Azores, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Santa Cruz da Graciosa.
Santa Maria and São Miguel were under a yellow weather warning due to heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, according to the IPMA. There are no reports of injuries or displaced persons.
Tiago Correia, president of the board of the Graciosa Island Volunteer Firefighters, says that the work on the station will be carried out in phases, as replacing the roof 'would cost 74,000 euros'.
The Graciosa Island Council wants to know from the Regional Government the status of the lighting and runway expansion projects for the airfield and is requesting a change in the aircraft serving the island.
At 8:40 am, an alert was raised regarding a 71-year-old man found floating in the thermal baths on Graciosa; the cause of death is still under investigation. The death was declared at the scene.
The Carapacho thermal baths on Graciosa Island reopened on 26 July 2025 and are operated by Verde Similar Terma. The thermal complex has welcomed 19,000 people in just one year.
The operation of the thermal complex was granted in 2025 by the Government of the Azores to the company Verde Similar Termas.
From a less publicised and visited island in the Azores, a Portuguese children's publication focused on environmental concerns explores a biosphere reserve as a place where children can understand the world.
Milk producers on Graciosa Island, in the Azores archipelago, will be able to join a new programme from Lactogal, owner of the Pronicol factory, to increase the value of their raw material. Instead of basing payment solely on volume, the company will pay for the concentration of useful solids, protein, and fat, with the milk being processed accordingly.
Officially recognised since 2015, the Graciosa dwarf donkey remains at risk of extinction. The association aims to increase the number of breeders and focus on raising awareness in schools.
Construction work on the new terminal, in the central group of the Azores, began on 29 August 2022.
The device, identified as a practice mine, was safely neutralised at 16:50 (17:50 in Lisbon) on Saturday.
The exercise mine was neutralised on Saturday in Porto Afonso, on Graciosa, with 'no incidents reported', the Navy stated in a press release.
Exercise mine was deactivated without any incident.
The municipality, in the Central Group of the Azores, continues its goal of restoring and preserving heritage related to water architecture.
The Santa Cruz da Graciosa Town Council has signed a letter of commitment to create the Azores' first municipal surf ecosystem reserve, aiming for the 'protection and integrated management' of the island's natural resources.
The tremor was recorded in Guadalupe (municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa) at 09:32 local time and had its epicentre about three kilometres west of Vitória, in the Central group of the Azores.
