2nd President of the Republic Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro (1849–1907) a politician, statesman and nobleman; 43rd, 45th and 47th Prime Minister of Portugal between 1893 and 1906 Roberto Ivens (1850–1898) explorer of Africa, geographer, colonial administrator and an officer of the Portuguese Navy Maurizio Bensaude (1863–1912) a Portuguese operatic baritone. Alice Moderno (1867–1946) writer, feminist and animal rights activist; lived in Ponta Delgada from 1883 Maria Evelina de Sousa (1879–1946), pioneer educator and feminist; Insignia of Recognition in 2017. Fernance B. Perry (1922–2014) MBE, Portuguese-Bermudian entrepreneur and philanthropist Natália Correia, (1923 in Fajã de Baixo – 1993) an intellectual, poet, social activist and author of the official lyrics of the Hino dos Açores, the local regional anthem João Bosco Mota Amaral (born 1943) politician, the first President of the Govt. of the Azores 1976/1995. Jaime Gama (born 1947) a former politician, twice Portugal's Foreign Minister Vasco Cordeiro (born 1973) a politician, President of the Govt. of the Azores 2012/2020. Sport Mário Jorge (born 1961) a retired footballer with 235 club caps and 9 for Portugal Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, (born 1973), commonly known as Pauleta, a footballer with 459 club caps and 88 for Portugal before being surpassed by Ronaldo Paulo Clemente (born 1983) a Portuguese retired footballer with 504 club caps Diogo Fonseca (born 1984) a Portuguese former footballer with 357 club caps Pedro Pacheco (born 1984) a soccer player with over 450 club caps and 18 for Canada References Notes Sources External links Municipalities of São Miguel Island Municipalities of the Azores Populated places established in the 15th century