Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Esperança (Porto Judeu)

This hermitage is shrouded in some mystery as it is unknown who its founder was and on what date it was founded, however, it is known that it already existed in 1589. In 1902, it was rebuilt and expanded, a date recorded on the façade of the Chapel. Its main images are those of São João, Santo António and Santo Amaro. It is a hermitage of great devotion in the locality where it is located, as well as throughout the island of Terceira.

The history of this hermitage is linked to João Vaz Corte Real who, before moving to Terceira Island, traveled to several provinces of the kingdom of Portugal in an attempt to gather workers and craftsmen to bring with him to Terceira Island. When he arrived on this island, he settled in the Captaincy of Angra, while Álvaro Martins Homem settled in the Captaincy of Praia. It is possible that this same group of sailors had come to this island after João Vaz Corte Real was already there, it is assumed that they were the ones who built this chapel with the help of the donee's Captain and several noble families who with him They came to Terceira.

The church dates to the primitive Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, built between 1460 and 1474, on the initiative of Álvaro Martins Homem, one of the first settlers of Angra. In the same period, he was also responsible for the construction of the original Hermitage of São Salvador, now the Cathedral.