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Açores
Os Açores, oficialmente Região Autônoma dos Açores, são um arquipélago transcontinental e um território autônomo da República Portuguesa situado no Atlântico nordeste, dotado de autonomia política e administrativa, consubstanciada no Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autônoma dos Açores. Os Açores integram a União Europeia com o estatuto de região ultraperiférica do território da União, conforme estabelecido nos artigos 349.º e 355.º do Tratado sobre o Funcionamento da União Europeia.
Os Açores são um arquipélago que, embora situado precisamente sobre a Dorsal Média Atlântica, devido à sua proximidade com o continente europeu e à sua integração política na República Portuguesa e na União Europeia, é geralmente englobado na Europa.
O arquipélago situa-se no nordeste do Oceano Atlântico entre os 36º e os 43º de latitude Norte e os 25º e os 31º de longitude Oeste. Os territórios mais próximos são a Península Ibérica, a cerca de 2000 km a leste, a Madeira a 1200 km a sueste, a Nova Escócia a 2300 km a noroeste e a Bermuda a 3500 km a sudoeste. Integra a região biogeográfica da Macaronésia.
O ponto mais alto do arquipélago situa-se na ilha do Pico, daí o seu nome a Montanha do Pico, com uma altitude de 2352 metros. O relevo açoriano apresenta-se muito acidentado, com linhas orientadas na direção leste-oeste, coincidentes com as linhas de fratura que estão na gênese das ilhas. Este arquipélago faz parte da cordilheira submarina que se estende desde a Islândia para Sul e Sudoeste, com orientação sensivelmente paralela à inflexão das costas continentais.
A origem vulcânica dos Açores tem a sua expressão máxima na ilha de São Miguel no famoso Vale das Furnas. A mais recente atividade vulcânica ocorreu no Vulcão dos Capelinhos, na Ilha do Faial, em 1957-1958. No mar, a última erupção verificou-se ao largo da Serreta (ilha Terceira) em 1998-2000.
Ilha da Madeira
A ilha da Madeira é a principal ilha do arquipélago da Madeira, situado no oceano Atlântico, a sudoeste da costa portuguesa, anexado à União Europeia. Ela constitui, conjuntamente com Porto Santo, Ilhas Desertas e Ilhas Selvagens, o arquipélago da Madeira e a Região Autônoma da Madeira, que tem como capital a cidade do Funchal. A Ilha da Madeira possui origem vulcânica, 742,4 km², extensa flora exótica e o seu clima é subtropical. A economia é amplamente voltada para o turismo.
A cidade de Funchal, principal centro urbano e porto da ilha, situa-se na costa sul (32°38'29.8N 16°54'45.6W) e dista cerca de 685 km da costa africana (Cabo do Sem, Marrocos), 973 km de Lisboa, 520 km da Gran Canaria, e 891 km da ilha de Santa Maria, a mais próxima do arquipélago dos Açores. A ilha tem um comprimento máximo (oeste-este) de 53,90 km e uma largura máxima (norte-sul) de 23 km.
A ilha é muito montanhosa, com profundos vales incrustados entre os picos mais altos e falésias na maior extensão da costa, que totaliza cerca de 160 km de extensão. A altitude média é de 1.371,6 m, sendo os pontos mais elevados o Pico Ruivo (1.862 m) e o Pico das Torres (1.853 m). As praias de areia fina são raras. O extremo leste, chamado Ponta de São Lourenço forma um cabo alongado e relativamente pouco elevado que se prolonga até dois ilhéus próximos. Na costa sul, a oeste do Funchal, situa-se o Cabo Girão, uma das mais altas falésias do mundo.
Antes da chegada dos colonos portugueses no século XV, a ilha era inabitada. Atualmente, a população é de, aproximadamente, 250 mil habitantes, a maioria de nacionalidade portuguesa. O Funchal conta com cerca de metade dos habitantes da ilha (112 mil habitantes). A maior parte dos habitantes declara-se de religião católica. Mais de metade da população se concentra em apenas 7% da área da ilha, em especial na costa sul.
