- Porto Formoso
Porto Formoso is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the
Azores . The population in2001 is 1,267, its density is 110.6/km² and the area is 11.46 km².*Location:
**Latitude: 37.81667 (37°43') N
**Longitude: 25.41667 (25°25') W
*Altitude: 171 m (564 ft)Porto Formoso has a school, a lyceum, and a square ("praça"). The parish is also one of the two towns in Europe involved in
tea production. [ [http://www.246.dk/teanations.html#Portugaltext Tea Producing Nations] : Europe: Portugal]References
External links
*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.81667&longitude=025.41667&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-25.41667&lat=37,81667&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]*Business and tourism
** [http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/sightseeing-international/cha-porto-formosa-azores/1034693/ A cup of Cha?] - a visit to Chá Porto Formosa
** [http://www.chaportoformoso.com/principal_ingles.php Chá Porto Formosa] - official site of the tea factory, with description of annual harvest celebration
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