The Gruta Brisa Azul (''Blue Breeze Cave''), sometimes ''Gruta Bela Azul'' (''Beautiful Blue Cave''), is a geological feature situated in the

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of Feteira, in the

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Angra do Heroísmo Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roma ...

, in the Portuguese archipelago of the

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. Formed by maritime erosion, the cave is situated at sea level on the northern face of the small Cabras Islet. It is approximately long, and at most, wide, with a maximum height of at the face. Access to the cave is only made by water.

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