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Municipalities in Madeira

Calheta(3)Câmara de Lobos(8)Funchal(347)Machico(15)Ponta do Sol(6)Porto Moniz(1)Porto Santo(22)Santa Cruz(17)Santana(1)São Vicente(10)
Calheta(3)Câmara de Lobos(8)Funchal(347)Machico(15)Ponta do Sol(6)Porto Moniz(1)Porto Santo(22)Santa Cruz(17)Santana(1)São Vicente(10)







  • Calheta(3)
  • Câmara de Lobos(8)
  • Funchal(347)
  • Machico(15)
  • Ponta do Sol(6)
  • Porto Moniz(1)
  • Porto Santo(22)
  • Santa Cruz(17)
  • Santana(1)
  • São Vicente(10)
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  • 1373: Portugal and England sign the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty in London, a pact of perpetual friendship between King Fernando I and King Edward III. Renewed at Windsor in 1386, the treaty is the oldest still-active diplomatic alliance in the world.
  • 1808: Fishermen and farmers of Olhão, in the Algarve, rise up against the French occupation force, forcing the small garrison to flee. A schooner crewed by Olhão men — the 'Bom Sucesso' — would soon carry the news of the revolt across the Atlantic to the Portuguese court in Rio de Janeiro.
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  • 1963: Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova launches aboard Vostok 6 and becomes the first woman to fly in space. She orbits Earth 48 times during her nearly three-day mission, a feat no other woman would repeat for almost two decades.

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Recent stories

The best hotel swimming pool in Portugal is at the Saccharum

📍 Madeira🧭 Travel🏖️ Daily Life#tourism+1 more

The Saccharum hotel features the top-rated hotel swimming pool in Portugal.

www.jm-madeira.ptwww.jm-madeira.pt1 Jun
The best hotel swimming pool in Portugal is at the Saccharum

From Brazil to Cape Verde, with a touch of local revelry: in Madeira, the new Calheta SoundsCool festival dances with the Atlantic

📍 Madeira🎭 Culture#entertainment+1 more

Last weekend, Calheta SoundsCool hosted Brazilian band Maneva and Cape Verdean group Tubarões, among other acts, for a day full of sun, harmony, and festive rhythm. Small in scale but broad in ambition and reach, the festival featured an unusually open, smiling, and communicative audience and promises to return next year.

expresso.pt5 May
From Brazil to Cape Verde, with a touch of local revelry: in Madeira, the new Calheta SoundsCool festival dances with the Atlantic

Accident in Madeira leaves six injured, including two children. One of the cars overturned

📍 Madeira⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+2 more

Among the injured are four German nationals and two Spaniards.

Correio da Manhã1 Apr
Accident in Madeira leaves six injured, including two children. One of the cars overturned