Funchal, Madeira (Ilha da Madeira) 18. The Writing in Topiary

Funchal, Madeira (Ilha da Madeira)

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January 31st 2015
Saturday 31st January, 2015. Funchal, Madeira (Ilha da Madeira) Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago located in the north Atlantic Ocean, just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. The archipelago is one of the two Autonomous regions of Portugal (the other being the Azores, located to the northwest), and consists of 5 islands including the Madeira (the largest), Porto ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more