Linda, We think we visited Sao Braz. Being under the impression that there is only one church in Arco da Calheta, we never thought about verifying the name of the church that we visited. It was a large church, similar in style on the outside to the Se in Funchal. The steeple had a clock on all four sides. It was in what appeared to be the business center of Arco da Calheta. A cemetery was nearby. In front of the church was a plaza overlooking the sea, but not right on the sea. The road signs along the way were easy to follow to Arco da Calheta but there was no sign indicating that one is coming into the town. We did ask to confirm that we were indeed in Arco da Calheta. So there was no apparent way to distinguish the hamlets. A big mistake I made while in Arco da Calheta was not leaving my name, address, etc. with one person we met. He was introduced to us because he could speak English. He had lived in the US for 17 years. His daughter continues to live in the US having married here. The gentleman showed me pictures of his daughter and grandchildren. I should have asked him to ask his daughter to contact me. What a wonderful connection she would be with Arco da Calheta. David Tennessee USA On Mon, 30 May 2005 09:20:08 EDT MINERROOTS@aol.com writes: When you were in Arco da Calheta, did you get to visit the Church - Sao Braz.. I was wondering if you knew where the church is located...is it in the hamlet of Palheiros or Cova do Arco? Linda