Azores
"Hino dos Açores" (Hymn of the Azores)

Words by: Natália de Oliveira Correia
Music by: Teófilo Frazão
Adopted: 1980

The Azores are an autonomous province of Portugal, and have their own local, unofficial anthem. The original song was composed by Joaquim Lima during the 1890s when the autonomy movement was growing. Originally without lyrics (yet several unofficial lyrics were penned to promote autonomy), the Azorean government asked Azorean poetess Natália de Oliveira Correia to compose official lyrics for the anthem. The government also adopted Teófilo Frazão's arrangement of the original melody as the official version of the anthem.

See also: Portugal.