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	Penedo Alagoas
		Penedo is one of the colonial jewels of Brazil.
		Founded by the Portuguese in 1613 near the mouth of the São Francisco River in the northeastern region, it was under Dutch occupation for eight years.
		Wear comfortable walking shoes; Penedo was named after the rock it was built on and it's very hilly.
	www.maria-brazil.org /penedo.htm (320 words)

	Penedo, Brazil
		The historic little town of Penedo lies 173km/107mi south-west of Macéio in the far south of Alagoas, near the border of Sergipe state.
		It is a good base for boat trips on the lower course of the Rio São Francisco, and the town has some of the finest churches in Alagoas.
		Penedo originated in the 16th century as a fortified settlement (arrayal) on the banks of the Rio São Francisco.
	www.planetware.com /brazil/penedo-bra-al-pen.htm (161 words)

	ALL ABOUT PENEDO - RIO DE JANEIRO WEEKEND GETAWAYS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Penedo is a small village with a curious history.
		Penedo was settled by Finnish immigrants in 1929.
		Penedo is where Brazilians were introduced to the Finnish sauna.
	riodejaneiroguide.com /penedo/penedo2.htm (678 words)

	Guatemalans Are Drawn to Polk County \| theledger.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Penedo is going back to school at Volusia Community College to earn her associate's degree, she said.
		Penedo and her husband worked out a schedule so one of them could be at home around the clock.
		Penedo enjoys returning home for a time, but one of the most exciting things she hears is the airplane pilot announcing their descent into Miami.
	www.theledger.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050109/NEWS/501090386/0/FRONTPAGE (1869 words)

	Penedo - História
		A história de Penedo começa com a chegada de um grupo de imigrantes finlandeses em busca de uma nova vida junto à natureza.
		Não existe em Penedo registro nominal sobre os que vieram, mas no perído de 1 de setembro de 1927 até 16 de outubro de 1940, chegaram ao porto do Rio de Janeiro 296 finlandeses, registrados 208 como imigrantes.
		As terras da Fazenda Penedo não eram boas.
	www.visitepenedo.com /penedo07.htm (927 words)

	CS Alumni Advisory Board
		Penedo has been a leader at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems for the past 20 years in the design, insertion, and use of software engineering and information technology, especially in the areas of process-based environments, architectures, collaboration, and agents.
		Dr. Penedo is currently on the editorial board of Wiley’s Software Process: Improvement and Practice Journal and she was an editor of the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering for many years.
		Penedo received her BS and MS in Mathematics in Brazil, and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Los Angeles.
	www.cs.ucla.edu /csd/people/alumni/advisory_board/penedo_bio.html (523 words)

	Penedo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coordinates: 10°17′24″S, 36°35′09″W Penedo is a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil.
		Penedo has many important examples of Portuguese and Dutch colonial architectures, as well as beautiful landscapes.
		Penedo (Rio de Janeiro), a touristic attraction of Resende.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penedo (186 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| The Feira by Norman Weeks - Peace Corps Volunteer in Brazil in 1968
		Penedo was not a place you would describe as lively and jumping,—except for one day of the week, feira day.
		Penedo in 1968 had a few small food shops, but nothing that could by any stretch of the imagination be described as a supermarket.
		Penedo is located on the São Francisco River, not very far inland from where it discharges into the Atlantic.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2408.html (3351 words)

	Dely no entiende decision de Penedo \| terra
		Penedo "prácticamente iba a ser el primer portero del Cagliari", según se lo aseguró en su momento el presidente del club, Massimo Cellino, afirmó el también ex delantero del Málaga español.
		Dely Valdés lamentó la decisión de Penedo pues consideró que con esto "cierra las puertas a otros que vienen atrás y que quieran salir realmente a jugar fuera de Panamá en un fútbol tan importante como el italiano".
		Penedo, quien milita en el Deportivo Arabe Unido del fútbol semiprofesional panameño, indicó que también tenía otras ofertas de clubes de Asia y España, a donde finalmente viajó para entrenarse con miras a una prueba con el Birmingham de Inglaterra.
	www.terra.com /espdep/articulo/html/fox191286.htm (601 words)

