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4 unusual facts about Santo Amaro


Antônio Peregrino Maciel Monteiro, 2nd Baron of Itamaracá

His remains were brought to Pernambuco in 1870, and, in 1872, he was buried at a mausoleum built for him, in the bairro of Santo Amaro, in Recife.

Fajã da Pelada

Many people resided in nearby settlements including Santo Amaro, Toledo, Rosais and Beira.

Raimundo Sodré

His holidays were spent with his father in Santo Amaro, Bahia (his father never did marry his mother), and he and his mother made frequent trips back to Ipirá as well.

Santo Amaro, Bahia

Santo Amaro da Purificação, located about 73 kilometers from the city of Salvador, was formerly established as a sugar production center and now contains the historic remnants of its past, including its most famous church, the Igreja Matriz Santo Amaro da Purificação.



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Percival Farquhar

In 1911, Farquhar purchased from the firm Prado, Chaves & Cia control over the Companhia Balneária de Santo Amaro, founded in 1892 which under the direction of Councillor Antonio Prado had been created to organize a tourist beach resort in the place that is today the center of Guarujá.

Santo Amaro Abade

Santo Amaro Abade is a parish in the municipality of Tarrafal in the island of Santiago in southern Cape Verde.