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    streets of the Santa Teresa neighbourhood and wonderful views of the city downhill. The neighborhood arose in the 1750s on the Morro Desterro ("Right...
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    On June 12, 1972, TV Gaúcha suffered a fire at its headquarters in Morro Santa Teresa, damaging many equipment and studios, a great loss for the station...
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    of the Brazilian metropolis Rio de Janeiro. It is part of the quarter Santa Teresa, which is roughly 2.5 km northeast, and although considered pacified...
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    designed to channel water from the Carioca River through Morro do Desterro to Santa Teresa and Morro de Santo Antônio. It played a crucial role in preventing...
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    of Villa, Chorrillos, Santiago de Surco, San Juan de Miraflores, Santa Teresa and Morro Solar. The Chilean army led by Gen. Manuel Baquedano inflicted a...
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    favela) is a favela located in the Botafogo and Laranjeiras part of the Morro Dona Marta (pronounced [ˈmoʁu ˈdõnɐ ˈmaʁtɐ], Dame Martha's Hill), that is...
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    neighborhoods of Urca, Botafogo, Flamengo and Glória, on Guanabara Bay, and Santa Teresa, Catete, Laranjeiras, Cosme Velho, Humaitá, Lagoa, Jardim Botânico and...
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    rural areas. Ibiraçu borders on the municipalities of João Neiva (N), Santa Teresa (W), Fundão (S). It is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the state...
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    along with the defensive fortresses in Old San Juan (La Fortaleza, El Morro and San Cristóbal), form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site-designated...
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    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first part runs between Praia Vermelha and Morro da Urca (at 220 metres or 722 feet), from where the second rises to the...
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    and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small...
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    favela is located at the base of Morro Dois Irmãos ("Two Brothers Hill"), which inspired a song by Chico Buarque. Morro Dois Irmãos is also the location...
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    one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros and the largest city is Calabozo, other important city centers include Valle...
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    Santa Tereza de Goias is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Tereza de Goiás is often spelled "Santa Teresa de Goiás". Santa Tereza is...
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  • Antonio de Los Altos San Francisco de Yare San José de Barlovento Santa Lucía Santa Teresa del Tuy Aragua de Maturín Caripito Maturín Punta de Mata Juan Griego...
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  • Viana (1954) Morro, Dunga and Herivelto Martins (1944) Negro Telefone, David Nasser and Herivelto Martins (1953) O Bonde de Santa Teresa, Waldemar Ressurreição...
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    May 2013. p. 195. ISSN 1460-8324. "Bondinho de Santa Teresa passa por testes" [Testing of the Santa Teresa tramway is a saga without end]. O Dia (in Portuguese)...
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    shots from a machine gun, and from a gun in the Santa Rosa battery of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, in what are considered to be the first shots of...
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    Other favelas that now have UPPs include Cidade de Deus, Dona Marta, and Morro da Babilônia. In general, where the UPPs have been implemented, violent...
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    When they served in Bahia, those soldiers had been familiar with Canudos' Morro da Favela ("Favela Hill") – a name referring to favela, a skin-irritating...
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    District) Pusch Ridge Wilderness (Santa Catalina District) Rincon Wilderness (Santa Catalina District) Santa Teresa Wilderness (Safford District) The...
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    The Morro da Babilônia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoʁu dɐ babiˈlõniɐ], Babylon Hill) is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, separating...
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    howitzers, the Santa Elena battery had three more, the San Agustin battery had three almost as obsolete 150mm sunchado guns, and the Santa Teresa battery had...
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    construction of the parish temple, on the old Santa Beatriz farm. President Augusto B. Leguía and Teresa Álvarez-Calderón (widow of Manuel Candamo) were...
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    279,424 16 Punto Fijo Falcón 277,017 17 La Guaira Vargas 270,792 18 Santa Teresa del Tuy Miranda 261,000 19 El Vigía Mérida 250,257 20 San Cristóbal Táchira...
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    States occurred in 1587, when Filipino sailors arrived in Spanish ships at Morro Bay. Coincidentally the descendants of the Muslim Caliph Hasan ibn Ali in...
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    Bairro de Fátima Castelo Centro Catumbi Cidade Nova Estácio Gamboa Lapa Santa Teresa Santo Cristo Saúde The city's main train station, Central do Brasil (which...
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    following day, they continued through the Mangue region, reaching the Santa Teresa Hill (later Mata-Cavalos Street, now Riachuelo Street), as far as Santo...
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    Islet, guarding the land entry to Old San Juan. San Cristóbal, alongside El Morro, La Fortaleza, and other forts part of the Walls of Old San Juan, protected...
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  • Marina Santa Marina Salina Santa Marinella Santa Ninfa Santa Paolina Santa Severina Santa Sofia Santa Sofia d'Epiro Santa Teresa di Riva Santa Teresa Gallura...
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