	destination guide - Penedo - Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Originally developed to control the illegal exportation of lumber by French merchant ships in the sixteenth century, it was occupied by the Dutch between 1637 and 1645, who built the original fort here.
		The museum in the Casa do Penedo, Rua João Pessoa 126 (Mon-Sat 9am-noon and 2-4pm; $1), is also worth a visit for its displays of period furniture and historical photographs and documents.
		Penedo is strategically placed at the mouth of the Rio São Francisco, and, while the trading prosperity it might have expected as a result never quite materialized, it's still a busy little place, much of whose life revolves around the river and the waterfront.
	www.cityguides-worldwide.com /Brazil/26771.htm (248 words)

	Penedo - Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Penedo is a nice area suitable for those that wish to go on holiday with their family, partner, friends or on their own.
		Holidays in Penedo are very popular among tourist from all over Europe, especially with the northern Europeans, although, it is also becoming a very popular holiday destination for the Mediterranean population.
		Penedo enjoys a tropical climate throughout the year with sunshine and high temperatures that will contribute to making your holiday unforgettable.
	www.lanzaroteguide.info /destinations/Penedo.htm (568 words)

	Fortress of S. Francisco do Penedo - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		One of the expected buildings to protect the city of Luanda, was the Fortress of Penedo.
		So, the Fortress would come to guarantee the safety of European occupation, giving resistance to the network of the traffic of the slaves, who were sent to America, from the harbour of Luanda.
		The Fortress of Penedo was, since its first building, one of the keys of the Luanda harbour protection.
	whc.unesco.org /en/tentativelists/923 (202 words)

	Penedo - Saiba tudo no Férias Brasil
		A maior queda d'água de Penedo tem cerca de 15m de altura e se localiza no Rio das Pedras.
		Os haras da região, como o From Penedo, oferecem passeios mais longos, chegando a dois dias, com café da manhã, churrasco e diária em pousada para passar a noite.
		Penedo tem um centro permanente de artesanato, onde você pode comprar suas recordações antes de voltar para casa.
	feriasbrasil.terra.com.br /scripts/cidade.cfm?Cidade=Penedo (1066 words)

	Finnish Immigrants in Brasil, Brasil, Penedo-RJ
		Description of the history of Penedo and the influence of the Finnish immigrants in the area.
		This group from Penedo has specialized in Finnish folk dances in its performance.
		In the summer 2000 the group was on the tour in Finland performing e.g.
	www.netti.fi /~mil/suku/penedoe.htm (459 words)

	ecobrazil.com - The Secret Treasures of Brazil Tour
		Penedo is situated within the Itatatiaia National Park in the northwest of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
		Penedo - AM visit to the Itatatiaia National Park where we'll go on a very scenic mountain hike and have a beautiful view of the Serra da Mantiqueira from the trail.
		Penedo - Ilhabela - Drive on one of the most beautiful roads of Brazil.
	www.ecobrazil.com /trbrsectre.asp (1582 words)

	:: Casa do Penedo :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Penedo consolidou-se como rota turística, destacada nos guias nacionais e internacionais, no entanto, urge que se traga a público não só os aspectos das belezas naturais e o relicário arquitetônico, como também a contribuição cultural penedense para a edificação dos 500 anos de história da nacionalidade brasileira.
		A Fundação Casa do Penedo, a Prefeitura Municipal do Penedo e a CODEVASF estão empenhados em divulgar o motivo pelo qual a cidade é, desde os primórdios da colonização, uma boa estada.
		A Casa do Penedo se sente privilegiada em assumir a curadoria da exposição “Por que não me levam para Penedo?”, e antevê excelente oportunidade de levar um pouco do patrimônio que abriga as outras regiões.
	www.casadopenedo.com.br /levampenedo.html (493 words)