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00:02:35 1 History
00:02:44 1.1 Exploration
00:03:32 1.2 Legend
00:04:05 1.3 Discovery
00:05:06 1.4 Settlement
00:07:37 1.5 World War I
00:09:51 1.6 Autonomy and modern history
00:12:34 2 Geography
00:13:53 2.1 Islands and islets
00:15:17 2.1.1 Madeira Island
00:18:03 3 Climate
00:19:13 4 Flora and fauna
00:20:12 4.1 Native flora gallery
00:20:22 4.2 Native birds gallery
00:20:31 4.3 Madeiran wall lizard
00:22:02 5 Levadas
00:23:42 6 Governance
00:24:10 6.1 Funchal
00:24:53 7 Population
00:25:02 7.1 Demographics
00:25:59 7.2 Diaspora
00:29:31 7.3 Immigration
00:30:42 8 Economy
00:30:51 8.1 Free Trade Zone and Public Administration
00:35:46 8.2 Tourism
00:36:45 8.2.1 Whale watching
00:37:15 9 Renewable energy
00:37:54 10 Transport
00:39:01 11 Culture
00:39:10 11.1 Music
00:40:20 11.2 Cuisine
00:42:57 11.3 Beverages
00:45:05 12 Sports
00:45:14 13 Sister provinces
00:45:48 14 Postage stamps
00:46:05 15 Notable people
00:49:30 16 See also
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Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə, mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ, -ˈðɐj-]), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
The archipelago is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bermuda and Madeira, a few time zones apart, are the only land in the Atlantic on the 32nd parallel north. It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. The region has political and administrative autonomy through the Administrative Political Statue of the Autonomous Region of Madeira provided for in the Portuguese Constitution. The autonomous region is an integral part of the European Union as an outermost region.Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419 and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists, almost five times its population. The region is noted for its Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes (laurel forest) which are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and embroidery artisans. The main harbour in Funchal has long been the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, receiving more than half a million tourists though its main port in 2017, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North Africa. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. It consists of a set of incentives, mainly tax-related, granted with the objective of attracting foreign direct investment based on international services into Madeira.
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Madeira
00:02:21 1 History
00:02:30 1.1 Exploration
00:03:14 1.2 Legend
00:03:44 1.3 Discovery
00:04:41 1.4 Settlement
00:06:59 1.5 World War I
00:09:01 1.6 Autonomy and modern history
00:11:30 2 Geography
00:12:42 2.1 Islands and islets
00:14:01 2.1.1 Madeira Island
00:16:33 3 Climate
00:17:38 4 Flora and fauna
00:18:32 4.1 Native flora gallery
00:18:41 4.2 Native birds gallery
00:18:50 4.3 Madeiran wall lizard
00:20:13 5 Levadas
00:21:43 6 Governance
00:22:09 6.1 Funchal
00:22:48 7 Population
00:22:57 7.1 Demographics
00:23:48 7.2 Diaspora
00:27:00 7.3 Immigration
00:28:06 8 Economy
00:28:15 8.1 Free Trade Zone and Public Administration
00:32:43 8.2 Tourism
00:33:38 8.2.1 Whale watching
00:34:05 9 Renewable energy
00:34:42 10 Transport
00:35:43 11 Culture
00:35:51 11.1 Music
00:36:56 11.2 Cuisine
00:39:20 11.3 Beverages
00:41:17 12 Sports
00:41:25 13 Sister provinces
00:41:57 14 Postage stamps
00:42:14 15 Notable people
00:45:25 16 See also
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Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə, mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ, -ˈðɐj-]), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira) is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
The archipelago is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bermuda and Madeira, a few time zones apart, are the only land in the Atlantic on the 32nd parallel north. It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. The region has political and administrative autonomy through the Administrative Political Statue of the Autonomous Region of Madeira provided for in the Portuguese Constitution. The autonomous region is an integral part of the European Union as an outermost region.Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419 and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists, almost five times its population. The region is noted for its Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes (laurel forest) which are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and embroidery artisans. The main harbour in Funchal has long been the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, receiving more than half a million tourists though its main port in 2017, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North Africa. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. It consists of a set of incentives, mainly tax-related, granted with the objective of attracting foreign direct investment based on international services into Madeira.
