That view from the abandoned house really was AMAZING! That's crazy no one is taking advantage of that. Really gorgeous shots you got throughout the video! 👍😍
So very gorgeous, beautiful.Video is great.I like it that you can speak and read Portuguese 📚 Smart! I want to buy that abandoned house.Im in love.Im from Sao Miguel so proud to be.Proud of it all .God bless and thank you 😊 🙏
What interesting places you went to. The water was gorgeous and all the green is so pretty. You are a good photographer and you have such a talent for making all the scenes look picture perfect. Loved it!!! 🎠
Inheritance is very complex in Portugal. All heirs must agree to sell and on a price. Apparently so complicated, this is what happens with many homesteads.
Lmao, the tiles on the floor right on the start, was/is in old Azorean houses from the 90s, with the big economical boom of the Azorean/Portuguese in the 80/90s, and the creation of the azorean middle class, people in the Azores, started to "modernize" and expand their homes (that were almost in a 1800s early 1900s level, no joke), alot of those houses with the renovations, got their tiles from mostly the same place (there was not alot of choosing back then), so most homes built/renovated at that period, has that style. Source: My parents were the same, as my grandparents and i knew some people who had it. And the Azores, specially the smaller islands that lost more population, has alot of abandoned homes. Alot of people died and alot migrated to the USA/Canada, the heirs never came back and had no interest. By portuguese law, the goverment cant do anything about these houses and also, even if some heirs are in the Azores, they cant sell or do anything with the house, because all the heirs must agree. So, its quite common, even in the center of the biggest city of the Azores, seeing homes abandoned. And lmao the random subtitles, it really sounds like that. Funny that for non portuguese speakers, they usually say, European/mainland portuguese talking, sounds like Russians talking, but Azoreans from São Miguel sound like French or other thing talking.
That's so interesting. Those tiles did seem a lot newer than the rest of the house, and now that makes sense. I've heard other people comment about the portuguese laws and how all the heirs have to agree upon selling, otherwise it just sits there, so my question is; If someone has say three kids, can they put in their will who they want to leave the house to, or does it automatically go to all descendants? Because it seems sad just how many beautiful houses turn to rot because the heirs can't agree what to do with them. Haha, I'm glad you enjoyed the subtitles. I had forgotten I did that lol. Thanks for watching and leaving such an insightful comment, I really enjoy learning these things that you won't find in a tourist book. I wish I had had time to explore the other islands, maybe one day I can return, they are so beautiful.
@@RyanThayneyah, things were great back in the 90s and people just renovated left and right, bringing thinks like micro waves, modern showers and such. Yes, as weird as it is, the middle class was almost non existant, those things were already in the Azores, but for the rich people, most were living in a very poor, backwards lifestyle, it was one of, if not the most poor region in Europe (and to this day, the poorest in the country). From the 60s to 90s there were massive changes, for alot of families, was like leaving the XIX century and go straight to the second half of the XX centur in a span of 3 decades. I am not sure to be honest, i think you can exclude someone from a will and give it to someone not even related to you. But laws are very harsh on that, for example, if both parents are married and the mother passes away and the "kids" are already adults. The father, cant sell the house without the say of the kids, because they are automatic heirs. Alot of these homes the heirs are in the USA or Canada and lost contact or never cared to come back and do something with the houses, they just stand there forgoten. For example, there is a big old house from former local burgeois in my village that was already "abandoned" since i was a kid, heirs never did anything with it, and just stays there abandoned. The goverment when 30 years pass, if no one claims these houses, should take it, its a waste, specially with so many people needing houses. The main city center is full of these, from former decadent big name families that just were lost with time. For example, plenty of cases that the up floor of 2/3 floors buildings are empty and abandoned, when down, there is a store, its a such a waste and its already such a "normality" that no one cares. Now with the discovery of tourism, they are taking those and open some Airnbs. Well, the other islands are smaller and "slower", but would recomend Pico. Its like Mount Fuji in the middle of the Ocean. And this housing problem of empty houses is bigger in those islands, which are losing more population.
@@gordusmaximus4990 Very interesting. I would have thought those islands would have always been wealthy because they are so beautiful and idyllic looking.That reminds me a little of the situation in Cape Verde. I lived there in 1999-2000 and on the island of Brava for example only two cities had electricity (the port and the capital city Villa Nova Sintra) the rest of the villages only had gas lamps to light their houses but they were trying to get electricity to all the other villages before I left and now the whole island has 4g cell coverage. So they too have gone from XIX century to XXI century in just 20 years. I remember the school bus was a dump truck, no joke, and now they have buses thankfully.