	Penedo (distrito) - Wikipédia
		Penedo é um distrito e Parque Ecológico do município de Itatiaia, estado do Rio de Janeiro.
		Suas tranqüilas pousadas, seu clima ainda ameno, sua generosa fauna e topografia fazem de Penedo um oásis em meio ao crescimento desordenado e ocupação predatória da região.
		Penedo faz divisa com o distrito de Visconde de Mauá, pertencente ao município de Resende.
	pt.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penedo_(distrito) (239 words)

	Penedo Tourist Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In Penedo, many of the customs of the Nordic people remain, as the taste for ices cream and chocolates caretakers.
		All the valley of Penedo is cut by the river of the Rocks, that has great importance in the region.
		Haras of the region, as the From Penedo, offers longer strolls, arriving the two days, with coffee of the morning, daily barbecue and in inn to pass the night.
	www.webtourist.net /touristinformation/about-penedo-brazil.html (492 words)

	PENEDO AND ITATIAIA PARK - RIO DE JANEIRO WEEKEND GETAWAYS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Northeast corner of the State of Rio de Janeiro is an attractive mountainous region, and it should not be overlooked.
		One of the best places to stay near the park is the small village of Penedo.
		Home-made chocolates, ice-cream and fruit preserves from Penedo are famous for their excellent quality.
	riodejaneiroguide.com /penedo/penedo1.htm (451 words)

	Resenet - O Provedor Internet da Região das Agulhas Negras
		A Fazenda Penedo foi passando, dessa forma, de mão em mão, numa media de seis em seis anos para cada proprietário e quase todos os donos a venderam com prejuízo.
		No começo do século chegou a Penedo, Toivo Uuskallio, um idealista com o firme propósito de transformar as terras desgastadas pelo café, pisoteada pelos animais e calcinadas pelas queimadas, em paraíso terrestre.
		Não havia frutas nem nozes, Penedo era uma antiga fazenda de gado e não havia árvores frutíferas.
	www.resenet.com.br /penedo.htm (1871 words)

	(GCVJ73) Penedo da Amizade [Sintra] by Bargao_Henriques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Deve-se seguir sempre paralelamente a esse muro, passar sobre uma linha de água coberta de blocos, e continuar até chegar ao carreiro que ladeia o Penedo da Amizade.
		“Penedo da Amizade” or Friendship Rock, is so called because it outcrops within the grounds of an old property with the same name.
		It is an immense wall of granite that emerges from the surrounding green foliage as you look towards the Moorish Castle from the centre of Sintra Village.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCVJ73 (1440 words)

	Penedo.com - O Portal de Penedo (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		O bom velhinho, que tem sua residência de verão em Penedo, marca presença novamente e reafirma a tradição de trazer muita alegria para as crianças nesta ocasião.
		A primeira feira foi realizada em setembro e cerca de 1500 pessoas passaram por ela durante todo o dia, numa grande confraternização entre gente da região e turistas de Penedo e Serrinha.
		O casarão acompanhou toda a história de penedo, tendo inclusive abrigado, coletivamente, as primeiras levas de finlandeses que fundaram a colônia nos anos 1930.
	www.penedo.com.cob-web.org:8888 (677 words)

	Keller saves US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dempsey was open for a header from about 10 yards in the 38th minute off a cross from Greg Vanney but put his shot at Penedo, who jumped to knock the ball over the crossbar.
		Despite Penedo's efforts, Conrad had a tap-in from a yard away at the back post, but he miss-hit the ball over the crossbar.
		Penedo single-handidly kept the game scoreless in the final eight minutes of the first half with three impressive saves.
	www.ussoccerplayers.com /latest_soccer_news/484613.html (2315 words)

	Laranjeiras, Neopolis, Penedo
		We drive on to Neopolis, which turns out to be rather unimpressive with a church and a long line of locals lining up outside the lottery office.
		While on the boat, we read the LP and discover that Penedo apparently has some great Pousadas, so we quickly decide to stay the night there.
		Penedo with it's most beautiful church, Igreja da Senhora das Correntes.
	www.romanvirdi.com /brazil/laranjeiras-02262002.htm (686 words)