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Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə, mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ, -ˈðɐj-]), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira) is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
The archipelago is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bermuda and Madeira, a few time zones apart, are the only land in the Atlantic on the 32nd parallel north. It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. The region has political and administrative autonomy through the Administrative Political Statue of the Autonomous Region of Madeira provided for in the Portuguese Constitution. The autonomous region is an integral part of the European Union as an outermost region.Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419 and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists, almost five times its population. The region is noted for its Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes (laurel forest) which are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and embroidery artisans. The main harbour in Funchal has long been the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, receiving more than half a million tourists though its main port in 2017, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North Africa. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. It consists of a set of incentives, mainly tax-related, granted with the objective of attracting foreign direct investment based on international services into Madeira.
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SUMMARY
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Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə, mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ, -ˈðɐj-]), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira) is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
The archipelago is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bermuda and Madeira, a few time zones apart, are the only land in the Atlantic on the 32nd parallel north. It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. The region has political and administrative autonomy through the Administrative Political Statue of the Autonomous Region of Madeira provided for in the Portuguese Constitution. The autonomous region is an integral part of the European Union as an outermost region.Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419 and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists, almost five times its population. The region is noted for its Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes (laurel forest) which are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and embroidery artisans. The main harbour in Funchal has long been the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, receiving more than half a million tourists though its main port in 2017, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North Africa. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. It consists of a set of incentives, mainly tax-related, granted with the objective of attracting foreign direct investment based on international services into Madeira.
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Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə, mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ, -ˈðɐj-]), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira) is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
The archipelago is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bermuda and Madeira, a few time zones apart, are the only land in the Atlantic on the 32nd parallel north. It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. The region has political and administrative autonomy through the Administrative Political Statue of the Autonomous Region of Madeira provided for in the Portuguese Constitution. The autonomous region is an integral part of the European Union as an outermost region.Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419 and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists, almost five times its population. The region is noted for its Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes (laurel forest) which are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and embroidery artisans. The main harbour in Funchal has long been the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, receiving more than half a million tourists though its main port in 2017, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North Africa. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. It consists of a set of incentives, mainly tax-related, granted with the objective of attracting foreign direct investment based on international services into Madeira.
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SUMMARY
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Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə, mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ, -ˈðɐj-]), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira) is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
The archipelago is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bermuda and Madeira, a few time zones apart, are the only land in the Atlantic on the 32nd parallel north. It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. The region has political and administrative autonomy through the Administrative Political Statue of the Autonomous Region of Madeira provided for in the Portuguese Constitution. The autonomous region is an integral part of the European Union as an outermost region.Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419 and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists, almost five times its population. The region is noted for its Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes (laurel forest) which are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and embroidery artisans. The main harbour in Funchal has long been the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, receiving more than half a million tourists though its main port in 2017, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North Africa. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. It consists of a set of incentives, mainly tax-related, granted with the objective of attracting foreign direct investment based on international services into Madeira.
