• Imaculado Coração de Maria
• Monte
• Santa Luzia
• Santa Maria Maior
• Santo António
• São Gonçalo
• São Martinho
• São Pedro
• São Roque
• Sé

There are 10 Roman Catholic parishes in Funchal region. The most populated is Santo António.

The British cemetery (or "Protestant Cemetery") in Funchal is located by the Holy Trinity Church. It contains the remains of a number of famous people, including Paul Langerhans, the discover of the insulin-producing islets in the pancreas which bear his name. http://www.holytrinity-madeira.com/html/the_cemetery.html

History

In the early 1400s, Álvaro Fernandes was the commander of Funchal.

In the 16th century Funchal was important as a stopping place between the Indies and the New World, and was known as a wealthy place. It was also the port for Madeiran sugar and wine.

Funchal hosted the Funchal Island Tournament in 1981 with Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama of the Brazilian League.

Famous people

• Cristiano Ronaldo, Football Player of Manchester United
• José Vicente Barbosa (May 2, 1823 - November 3, 1907) Zoologist
• Artur de Sousa Pinga, Legendary Portuguese football player
• Alberto João Jardim, President of the Regional Government of Madeira
• Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, former Archbishop of Goa, India
• Cabral do Nascimento, Poet
• Pedro Camacho, Composer
• João Fernandes Vieira, Military
• Vânia Fernandes, Singer, Portugal's Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Contestant
• Fátima Lopes, Fashion Designer
• Mark Athias, Investigator and Reformer
• Henrique Franco, Painter
• Victor Costa, Composer
• Jorge Borges, Jazz Pianist
• Bruno Santos, Jazz Guitarist
• Eurico Martins, Famous Badolins Orchestra Conductor and Orchestrator
• Moises Henriques, Australian Cricketer

Gallery

References

External links

portal Portugal

• Municipality official site
• Funchal on Google Maps
• Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver