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    Santorini de Portugal, Luz de Lagos or Vila da Luz (a contraction of its former official name, Vila da Nossa Senhora da Luz), "Praia da Luz" (which means Beach...
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  • (Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz), Paraiba, Brazil in Cape Verde Nossa Senhora da Luz (Maio), in the municipality and island of Maio Nossa Senhora da Luz (São...
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    Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese: Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Luz), also known locally as Castle of Senhora da Luz (Portuguese: Castelo da Senhora da...
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    Maio. This municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Luz, which also covers the whole island. The freguesia is subdivided...
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  • Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese for Our Lady of Light) is a freguesia (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the eastern part of the municipality of...
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    The Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort, officially Conde de Lippe Fort and known historically as La Lippe, is a fort in the village of Alcáçova, about 1 kilometre...
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    The Church of Our Lady of Light (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz) is a church situated in civil parish of Lagoa and Carvoeiro, in the municipality...
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  • Nossa Senhora da Graça (Praia) Nossa Senhora da Lapa (Ribeira Brava) Nossa Senhora da Luz (Maio) Nossa Senhora da Luz (São Domingos) Nossa Senhora da...
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  • Luz is a Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name and surname, meaning light. The given name is shortened from Nossa Senhora Da Luz, a Roman Catholic...
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    Vicente. This municipality consists of one freguesia (civil parish), Nossa Senhora da Luz, which also covers the whole island. The municipal seat is the city...
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    of Santo António de Cascais, the Fortress of Our Lady of Light (Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais), and the former Royal Palace area. The first construction...
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    Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and the municipality of São Vicente. The city is home to 93% of...
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    Chennai, India. The locals commonly call it Luz Church, which derives from the Portuguese name Nossa Senhora da Luz. Built in 1516 by the Portuguese, it is...
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    Carnide, which itself derives its name from the nearby Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (Church of Our Lady of Light). This unofficial name caught on soon...
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    Eugénio Tavares, and B. Léza, and famous authors include Baltasar Lopes da Silva, António Aurélio Gonçalves, Manuel Lopes, Orlanda Amarílis, Henrique...
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    The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha (also known as the Fort of Our Lady of the Rock or Castle of Porches) is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish...
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    localities of Aflitos and Farropo. Church of Nossa Senhora das Luz (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz) Hermitage of Bom Jesus of Aflitos (Portuguese:...
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    of Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo) Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese: Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Luz) Church...
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    of Penaguião, which they initially designated as the Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves da Barra de Leça (Fort of Our Layd of the Snows of the Leça Sandbar)...
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    São Paulo only. September 8: Our Lady of the Light in the Pine (Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais), City of Curitiba only. September 20: Farroupilha's...
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    Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Faial da Terra/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça) Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Lurdes...
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    city. Landmarks: Forte de São José and its adjacent lighthouse The Nossa Senhora da Luz (Our Lady of Light) church, opened in 1872 Salinas of the English...
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    Nossa Senhora da Consolação (Portuguese: Forte de Nossa Senhora da Consolação), also known as Fort of Consolação Beach (Portuguese: Forte da Praia da...
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  • Thumbnail for Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (Carnide)
    Church-Shrine of Our Lady of Light (Portuguese: Igreja-Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Luz) is a Marian shrine and Catholic church in freguesia Carnide of Lisbon...
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    The Fort Nossa Senhora da Queimada (Portuguese: Forte de Nossa Senhora da Queimada) also knows as Fort of Pessegueiro (Portuguese: Forte do Pessegueiro)...
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    The Fort of Our Lady of the Incarnation (Portuguese: Forte de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação) is a small fortification in the civil parish of Carvoeiro, municipality...
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    Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz) Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Portuguese: Convento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo / Convento de Nossa Senhora do Socorro)...
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    Church of Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz) Church of Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Portuguese: Igreja de Santa Cruz da Graciosa)...
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    Castelo da Póvoa (English: Castle of Póvoa), also Fortress of Póvoa de Varzim, officially Fortaleza da Nossa Senhora da Conceição or Nossa Senhora da Conceição...
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    parishes on the island. The community's primitive church (dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Luz) was constructed shortly after the first settlers established their...
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