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Praia da Vitória
(Fr. de Santa Cruz)
Terceira (ilha)
Reg. Aut. dos Açores

Avenida Álvaro Martins Homem

Estátua ao Emigrante

Monument for the Emigrant

Dedicated to the local emigrants, who left the island searching for a better future

Renato Costa e Silva
2015

Description

Sculpture representing a family, standing on a globe and flying to other destinations.

Praia da Vitória - Estátua ao Emigrante

Sculptor

Renato César Rocha Costa e Silva (Angra do Heroísmo 1956), Azorean sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

E-mail from João Meneses, Departamento de Turismo, Praia da Vitória, 1 July 2016.

Location (N 38°43'54" - W 27°3'31")

Item Code: ptac137; Photograph: 29 June 2016
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