ONDE É...? ONDE FICA ....?

In Portuguese, there are two ways of asking where something is located. We can say "Onde é...?" or " Onde fica....?". So, we can use either the verb ser or the verb ficar to convey location. Equally, the answer to "where is...? ( Onde é.../ Onde fica ...?) can contain either verb: 
A farmácia é logo ali.
A farmácia fica logo ali.
If we want to know the location of more than one thing, the verb is in the plural: Onde são/ ficam as lojas? ( Where are the stores? ).
Ref.: Beginner's Brazilian Portuguese.