Amália Rodrigues was born on July 23rd of 1920. Known as the queen of Fado, Amália spread the name of Portugal all over the world and sold more than 30 million records, 3 times the population of Portugal!
Did you know Amália Rodrigues came to the Azores and performed in 1953, arriving on São Miguel, to the aerodrome of Santana on March 20th of the same year?
The aerodrome of Santana was created in 1939 and was the first airport in São Miguel, installed in Santana, Ribeira Grande and until 1945 it was a military airport, becoming a civil airport from 1946.
In 1941 SATA (Service of the Azorean Air Transports) was founded and on June 15th of 1947 happened the inauguration of the first commercial flight between Santa Maria and São Miguel, and this airport made the connection between the airport of Lajes and with the international airport of Santa Maria, and from Santana many emigrants from São Miguel emigrated in the past!
Last modified: 15 de December, 2021
