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The decree defining the rules for the occupation, rehabilitation, and enhancement of the heritage in the historic zone of Ribeira Grande, in the Azores, comes into effect this Wednesday.
Leonel Fadigas, honoured in Castelo Branco with the National Memory and Identity Award, argues that without people and memories, historic centres 'move from history to archaeology'.
The quality of its service and the 'projection of its image' internationally earned it the highest official classification given to a national historic building. The process was initiated in 2019.
