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unusual facts about São João


Northeast Region, Brazil

The festival of São João (Saint John), one of the festas juninas, is especially popular in the Northeast, particularly in Caruaru in the state of Pernambuco and Campina Grande in the state of Paraíba.



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1620s in South Africa

1622 - The Portuguese ship, Sao João Baptista, was lost off the eastern coast of South Africa

Campo Maior

Castle of Campo Maior, a medieval military fortification, in the civil parish of São João Bapista, municipality of Campo Maio

Colégio Santo Antônio

In the old building started to run the Municipal Foundation of Sao Joao del Rei, one of the entities forming the Federal University of São João del-Rei.

Diogo de Boitaca

His first name is only mentioned once : in 1515 on the list of the members of the ill-fated expedition to São João da Mamora (present-day Mehdya in Morocco) where the Portuguese lost 4,000 men.

Fernão de Loronha

On January 14, 1504, King Manuel I of Portugal issued a royal letter granting the island of São João (Fernando de Noronha) personally to Fernão de Loronha and his descendants, thereby making Loronha the first Portuguese hereditary donatary captain of Brazil.

História trágico-marítima

- the wreck the great galleon, São João, captained by Manoel de Sousa Sepulveda, off the coast of Natal, South Africa in 1552.

Macaé Airport

28 June 1984: a TAM Airlines Embraer EMB 110C Bandeirante registration PP-SBC operating a chartered flight by Petrobras from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Macaé flew into São João Hill while descending through rain and clouds over the Municipality of São Pedro da Aldeia.

São João da Madeira

The quality of São João da Madeira's head apparel has, at one time, been recognized internationally, and incorporated in fashion houes (such as Hermès).

União São João Esporte Clube

União São João Esporte Clube, usually known as União São João is a Brazilian football club from Araras, São Paulo state.