Funchal (prt)

Funchal

Funchal ranks 6,041st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chicoutimi, Lanciano, and Burlada. Memorable people born in Funchal include Cristiano Ronaldo, Herberto Hélder, and Vânia Fernandes. Memorable people who died in Funchal include Charles I of Austria, Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil, and João Gonçalves Zarco. Funchal has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Funchal is located in Portugal.

Funchal is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings. Read more on Wikipedia