"In a sea of round infinity the islands emerge like the triumph of the gods. They were born of fire and water, as genesic leftovers of the pains of harsh and wild eructation. The distance of time has put aside the secrets and conspiracies that trumpeted their discovery (15th century). They owe their form and their perfection to the volcanoes and they were left standing between the Old World and the New, like chairs on which History has taken a seat to explain to man their universality.
When the paths of the sea were opened up they changed the movements of the symphony of silence and their primeval condition as a sanctuary for birds. Of these, the name has remained: Azores."
Álamo Oliveira
Publisher: Maurício Abreu Lda
Production and Photography: Maurício Abreu
Text: Álamo Oliveira, Raul Brandão, Vitorino Nemésio
Design: Flukstudio
English version by Peter Ingham
ISBN: 972-95897-7-1
Size: 22 x 16 cm; 120 pages
132 colour photographs
