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10 March – 2024 Portuguese legislative election: The Democratic Alliance wins the most seats, narrowly ahead of the Socialist Party. Far-right Chega gathers 18 percent of the vote. [4] 27 March – Madeira's Legislative Assembly is dissolved, following the aftermath of the January police searches, and an election is called for 26 May. [5]
Associação Cultural do Minho de Toronto (ACMT) [54] Canadian Madeira Club - Toronto, Ontario [55] Northern Portugal Cultural Centre - Oshawa, Ontario [56] Banda do Sagrado Coração de Jesus - Toronto, Ontario; Portuguese Cultural Centre of British Columbia [52] Portuguese Cultural Centre of Mississauga [57] Luso-Can Tuna [58]
One site, the Laurisilva, is located in the island of Madeira and is Portugal's only natural site; the other sites are cultural. Two sites are located in the Azores archipelago. The Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde is shared with Spain, making it Portugal's only transnational site. [3]
The International Business Center of Madeira (IBCM) or Madeira International Business Centre (MIBC), formally known as the Madeira Free Trade Zone, is a set of tax benefits authorised by Decree-Law 500/80 in 1980, legislated [1] [2] in 1986, and amended throughout the years by the Portuguese government to favor the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
On November 27, 2024, the Legislative Assembly of Madeira unanimously approved the establishment of April 2 as the regional public holiday known as the Autonomy Day. This date commemorates the approval of the Portuguese Constitution on April 2, 1976, which granted political and administrative autonomy to the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores, marking a significant milestone in Portugal's ...
Anticipating the 17th-century French writer Jean-Baptiste de Santeul's well-known phrase "castigat ridendo mores", Gil Vicente became famous for his satirical plays such as the "Triologia das Barcas" ("Auto da Barca do Inferno" (1517), "Auto da Barca do Purgatório" (1518); "Auto da Barca da Glória" (1518)). In these plays, he creates some ...
The Ministry of Culture (Portuguese: Ministério da Cultura) is a Portuguese government ministry, dedicated to the design, development, execution and assessment of the cultural national policy. [2] Its official address is the Palace of Ajuda in Lisbon. Since April 2, 2024, the current minister is Dalila Rodrigues. [3]
Quinta Vigia serves as the seat of the Presidency of the Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. In the historic centre of Funchal, next to the Cathedral, stands the Building of the Regional Government of Madeira. This property was erected in the 17th century to house the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Funchal and its hospital, having ...