Madeira | Wikipedia audio article
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Madeira
00:02:21 1 History
00:02:30 1.1 Exploration
00:03:14 1.2 Legend
00:03:44 1.3 Discovery
00:04:41 1.4 Settlement
00:06:59 1.5 World War I
00:09:01 1.6 Autonomy and modern history
00:11:30 2 Geography
00:12:42 2.1 Islands and islets
00:14:01 2.1.1 Madeira Island
00:16:33 3 Climate
00:17:38 4 Flora and fauna
00:18:32 4.1 Native flora gallery
00:18:41 4.2 Native birds gallery
00:18:50 4.3 Madeiran wall lizard
00:20:13 5 Levadas
00:21:43 6 Governance
00:22:09 6.1 Funchal
00:22:48 7 Population
00:22:57 7.1 Demographics
00:23:48 7.2 Diaspora
00:27:00 7.3 Immigration
00:28:06 8 Economy
00:28:15 8.1 Free Trade Zone and Public Administration
00:32:43 8.2 Tourism
00:33:38 8.2.1 Whale watching
00:34:05 9 Renewable energy
00:34:42 10 Transport
00:35:43 11 Culture
00:35:51 11.1 Music
00:36:56 11.2 Cuisine
00:39:20 11.3 Beverages
00:41:17 12 Sports
00:41:25 13 Sister provinces
00:41:57 14 Postage stamps
00:42:14 15 Notable people
00:45:25 16 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə, mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ, -ˈðɐj-]), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira) is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
The archipelago is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bermuda and Madeira, a few time zones apart, are the only land in the Atlantic on the 32nd parallel north. It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. The region has political and administrative autonomy through the Administrative Political Statue of the Autonomous Region of Madeira provided for in the Portuguese Constitution. The autonomous region is an integral part of the European Union as an outermost region.Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419 and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists, almost five times its population. The region is noted for its Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes (laurel forest) which are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and embroidery artisans. The main harbour in Funchal has long been the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, receiving more than half a million tourists though its main port in 2017, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North Africa. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. It consists of a set of incentives, mainly tax-related, granted with the objective of attracting foreign direct investment based on international services into Madeira.
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00:02:22 1 History
00:02:31 1.1 Exploration
00:03:15 1.2 Legend
00:03:45 1.3 Discovery
00:04:42 1.4 Settlement
00:07:01 1.5 World War I
00:09:04 1.6 Autonomy and modern history
00:11:33 2 Geography
00:12:45 2.1 Islands and islets
00:14:05 2.1.1 Madeira Island
00:16:38 3 Climate
00:17:43 4 Flora and fauna
00:18:38 4.1 Native flora gallery
00:18:47 4.2 Native birds gallery
00:18:56 4.3 Madeiran wall lizard
00:20:18 5 Levadas
00:21:49 6 Governance
00:22:15 6.1 Funchal
00:22:54 7 Population
00:23:03 7.1 Demographics
00:23:55 7.2 Diaspora
00:27:07 7.3 Immigration
00:28:13 8 Economy
00:28:22 8.1 Free Trade Zone and Public Administration
00:32:52 8.2 Tourism
00:33:46 8.2.1 Whale watching
00:34:14 9 Renewable energy
00:34:51 10 Transport
00:35:51 11 Culture
00:36:00 11.1 Music
00:37:04 11.2 Cuisine
00:39:29 11.3 Beverages
00:41:27 12 Sports
00:41:35 13 Sister provinces
00:42:07 14 Postage stamps
00:42:24 15 Notable people
00:45:36 16 See also
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Madeira ( mə-DEER-ə, mə-DAIR-ə; Portuguese: [mɐˈðejɾɐ, -ˈðɐj-]), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Região Autónoma da Madeira), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with the Azores). It is an archipelago situated in the north Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Portugal. Its total population was estimated in 2011 at 267,785. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, which is located on the main island's south coast.
The archipelago is just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Bermuda and Madeira, a few time zones apart, are the only land in the Atlantic on the 32nd parallel north. It includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. The region has political and administrative autonomy through the Administrative Political Statue of the Autonomous Region of Madeira provided for in the Portuguese Constitution. The autonomous region is an integral part of the European Union as an outermost region.Madeira was claimed by Portuguese sailors in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator in 1419 and settled after 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
Today, it is a popular year-round resort, being visited every year by about 1.4 million tourists, almost five times its population. The region is noted for its Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes (laurel forest) which are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and embroidery artisans. The main harbour in Funchal has long been the leading Portuguese port in cruise liner dockings, receiving more than half a million tourists though its main port in 2017, being an important stopover for commercial and trans-Atlantic passenger cruises between Europe, the Caribbean and North Africa. In addition, the International Business Centre of Madeira also known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, was created formally in the 1980s as a tool of regional economic policy. It consists of a set of incentives, mainly tax-related, granted with the objective of attracting foreign direct investment based on international services into Madeira.