Luz (disambiguation)
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A number of things are called Luz.
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[edit] Pre-Incan culture
- Luz culture, a pre-Incan culture of Period IV of the Pre-ceramic era (6000 BCE - 4200 BCE)
[edit] Roman Catholic Church
Luz (Portuguese and Spanish for light) is used as an abbreviation of "Nossa Senhora da Luz" (Our Lady of Light) and incorporated into the names of some parishes or churches.
[edit] The Azores
- Luz, a parish in the district of Santa Cruz da Graciosa
[edit] Brazil
- Luz, Brazil, in Minas Gerais
- Luz station, one of the oldest train stations in São Paulo city, nowadays serving also the Metro.
[edit] Portugal
- Luz, a parish in the district of Lagos
- Luz, a parish in the district of Mourão
- Luz, a parish in the district of Tavira
- Luz, a former parish outside Lisbon, dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Luz (Our Lady of Light) presently incorporated into the city's parishes of Carnide and S. Domingos de Benfica. The name still survives as it is used in:
- Largo da Luz (Luz Square), site of a large annual fair and the address of Colégio Militar
- Meninos da Luz (Boys of Luz), affectionate name given to the students of Colégio Militar
- Estrada da Luz (Luz Road), a major street that ends at Largo da Luz
- Igreja da Luz (Luz Church), located at Largo da Luz
- Estádio da Luz, home stadium to SuperLiga football team SL Benfica
- Colégio Militar-Luz, the name of a station of the Lisbon Metro
[edit] France
- Luz-Saint-Sauveur, a town in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
- Saint-Jean de Luz, a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France.
[edit] Other
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