The Azores (/ ə ˈ z ɔːr z / ə-ZORZ, US also / ˈ eɪ z ɔːr z /, AY-zorz; [5] [6] Portuguese: Açores, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ]), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira).

The Azores are a unique and fascinating archipelago in their multiple aspects, including their rich history, culture, and people. Azorean people are known to be welcoming and friendly, with a strong sense of community and solidarity.

Everything about the Azores—from its wild waves lapping on the stunning shores that signal sailors past to its amazing architecture featuring little chapels dedicated to the Holy Spirit—practically sings of the enigmatic Isles’ ancient origins.

This category is for people who have lived in the Azores, an island region of Portugal.

Italian, German, and English merchants, Spanish priests, a scattering of Moors and Blacks (slaves), baptized Jews (Conversos), and Flemish peoples came later. The Azore population is around 240,000 and declining. The three major ports are also population centers: Ponta Delgada (22,000), Angra do Hero í smo (14,000), and Horta (7,500).

The population of the Azores was 246,772 in 2011 and in Madeira it was 267,785. Only two islands in the Madeira group are inhabited, Madeira Grande and Porto Santo. São is the largest and most populated of the nine islands of the Azores. All nine islands are inhabited.

The following article describes the history of the Azores, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,930 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.