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Calheta region: attractions

Students of The Universidade da Madeira (UMa) have been making films on the course Multimedia Animation Class. Here is one that has been posted on Youtube.

Film notes:

“This video briefly show how we can enjoy this beautiful place…”

“Calheta offers a great variety of attractions. These include monuments and museums to visit, beautiful and quiet places to relax or make a picnic, awesome places and conditions to do various sports, and viewpoint’s with wonderful landscapes…”

TRANSAVIA BOOSTS FREQUENCY IN PORTUGAL

From routes online.com

Dutch carrier Transavia is to boost frequencies on its domestic Portuguese route between Porto and Funchal in Madeira to meet additional peak summer demand.

The airline launched the route last summer 2011 on a four times weekly basis supported by the Fund for Investment in Tourism Promotion and co-funded by ANAM, the Regional Secretariat of Tourism and Transport and other private sector partners in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

6 flights per week from April 2012

It increased its frequency to six flights per week from April this year. However, it now plans to introduce a seventh rotation between July 2 and August 27, with an additional Saturday flight. The route is also operated by TAP Portugal on an up to three times daily basis, but Transavia still carried more than 35,000 passengers during 2010, according to ANAM statistics, securing a 16 per cent share of the market. ANAM says Transavia is a key “strategic partner” for Madeira Airport.

Porto-Madeira route

“We welcome the introduction of an additional frequency on the route Porto-Madeira and we expect to increase the network of destinations with Transavia very soon,” it confirmed to The HUB.

source: http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/112274/news-from-around-the-eurozone/

Tile game: Avenida Arriaga, Funchal

Portugal comfortably raised euro 1.5 billion ($1.97 billion) in a short-term debt auction Wednesday despite recent market jitters about its fiscal soundness

From CBS News: February 1st

link to full article: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57369425/portugal-easily-raises-$2-billion-in-new-debt/

Lunch suggestion:Espetada pau de louro

from official Facebook Pages of Madeira Tourism

Fado Galas start 24th February at discoteca Molhe, na Pontinha, Funchal

First of 5 galas start 24th February at discoteca Molhe, na Pontinha with ‘Mil euros para o vencedor’ 1000 euro prize for the winner. Official poster below.

All sources and images from Diario Newspaper unless otherwise stated

International, Portugal & Madeira News from Paul Abbiati:

MTV Portugal casting in Madeira

MTV Portugal casting in Madeira with VJs including Diogo Dias, o primeiro VJ da MTV Portugal.

From dia 13 de Fevereiro, the ‘caça ao talento’ –the nationwide hunt for
talent will begin.

Madeira MTV castings: Fórum Madeira : 15 – 20 de Maio

The hunt will include Madeira with castings at Fórum Madeira.

Concert Tuesday evening 9pm Funchal salão nobre of City Hall

titled: ‘Cinco Ventos’ by The Madeira Wind Quintet of the OCM

Festa da Flor: 20 e 21 de Abril, Funchal, Madeira

Russian Ballet returning for Festa da Flor

Professional Russian ballet dancers of the The Mariinsky Ballet will return to Madeira in April 2012 to make 2 performances during the Festa da Flor after the success of their performances in Madeira over Xmas 2011 and New Year 2012

link to Diario article: http://www.dnoticias.pt/impressa/diario/304938/5-sentidos/304983-ballet-russo-regressa-para-a-festa-da-flor

Volunteer work in Madeira; Young people to help pensioners; ‘GICO’ – Geração Imaculado em Companhia;

Inspired by the European Year of Intergenerational Dialogue a group of youths aged between 15 and 31 from different backgrounds all resident in the freguesia Imaculado Coração de Maria want to demonstrate that Volunteer work is one of the best ways to remedy problems caused by the financial crisis and reduce the loneliness and isolation of the third generation. In the freguesia 21,3% of the population are more than 65

‘GICO’ – Geração Imaculado em Companhia

The group which will be known as ‘GICO’ – Geração Imaculado em Companhia are planning to start in the Spring and add to other volunteer projects already existing that help remedy social problems caused by the financial crisis

link to article in the Diario: http://www.dnoticias.pt/impressa/diario/304938/madeira/304964-vinte-jovens-vao-combater-a-solidao-da-terceira-idade

St Valentines Coral beer

Portugal’s plight needs to be addressed within weeks rather than months

FT Tuesday article title:

Portuguese debt looms over Europe

Portugal’s plight needs to be addressed within weeks rather than months

“If it cannot return to bond markets next year, it will need a second infusion of emergency EU-IMF help.

António Saraiva, president of the CIP, the nation’s business confederation, estimates that Portugal will need an additional €30bn. But the big question is whether even this extra aid would avert a debt write-off.

The euro’s future may depend on the answer…”

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d2ab9c9a-4bfd-11e1-98dd-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1l2o6a1Hx

Mystery shopper

Dog surveillance

Recent ‘Flagrante’ sections of the Diario newspaper

All sources and images from Diario Newspaper unless otherwise stated

International, Portugal & Madeira News from Paul Abbiati:

Last sailing of Naviera Armas

Thanks for the photos from readers of the last sailing from Funchal unfortunately the blog software says they are too large to post so the image is from the Diario Newspaper.

image from frontpage of Diario Newspaper last weekend.

See comments on the termination of the ferry service in the comments section

Feud between President Cavaco Silva and the Prime Minister Passos Coelho

From Portuguese Daily View:

‘I’ Newspaper amongst other Portuguese newspapers reports on the feud
between President Cavaco Silva and the Prime Minister Passos Coelho

Frontcover of ‘I’ Newspaper Monday

“Expresso last Saturday published after some sources told the newspaper that
President Cavaco Silva is against some of Prime Minister Passos Coelho’s
measures to cut on expenditure, and fears the government will reduce the
public service and health to a bare minimum.”

From Portuguese Daily View:

Golden week for science made in Portugal

“Rita Marquilhas and Miguel Soares, two Portuguese academic researchers, won scholarships worth €4m from the European Research Council.”

Expresso Newspaper:

..Since 23 January ten scientists working in Portugal have won more than €6.6m in scholarships and prizes in the fields of natural and social sciences.

Sailing in Madeira: Transquadra 2012

From Madeira Tourism official Facebook pages

Transquadra 2012 Madeira: Départ en solitaire Madère Transquadra 2012, January 2012

Colégio Church Funchal Monday Concerts: 12.30pm

The “Voz Celeste” series of free concerts organised by the The Regional
Secretariat for Education and Culture (SREC) and the office of the Bishop of
Funchal and of course the staff at Colégio Church in Funchal City Square
presents another concert today Monday at 12.30pm.

image from Church official website

From official Madeira Tourism website:

“These concerts will take place at Colégio Church, between October 31st 2011 and
December 17th 2012, in total 45 concerts scheduled every Monday (except on the following dates February 20th, March 26th, April 2nd and 9th)
at 12:30 pm.

The program for each concert will include a piece by a Madeiran composer,
featuring students and teachers from the Arts Education Coordinator Group
(GCEA).”

For further information: http://www.igrejadocolegio.com/

The tradition of the ‘panelo’ in Seixal transformed into an arraial

link to image gallery: http://www.dnoticias.pt/multimedia/fotoreportagem/304882-tradicao-do-panelo-no-seixal

Mourinho

UK newspaper including the Sunday Times reporting José Mourinho is to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season in order to take up a new job in the UK Premier League.

All images from Diario Newspaper unless otherwise stated