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parish of
Curral das
Freiras was
instituted in 1780. Later, on 17
March 1790, by
regal charter (from
Queen Maria I,
Curral das
Freiras became an independent...
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largest in area. It
contains the
localities Cerrado da Ladeira,
Cerrado das
Freiras and Sete Cidades. The
region received its
geographic nomenclature from...
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island on
which it breeds. The
Portuguese name
Freira means "nun"; the
inhabitants of
Curral das
Freiras (Nun's Valley) near the
breeding site claimed...
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mountains of
Serra de Água on
August 14, and
spread east
toward Curral das
Freiras and Câmara de Lobos. The
president of the
Madeiran government Miguel Albuquerque...
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Barriga de
freira (lit. 'nun's belly') is a
traditional Portuguese sweet egg yolk-based pudding. The name is an
idiom on the
ingredients typically found...
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Madeira 2,511 m (8,238 ft) Road 2001
Curral das
Freiras Tunnel Túnel do
Curral das
Freiras Curral das
Freiras,
Madeira 2,404 m (7,887 ft) Road 2004 Caniçal...
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panoramic views of the island, from the
green mountains surrounding Curral das
Freiras to the
Ribeira Grande and São
Jorge valleys. On days with
clear visibility...
- Escravos/Vedoria/Alfândega de Lagos)
Bulwark of Alcaria/
Freiras (Portuguese:
Baluarte da Alcaria/das
Freiras)
Bulwark of
Porta dos
Quartos (Portuguese: Baluarte...
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administrative division included the
parishes of Câmara de Lobos,
Curral das
Freiras,
Estreito de Câmara de
Lobos and Campanário, all
districts of Funchal....
- settlement, on the road
between the
southern part of
Madeira and
Curral das
Freiras; the
oldest settler was
Pedro Gomes Galdo in this location,
acquiring lands...