@@RyanThayne Cabo Verde today is better then it is today. We have sympathies for Cabo Verde, we once were the same "country" (Part of the very centralized Portuguese empire) and the biggest african community in the Azores is from Cabo Verde, in which they adapted completely in Azorean society. Sadly, Cabo verde is a example alot of people talk, when there "Independence" topic comes "we would be like Cabo Verde if we were". But yes, you can say that in a way. " those islands would have always been wealthy" you know, you are not the first foreigner that says that, which suprises me alot. The Azores had good htings going for it, it was in the center of the Atlantic with great strategic location, in the Portuguese/Spanish Hasburg dinasty, it has a very important role in the Iberian Empire of the Philips. But, the Azores, started to get neglated at the Bragança dinasty. In a way, colonialism and centralism does that, Portugal was too focused on its asian and Brazil empire. The Azores was always behind (its funny reading a British man memoirs talking about his stay in the Azores, how the Azores and its people would benefit much more, being part of the British Empire, and there was a British interest, like the "Sabrina incident" or a american one). There was a important British community in the Azores that got rich selling oranges and even american one, the first consoler of the USA after USA became a country, was in the Azores. Anyway, alot of things working against the Azores, isolation, vulcanic eroptuions, Portugal not giving a damn and being very centralized and even a old noble elite that would just "sleep" and not inovate. It would be doomed to fail with that. There was even a very wealthy Azorean/Portuguese minority that would send their kids studying in the best universities of Europe, people like José do Canto, but that was the minority. There was a huge gap between rich and poor. Things needed to change, that is why today the Azores has their own goverment, despite being also "Portugal". And today, like 6 years ago, the world discovered it existed, so, now we are on a stage of recent tourism. Lets see how it goes. But yes, people cant barely believe when i say both my grandparents were working like adults in the fields as 7/8 years old. And if you look carefuly, poverty is still a thing, just not the way it was.
Truly heaven on earth 🌎 💕
That view from the abandoned house really was AMAZING! That's crazy no one is taking advantage of that. Really gorgeous shots you got throughout the video! 👍😍
Having visited Sao Miguel last summer, we can confirm this place is a little slice of Paradise.
So very gorgeous, beautiful.Video is great.I like it that you can speak and read Portuguese 📚 Smart! I want to buy that abandoned house.Im in love.Im from Sao Miguel so proud to be.Proud of it all .God bless and thank you 😊 🙏
Thanks! It's a beautiful island. I hope I can return someday.
What interesting places you went to. The water was gorgeous and all the green is so pretty. You are a good photographer and you have such a talent for making all the scenes look picture perfect. Loved it!!! 🎠
Inheritance is very complex in Portugal. All heirs must agree to sell and on a price. Apparently so complicated, this is what happens with many homesteads.
Yes, I've heard that. It's a shame because I came across so many abandoned places that used to be amazing and are now beyond repair.
Lmao, the tiles on the floor right on the start, was/is in old Azorean houses from the 90s, with the big economical boom of the Azorean/Portuguese in the 80/90s, and the creation of the azorean middle class, people in the Azores, started to "modernize" and expand their homes (that were almost in a 1800s early 1900s level, no joke), alot of those houses with the renovations, got their tiles from mostly the same place (there was not alot of choosing back then), so most homes built/renovated at that period, has that style. Source: My parents were the same, as my grandparents and i knew some people who had it.
And the Azores, specially the smaller islands that lost more population, has alot of abandoned homes. Alot of people died and alot migrated to the USA/Canada, the heirs never came back and had no interest. By portuguese law, the goverment cant do anything about these houses and also, even if some heirs are in the Azores, they cant sell or do anything with the house, because all the heirs must agree. So, its quite common, even in the center of the biggest city of the Azores, seeing homes abandoned.
And lmao the random subtitles, it really sounds like that. Funny that for non portuguese speakers, they usually say, European/mainland portuguese talking, sounds like Russians talking, but Azoreans from São Miguel sound like French or other thing talking.
That's so interesting. Those tiles did seem a lot newer than the rest of the house, and now that makes sense.
I've heard other people comment about the portuguese laws and how all the heirs have to agree upon selling, otherwise it just sits there, so my question is; If someone has say three kids, can they put in their will who they want to leave the house to, or does it automatically go to all descendants? Because it seems sad just how many beautiful houses turn to rot because the heirs can't agree what to do with them.