	Fotos de Penedo
		Located between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Penedo is the only Finnish colony at South America.
		Penedo receives today, tourists from all over the world attracted by its clean and fresh waters, nice climate, beautiful nature and, of course, many shops that sell from a wide range of craftmanship to chocolate and sweets
		Its waters are clear and cold, good for bath at of the many "natural pools".
	www.tetodoce.com.br /region.htm (161 words)

	Brazil - BRAZZIL - Penedo and Cabo Frio, Another Side of Rio - Information on Brazil, Travel, and Tourism - March 2001
		Finnish immigrants, led by Toivo Uuskallio, settled Penedo in 1929.
		At the point where Penedo's main asphalt road turns to dirt, you can hire horses ($3 per hour) or a horse and carriage ($6 per hour).
		Penedo's many small craft shops specialize in jellies, honey, chutneys and preserves, chocolates, cakes and candles.
	www.brazil-brasil.com /tramar01.htm (3544 words)

	Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley
		Organized by the Association of Fisherwomen from Penedo, and invited by Angelucia, the lead woman, I went to the bi-weekly fisherwomen meeting held in a small school in the fishermen's neighborhood in Penedo.
		My wish to make a comparative study between Remanso and Penedo cities was prevented by logistical problems involving distance (the first town was upstream the large dam of Sobradinho almost 1500km away from the later).
		The interview process has involved developing the trust of the older fishermen in Penedo, but luckily, after explaining my research during some visits to their homes, some fisherfolk (varying in age from 30 to 78 years old) gave me written consent to be interviewed during this summer fieldwork.
	socrates.berkeley.edu:7001 /Research/graduate/summer2003/andrade/index.html (1138 words)

	Penedo
		Erguendo-se imponente sobre um rochedo às margens do rio São Francisco, a cidade de Penedo é um relicário vivo, que conserva um patrimônio artístico-cultural de grande valor, tendo sido palco de acontecimentos importantes do Brasil Colonial.
		Distante a 157 km de Maceió, pela Rodovia AL 101-Sul, Penedo atualmente conta com uma população urbana de aproximadamente 45 mil habitantes.
		Sobrado que hospedou o Imperador D. Pedro II em sua visita a Penedo em 1859.
	www.turismoalagoas.hpg.ig.com.br /tur-penedo.htm (488 words)

	Sintra Vacation Villas cottage - Country Cottage Near LisbonÂ´s Atlantic Coast - Penedo, Colares,Sintra
		A 5 minute walk down to the picturesque village of Penedo, with its church square, village shop, cafe and bakery, and fountain that gushes fresh spring water.
		Penedo is a small picturesque ville set high up on the mountain of Sintra, overlooking the Atlantic coastline, with views to the local beaches of Praia Adraga, near AlmoÃ§ogeme, Praia Grande - famous with surfers, and Praia das MaÃ§as with its fish restaurants and nightlife.
		Payment is only accepted in the quoted currency unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner.
	www.greatrentals.com /Portugal/8450.html (397 words)

	Penedo
		The Finnish immigration in Penedo, still district of Resende, differs basically from the others that has come to Brazil.
		These Nordic don't look for material wealth here, nor 'to make' Brazil, as it was common for the Iberian people; they don't leave their land for political persecutions, nor they escape from racial or religious reasons.
		"Besides the waterfalls and natural beauties, Penedo is a magic place for the children.
	www.viagensmaneiras.com /viagens/penedoING.htm (807 words)

	Penedo - Pousada Finlandia - Itatiaia - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Penedo - Pousada Finlandia - Itatiaia - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
		A maioria das pessoas que viajam pela Dutra, entre Rio e São Paulo, desconhecem que em Penedo, no município de Itatiaia, está a única residência oficial do Papai Noel fora da Lapônia.
		Mas Penedo é excelente opção para quem gosta de curtir o verão longe do tumulto das praias.
	www.pousadafinlandia.com.br (129 words)

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