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El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciuncula

Which translates to:

The Pueblo (town) of our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the River Porciuncula

There is a Porciuncula in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The name is originally from Italy:

Porziuncola, also called Portiuncula (in Latin) or Porzioncula, is a small church in the frazione of Santa Maria degli Angeli, situated about 4 kilometers from Assisi, Umbria (central Italy). It is the place from where the Franciscan movement started.

The name Porziuncola (meaning "small portion of land") was first mentioned in a document from 1045, now in the archives of the Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi.

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"Porciuncula" in Spanish refers to the Church of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi, Italy. It is a place of great significance for the Franciscan Order as it was where St. Francis of Assisi founded his religious community.

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