Haha, I'm glad you enjoyed the subtitles. I had forgotten I did that lol.
Thanks for watching and leaving such an insightful comment, I really enjoy learning these things that you won't find in a tourist book. I wish I had had time to explore the other islands, maybe one day I can return, they are so beautiful.
@@RyanThayneyah, things were great back in the 90s and people just renovated left and right, bringing thinks like micro waves, modern showers and such. Yes, as weird as it is, the middle class was almost non existant, those things were already in the Azores, but for the rich people, most were living in a very poor, backwards lifestyle, it was one of, if not the most poor region in Europe (and to this day, the poorest in the country). From the 60s to 90s there were massive changes, for alot of families, was like leaving the XIX century and go straight to the second half of the XX centur in a span of 3 decades.
I am not sure to be honest, i think you can exclude someone from a will and give it to someone not even related to you. But laws are very harsh on that, for example, if both parents are married and the mother passes away and the "kids" are already adults. The father, cant sell the house without the say of the kids, because they are automatic heirs.
Alot of these homes the heirs are in the USA or Canada and lost contact or never cared to come back and do something with the houses, they just stand there forgoten.
For example, there is a big old house from former local burgeois in my village that was already "abandoned" since i was a kid, heirs never did anything with it, and just stays there abandoned. The goverment when 30 years pass, if no one claims these houses, should take it, its a waste, specially with so many people needing houses. The main city center is full of these, from former decadent big name families that just were lost with time. For example, plenty of cases that the up floor of 2/3 floors buildings are empty and abandoned, when down, there is a store, its a such a waste and its already such a "normality" that no one cares. Now with the discovery of tourism, they are taking those and open some Airnbs.
Well, the other islands are smaller and "slower", but would recomend Pico. Its like Mount Fuji in the middle of the Ocean. And this housing problem of empty houses is bigger in those islands, which are losing more population.
@@gordusmaximus4990 Very interesting. I would have thought those islands would have always been wealthy because they are so beautiful and idyllic looking.That reminds me a little of the situation in Cape Verde. I lived there in 1999-2000 and on the island of Brava for example only two cities had electricity (the port and the capital city Villa Nova Sintra) the rest of the villages only had gas lamps to light their houses but they were trying to get electricity to all the other villages before I left and now the whole island has 4g cell coverage. So they too have gone from XIX century to XXI century in just 20 years. I remember the school bus was a dump truck, no joke, and now they have buses thankfully.
@@RyanThayne Cabo Verde today is better then it is today. We have sympathies for Cabo Verde, we once were the same "country" (Part of the very centralized Portuguese empire) and the biggest african community in the Azores is from Cabo Verde, in which they adapted completely in Azorean society.
Sadly, Cabo verde is a example alot of people talk, when there "Independence" topic comes "we would be like Cabo Verde if we were". But yes, you can say that in a way.
" those islands would have always been wealthy" you know, you are not the first foreigner that says that, which suprises me alot. The Azores had good htings going for it, it was in the center of the Atlantic with great strategic location, in the Portuguese/Spanish Hasburg dinasty, it has a very important role in the Iberian Empire of the Philips. But, the Azores, started to get neglated at the Bragança dinasty. In a way, colonialism and centralism does that, Portugal was too focused on its asian and Brazil empire. The Azores was always behind (its funny reading a British man memoirs talking about his stay in the Azores, how the Azores and its people would benefit much more, being part of the British Empire, and there was a British interest, like the "Sabrina incident" or a american one). There was a important British community in the Azores that got rich selling oranges and even american one, the first consoler of the USA after USA became a country, was in the Azores.
Anyway, alot of things working against the Azores, isolation, vulcanic eroptuions, Portugal not giving a damn and being very centralized and even a old noble elite that would just "sleep" and not inovate. It would be doomed to fail with that. There was even a very wealthy Azorean/Portuguese minority that would send their kids studying in the best universities of Europe, people like José do Canto, but that was the minority. There was a huge gap between rich and poor.
Things needed to change, that is why today the Azores has their own goverment, despite being also "Portugal". And today, like 6 years ago, the world discovered it existed, so, now we are on a stage of recent tourism. Lets see how it goes. But yes, people cant barely believe when i say both my grandparents were working like adults in the fields as 7/8 years old.
And if you look carefuly, poverty is still a thing, just not the way it was.