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Other works of his also include a prominent bust of Júlio Dinis, an important novelist and poet of modern Portugal, being the first to produce literature meant for middle-class readers. One of his notable works around Funchal is a mermaid scuplture named the Sereia do Funchal (Mermaid of Funchal), which is located on the banks of the Funchal ...
The FIA was a founder member of the European New Car Assessment Programme, a car safety programme that crash-tests new models and publishes safety reports on vehicles. Mosley was the first chairman of the organisation. [32] The FIA later helped establish the Latin NCAP, ASEAN NCAP and Global NCAP.
Museum of Natural History (University of Porto) — Reitoria da Universidade do Porto (Vitória) Museu do Papel Moeda — Fundação Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda (Aldoar) Museum of Transport and Communication — Alfandega Nova (Miragaia)
The Museu CR7 is a museum that is dedicated to Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's trophies. It is located in Ronaldo's birthplace, the city of Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Above the museum is a hotel, built in partnership between Ronaldo and the Pestana Group. [1]
The most recent volcanic eruptions were on the west-central part of the island 6,500 years ago, creating more cinder cones and lava flows. [64] It is the largest island of the group with an area of 741 km 2 (286 sq mi), a length of 57 km (35 mi) (from Ponte de São Lourenço to Ponta do Pargo). It is approximately 22 km (14 mi) at its widest ...
Mohammed Ahmad Sultan Ben Sulayem (Arabic: محمد بن سليم; born 12 November 1961) is an Emirati former rally driver and current president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of many auto racing events including Formula One.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established on Madeira in 1983. A few congregations have developed and a number of island converts have served missions off-island for the church in turn. Its main chapel in Lido was commenced in 1987 and dedicated a few years later. The Synagogue of Funchal was built in 1836, but is now ...
In 1974, the Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA) was founded in order to increase commercial organisation of Formula One for the benefit of the racing teams. In 1978, Bernie Ecclestone became the executive of FOCA, and fought the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) for control of the commercial rights of F1.