe.

One of the first major engagements of the war was the Battle of Praia Bay, fought on 28 August 1828, off the coast of Terceira, between Portuguese loyalists and a Miguelite fleet trying to crush Maria da Gloria's insurrection in its infancy.

It still retains its former name locally, owing to the parish having once been the historical municipality of Praia.

The early settlement was primarily agrarian, but by 1486 its population had grown sufficiently to warrant the founding of the vila ( or town ) of Santa Cruz in 1486, while Praia lost this role.

The landlocked parish, covers an area of 4. 68 km² and its population in 2001 was just over 1012 inhabitants ( approximately 216 residents per km² ): it is the smallest parish within the municipality of Praia da Vitória.

is famous for its beaches which is known as Praia da Milicia which is not far from the parish.

These include the villages of São Lourenço ( and its islet ), Praia Formosa ( and its long sandy beaches ) or the craggy islet of Lagoínhas in the north coast.

Praia Formosa, in particular, is known on the island for its white sand beach that stretches across the bay.

* Fort of São João Baptista da Praia Formosa ()-also, referred to one time as the Castle of São João Baptista, its ruins are located in the southwest corner of the beach in Praia Formosa ; a small fort, it is constituted by platform of bastions, partially walled and garrisoned, but now limited along the beach by the access roadway, its walls are the only remnants that have survived weathering from ocean storms.

Carvoeiro, or more commonly Praia de Carvoeiro ( although this is no longer its formal name ), is a Portuguese civil parish / freguesia in Lagoa Municipality, about 5 km south of the city itself ( on the Atlantic Ocean ), 14. 12 km² in area with 2, 784 inhabitant ( 2001 ).

Once a fishing port, it is now a popular summer tourist destination, owing to its beach ( Praia de Cabanas ) and island ( Ilha de Cabanas ), which belong to the Ria Formosa Nature Park.

In some places of Brazil people would call capoeira as playing Angola and, according to Mestre Noronha, the Capoeira school Centro de Capoeira Angola Conceição da Praia, created in Bahia, already used the name Capoeira Angola illegally in the beginning of the 1920 decade.

Following his disappearance, the Infanta D. Beatriz, in the name of her son the Infante D. Diogo ( who inherited the islands of Terceira and Graciosa following the death D. Fernando, the adopted son of the Infante D. Henrique ) divided the island of Terceira into two captaincies: Angra ( which was given to João Vaz Corte Real ) and Praia ( which was given to Álvaro Martins Homem ).

During the course of their benedictions the community made a pledge to celebrate masses of penance, devotion and thanksgiving on future anniversaries in the name of Senhor Santo Cristo ; as they pledged " for every year as long as the earth existed ... at the municipality's expense ... with all officials ... assisted by all communities, to be made at your church of Praia ... at all expense necessary ".

Several beaches are claimed to be the " world's longest ", including Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ( 120 km unbroken ), Praia do Cassino ( 212km ) in Brazil, Fraser Island beach, 90 Mile Beach in Australia ( 151 km ) and 90 Mile Beach in New Zealand ( 88 km ), Troia-Sines Beach ( 63 km ) in Portugal and Long Beach, Washington ( which is about 40 km ).

After a French attack in 1712, the city declined in importance relative to Praia, which became the capital in 1770.

At Praia do Forte, the road meets the Coconut Road ( Estrada do Côco ) and leads to Salvador, passing through spots, which are now integrated in the urban development of the state capital.

Its main streets are Senador Vergueiro, Marquês de Abrantes, Praia do Flamengo, Paissandu and Infante Dom Henrique Avenue, which links the centre to the southern zone of the city.

It is bounded on the east by the parish of Biscoitos, which belongs to the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the west by the parish of Raminho, on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south and southwest by the caldera of the Santa Bárbara volcano and by the parish also called Santa Bárbara.

The ex-Constitution, Canarias, known locally as the sunken boat, was a Spanish-registered ship, which, on 13 November 1871, sunk in Praia Bay.

The alluvial drainage from these ravines have, over the centuries, formed white-sand beaches ( Praia Grande and Praia Pequeno ) in Praia Formosa, which are atypical in the Azores.

In 1712, the capital no longer served Cidade Velha which was attacked by pirates and was moved to the Praia plateau.

São Miguel is linked with a highway linking Tarrafal and Praia and a mountain road to the Tarrafal – Assomada Route which also links to Assomada and Picos.

Its economy is based in agriculture, in which rural population produces agricultural commodities for export to larger markets in Praia, Assomada and Fogo.

The average precipitation per year in Praia is.

Praia on Santiago is a main hub for local ferry services to other islands.

There is a service from Praia to Fortaleza, Brazil on Mondays and Thursdays departing early evening and returning at night.

According to 2010 data, Mindelo has a population of 70, 468 inhabitants ( 50, 000 in the mid-1990s ) and is the second largest city in Cape Verde after Praia.

With a length of 13 km, including a 6 km promenade, the Marina is considered the world's second longest urban beach, although there exist in fact several longer beaches, including Praia do Cassino ( 254 km ) in Brazil, Cox's Bazar ( 120 km ) in Bangladesh, Padre Island on the U. S. Gulf Coast, Ninety Mile Beach in Australia and Ninety Mile Beach ( 88 km ) in New Zealand.

Praia Grande Central Business District ( 南灣中心商業區 ) is in south-central part of the district.

The Castle of Almourol is medieval castle, located on a small islet in the middle of the Tagus River, in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in the Portuguese Centre Region.

Porto de Mós beach ( Praia do Porto de Mós ) is one of the most popular beaches in Lagos, along with Dona Ana and Meia Praia.

* Meia Praia ( Half Beach ) — the most popular tourist beach, consisting of soft, white sand, Meia Praia is one of the largest open bays in Europe, resulting in calm seas, permitting conditions for many nautical sports, while cliffs provide sheltered coves from strong windy conditions ;

* Praia da Batata ( Potato Beach ) — a small beach tucked between two small cliffs ( where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean ), it is known for the small music festivals that take place there during summer ;

* Praia da Dona Ana ( Dona Ana Beach )-its areal is slightly thicker than the beaches in the surrounding area and it is surrounded by striking rock formations.

* Praia da Luz ( Beach of Light )-located in the parish of Luz, the beach is bounded in the east by Rocha Negra (), providing summer vactioners with a popular escape during the summer.

Pemba is the capital of the province ; other important cities include Montepuez and Mocimboa da Praia.

He is an avid surfer and can sometimes be seen surfing at Praia Brava where he has an apartment.

It is home to two of the city's largest shopping centers, Botafogo Praia Shopping and RioSul.

In the summer, a beach soccer tournament called the Mundialito de Futebol de Praia (' Little World Cup ') is held.

It is the Portuguese word for Flemish, and it was given to the nearby beach ( Praia do Flamengo, Beach of the Flemish ) because it was the place where the Dutch sailor Olivier van Noort tried to invade the city in 1599.