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The islands started to be settled circa 1420 or 1425. On September 23, 1433, the name Ilha da Madeira (Madeira Island or "island of wood") appears in a map, by the first time, in a document. Since its discovery, the archipelago was property of the Order of Christ, which promoted its settlement. Statue of João Gonçalves Zarco.
25 December: Christmas Day: Natal: 26 December 1st Octave: Primeira Oitava Only celebrated in Madeira. – Primeira Oitava is part of Madeira's centuries old Christmas celebrations which has been recognized as public holiday [7] by the Regional Government of Madeira, celebrating the second day of the week leading up to New Year's Day. Total ...
Madeira Island. / 32.65111°N 16.90972°W / 32.65111; -16.90972. Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of 740.7 km 2 (286 sq mi), including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2021, Madeira had a total population of 245,595.
Madeira is an island prized for its dazzling blue sea, lush green mountains and breathtaking landscapes. Spend a little time here and it's easy to see why it has been nicknamed the Pearl of the ...
Madeira island is home to several endemic plant and animal species. In the south, there is very little left of the indigenous subtropical rainforest that once covered the whole island [citation needed] (the original settlers set fire to the island to clear the land for farming) and gave it the name it now bears (Madeira means "wood" in ...
Madeira Day ( Portuguese: Dia da Madeira ), celebrated in Madeira on 1 July, is a holiday marking the date when Portuguese explorers arrived in Machico's bay in 1419 and Portugal granted autonomy to Madeira in 1976. It is a public holiday in the Autonomous Region. It is also celebrated by Madeiran expats and descendants.
Between December 28, 1992, and September 26, 2008, TLC ran a children's programming block, Ready Set Learn. Between February 24, 2003, and October 8, 2010, Ready Set Learn received a major rebrand hosted by Paz the penguin .
The Carnival of Madeira ( Portuguese: Carnaval da Madeira) is an annual festival held forty days before Easter, that ends on Fat Tuesday (called Fat Tuesday in Madeira - Terça-feira Gorda in Portuguese) the day before Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent ). On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics traditionally abstained from the consumption of ...