{"id":32346,"date":"2020-12-06T22:19:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T23:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploresaojorge.com\/patrimonio-cultural\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T16:00:09","slug":"patrimonio-cultural","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exploresaojorgeisland.com\/en\/ver-e-fazer\/patrimonio-cultural\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrim\u00f3nio Cultural"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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It\u2019s believed that the Portuguese navigators came upon S\u00e3o Jorge at the same time as the other islands that surround it. It started being populated around 1640, being the second island in the central group to be inhabited. A decade after that, several colonized settings where created on the western and southern shores, including Velas.<\/p>

Its built up area started being constructed in arrangement with the surrounding scenery. One finds several picturesque harbors that serve as entry ways to homes and old churches, all with many tales to tell. The religious architecture has its best example in the Santa Barbara church, classified as a Portuguese National Monument.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The \u201cfaj\u00e3s\u201d are the main ex-libris of the Island and, since 2016, have been included in the restricted list of UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves. The customs associated with the faj\u00e3s, unique in the Azores, have been consolidated over the years, resulting in a cultural specificity that remains to this day.<\/p>

The high needle point quilts are the highlight of the islands\u2019 handicraft industry, and are still being woven in wooden looms at the Faj\u00e3 of Vimes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The month of April sees the celebration of the S\u00e3o Jorge festivities in Velas, with processions, expositions and musical performances. During the month of May, as in the other islands of the Azores, the \u2018Festas do Esp\u00edrito Santo\u2019 (The Festival of the Holy Spirit) are the major celebration, with several pilgrimages to the \u2018faj\u00e3s\u2019 that end in popular street parties, animated by traditional music.<\/p>

July is the time for the major island party: the Velas Cultural Week and the July Festival at Calheta provide a full cultural program, with expositions, talks, ethnographic parades, popular music and nighttime entertainment. Many are the visitors from other islands that take the opportunity of these festivities to head to S\u00e3o Jorge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

To find out a little more about the island\u2019s history, one can visit the Religious Art Museum (Museu de Arte Sacra) located at Velas, or the Francisco Lacerda Museum, at Calheta.<\/p>

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Museums<\/h2>

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Faj\u00e3s de S\u00e3o Jorge<\/h2>

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