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Cape Verde
- Lagoa, Cape VerdeLagoa, Cape VerdeLagoa is a settlement in the island of Maio in Cape Verde...
, a settlement on the Island of MaioMaio, Cape VerdeMaio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...
Brazil
- Campina da LagoaCampina da LagoaCampina da Lagoa is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, Paraná (state)Paraná (state)Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,... - Lagoa, ParaíbaLagoa, ParaíbaLagoa, Paraíba is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, ParaíbaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east... - Lagoa, Rio de JaneiroLagoa, Rio de JaneiroLagoa is an affluent residential neighbourhood located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It borders the neighbourhoods of Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Gávea and Jardim Botânico and Humaitá....
, a quarter of Rio de Janeiro - Lagoa AlegreLagoa AlegreLagoa Alegre is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, PiauíPiauíPiauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland... - Lagoa d'AntaLagoa d'AntaLagoa d'Anta is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal... - Lagoa do Barro do PiauíLagoa do Barro do PiauíLagoa do Barro do Piauí is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, PiauíPiauíPiauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland... - Lagoa da CanoaLagoa da CanoaLagoa da Canoa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 22,549 and its area is 103 km²....
, AlagoasAlagoasAlagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti... - Lagoa do CarroLagoa do CarroLagoa do Carro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in Zona da mata Pernambucana region at 60 km of the state capital Recife.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana...
, PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the... - Lagoa da ConceiçãoLagoa da ConceiçãoLagoa da Conceição is a district located within a large lagoon of same name near the center of Florianópolis, capital city of the state of Santa Catarina, located in the south of Brazil....
, in the city of FlorianópolisFlorianópolis-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
, Santa Catarina (state) - Lagoa da ConfusãoLagoa da ConfusãoLagoa da Confusão is the westernmost city in the state of Tocantins....
, Tocantins (state)Tocantins (state)Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil. . The state was formed in 1988 out of the northern part of Goiás, and construction began on the capital, Palmas, in 1989, in contrast to most of the other cities in the state which date back to the Portuguese colonial period... - Lagoa de DentroLagoa de DentroLagoa de Dentro is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, ParaíbaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east... - Lagoa DouradaLagoa DouradaLagoa Dourada is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais...
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the... - Lagoa FormosaLagoa FormosaLagoa Formosa is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 16,521 people living in a total area of 844 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba and to the microregion of Patos de Minas...
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the... - Lagoa dos GatosLagoa dos GatosLagoa dos Gatos is a city and head of municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.-History:Portuguese explorers first reached the place in the late 18th century, and it is presumed that José Cavalcanti Fragoso was the one to establish the settlement of Peri-Peri, which would later become the town...
, PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the... - Lagoa Grande, Minas GeraisLagoa Grande, Minas GeraisLagoa Grande is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 8,660 inhabitants in a total area of 1,220 km²....
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the... - Lagoa Grande, PernambucoLagoa Grande, PernambucoLagoa Grande is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, 665 km away from the state's capital, Recife. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 22.408 inhabitants and the total area is 1852.19 km².-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
, PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the... - Lagoa Grande do MaranhãoLagoa Grande do MaranhãoLagoa Grande do Maranhão is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, MaranhãoMaranhãoMaranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent... - Lagoa do ItaengaLagoa do ItaengaLagoa de Itaenga is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 78 km from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco. Has an estimated population of 20.618 inhabitants.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco...
, PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the... - Manguaba LagoonManguaba LagoonManguaba Lagoon is an estuarine lagoon in Alagoas state of northeastern Brazil. Manguaba Lagoon receives the Paraíba do Meio River, and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Mundaú Lagoon to the north by a network of channels....
, AlagoasAlagoasAlagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti... - Lagoa do Mato, Maranhão
- Lagoa do Mato, CearáLagoa do Mato, CearáLagoa do Mato is a district in Itatira in the state of Ceará.- Church :Famous for its church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, the region's heritage itatirense...
- Lagoa MirimLagoa MirimLagoa Mirim or Laguna Merín is a large estuarine lagoon which extends from southern Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil into eastern Uruguay. Lagoa Mirim is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandy, partially barren isthmus....
, Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine... - Mundaú Lagoon, AlagoasAlagoasAlagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...
- Lagoa NovaLagoa NovaLagoa Nova is a municipality of Rio Grande do Norte state in the Northeast of Brazil....
, Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal... - Lagoa do OuroLagoa do OuroLagoa do Ouro is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Located at 263 km west from Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco...
, PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the... - Lagoa dos PatosLagoa dos PatosLagoa dos Patos is the second largest lagoon in Latin America and the biggest in Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It is 174 miles long, has a maximum width of 44 miles , and a total area of 3,803 sq. mi....
, Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine... - Lagoa de PedrasLagoa de PedrasLagoa de Pedras is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal... - Lagoa do PiauíLagoa do PiauíLagoa do Piauí is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, PiauíPiauíPiauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland... - Lagoa da PrataLagoa da PrataLagoa da Prata is a Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais. In 2006, its population was estimated to be 44,628. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the microregion of Bom Despacho.-Early history:...
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the... - Lagoa RealLagoa RealLagoa Real is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...
, BahiaBahiaBahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size... - Lagoa SalgadaLagoa SalgadaLagoa Salgada is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal... - Lagoa Santa, GoiásLagoa Santa, GoiásLagoa Santa is a small city and municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. Lagoa Santa is one of the most recent municipalities in the state, having been installed on 1 January 2001...
- Lagoa SantaLagoa SantaFor Lagoa Santa, a municipality in Goiás see Lagoa Santa, GoiásLagoa Santa is a municipality and region in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil...
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the... - Lagoa de São FranciscoLagoa de São FranciscoLagoa de São Francisco is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, PiauíPiauíPiauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland... - Lagoa SecaLagoa SecaLagoa Seca is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, ParaíbaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east... - Lagoa do SítioLagoa do SítioLagoa do Sítio is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, PiauíPiauíPiauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland... - Lagoa do TocantinsLagoa do TocantinsLagoa do Tocantins is a town and municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...
, TocantinsTocantins (state)Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil. . The state was formed in 1988 out of the northern part of Goiás, and construction began on the capital, Palmas, in 1989, in contrast to most of the other cities in the state which date back to the Portuguese colonial period... - Lagoa dos Três CantosLagoa dos Três Cantos-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine... - Lagoa de VelhosLagoa de VelhosLagoa de Velhos is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Rio Grande do NorteRio Grande do NorteRio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal... - Lagoa VermelhaLagoa Vermelha-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
, Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine... - São João da LagoaSão João da LagoaSão João da Lagoa is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 4,729 in a total area of 990 km². It became a municipality in 1995.-Location:...
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the... - São José da Lagoa TapadaSão José da Lagoa TapadaSão José da Lagoa Tapada is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, ParaíbaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east... - São Sebastião de Lagoa de RoçaSão Sebastião de Lagoa de RoçaSão Sebastião de Lagoa de Roça is a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.-References:...
, ParaíbaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east... - Sete LagoasSete LagoasSete Lagoas is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537 km² while the population was 217,506 in 2007.-Location:...
, Minas GeraisMinas GeraisMinas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the... - Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do SulMato Grosso do SulMato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...
Portugal
- Lagoa, a community in Castro MarimCastro MarimCastro Marim is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal. The municipality is composed of 4 parishes.The present Mayor is José Fernandes Estevens, elected by the Social Democratic Party.The municipal holiday is June 24....
municipality, now subsumed into the civil parish of Altura (Castro Marim)Altura (Castro Marim)Altura is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of Castro Marim, Algarve, Portugal. It is a popular summer destination due to its beaches by the Atlantic Ocean. The civil parish of Altura was officially created on June 11, 1991, through detachment from the Castro Marim civil parish.It... - Lagoa (Algarve)Lagoa (Algarve)Lagoa Municipality is a Portuguese municipality in Faro District, in the region known as the Algarve, with about 6,100 inhabitants.Its seat is the city of Lagoa....
, a municipality in the Algarve.- Lagoa Parish, Lagoa, a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Algarve.
- Lagoa de ÓbidosLagoa de ÓbidosThe Lagoa de Óbidos is a lagoon located in the municipalities Óbidos and Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Foz do Arelho.-External links:* at Portal Caldas da Rainha...
, a lagoon in the municipalities of Óbidos and Caldas da Rainha - Lagoa Cove or Lagoa BeachLagoa BeachLagoa Cove or Lagoa Beach is an extensive crescent-shaped maritime beach of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal....
, a seaside beach in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim
In the archipelago of the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
- Lagoa (Azores)Lagoa (Azores)Lagoa is a municipality on the southwest-central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 14,698.Lagoa is located east of Ponta Delgada and is linked with a road connecting Ponta Delgada, the western part of the island and Furnas, Povoação and the eastern part of the island...
, a municipality on the island of São Miguel - Lagoa do FogoLagoa do FogoLagoa do Fogo is a crater lake within the Agua de Pau stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The governmental authorities do not allow any modern construction around this lake...
, a crater lake, on the island of São Miguel