O forte de São José localizado no Funchal é um equívoco jurídico de acordo com as palavras de Dom Renato, que resolveu aproveitar o erro e criar um micro Estado em pleno Atlântico. Uma excentricidade que só foi possível graças ao estado português, que no século passado, decidiu vender este pequeno território com o intuito [...]

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It was both a surprise and delight to be invited by Renato Barros to write this preface for his new book. As a long-stay visitor to Madeira I have learned much about the exciting progress here since 1420 and the excellent development in recent decades. Whilst Zarco and Vaz are rightly the pioneering heroes of [...]

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By Manuel Luciano da Silva & Sílvia Jorge da Silva On May 2005, my wife and I spent six days in Madeira Island. We were enchanted by its people, by the marvelous panoramas, by so many thousands of flowers, and also by its monuments and works of art. It was a fantastic trip! On the [...]

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