Notable Citizens
- Anselmo Silveira da Silva (1833–1912), commonly referred to as “Capitão Anselmo”, was a whaler and entrepreneur, building a minor whaling provisioning facility in Calheta de Nesquim with partners Samuel Dabney and George Oliver;
- Júlio Carias - parish doctor;
- João Flores - artisan, specializing in whale bone sculptures;
- Manuel Serafim - musician and music teacher;
- José Dias de Melo (8 April 1925 - São José; 24 September 2008), author, noted for many of his writings on whaling, emigration and Azorean life, that included "Toadas do Mar e da Terra", "Pedras Negras", "Mar Rubro" and "Mar Pla Proa".
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