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  • An aerial view of steps within an inner courtyard at Sao Tiago (Yellow) Fort, on 22nd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Originally built to protect the coast from piracy during the 16th-17th century during the reign of Philip I of Portugal. The Fort has been used for many purposes including housing British troops during the Peninsular War, the military police and the Funchal Lancers Squad at different times.
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  • With head covered, a lone sunbather lies on stones on the beach at the southern coastal town of Ribeira Brava, on 18th April 2024, in Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal. Fish farming 'frames' are seen on the beach, left.
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  • A leaning No Entry Sign and the steep gradient of a Portuguese street, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • The rotting and peeling wood of a door to a derelict property, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • An historical house sits derelict, soon to be dominated by a new housing development on a small hillside in the city, on 19th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Sunbathers and swimmers enjoy afternoon sunshine on the terrace beneath Sao Tiago (Yellow) Fort, on 19th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Originally built to protect the coast from piracy during the 16th-17th century during the reign of Philip I of Portugal. The Fort has been used for many purposes including housing British troops during the Peninsular War, the military police and the Funchal Lancers Squad at different times.
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  • The statue to Joao Goncalves Zarco next to the Bank of Portugal during renovation work, on Largo da Restauracao, on 21st April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. João Gonçalves Zarco was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator.
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  • Nuns emerge after mass in the Igreja de Sau Pedro, on 21st April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Seen through an open window is a British Premiership football being broadcast on a TV screen in a local bar on Rua das Fontes, on 17th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • A tourist chooses headwear next to a Napoleon outside a tourist hat and memento shop, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • In front of a child's retailer's vehicle, an elderly woman is helped from a local taxi and across the street where roadworks are disrupting traffic, on 23rd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • A fruit and veg worker carries a box of bananas past a poster for the Portuguese shop on Rua do Visconde de Anadia, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • A Portuguese fisherman descends steps on his boat moored in a south coast harbour quay, on 18th April 2024, in Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Aerial view of a fish stall holder preparing his display in Mercado Dos Lavradores, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • A Portuguese flower seller sells a plant to a local man, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • An image of the carpentry trade is seen on traditional Portuguese tiling on the outside of a derelict building, on 20th April 2024, in Santa Antonio do Serra, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • An interior of the Igreja de Sao Pedro (church), on 21st April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Portuguese citizens walk past a poster by the 'Bloco de Esquerda' political party celebrating the 50th anniversary of Portugal's 'Carnation Revolution, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. The bloodless coup that occurred on 25th April 1974 was the result of Air Force officer Felipe Villard Cortez who occupied his commander's room because he wanted a Portuguese democracy and an end to colonial rule.  Bloco de Esquerda ('The Left Bloc') is a left-wing populist, democratic socialist political party in Portugal founded in 1999.
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  • The shadows of a palm tree is on the white wall of Teatro Balcao Cristal (theatre) on Travessa do Portao near the Forte Sao Tiago, on 19th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • A contractor removes litter and waste from the street by an ATM of Caixe Geral de Depositos, on 23rd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • An exterior of traditional Portuguese tiling on the corner of the Ritz on Avenida Arriaga, on 17th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • The giant 'Sky Princess' cruise ship slowly edges its way backwards into Funchal harbour for a day's visit, on 23rd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Sky Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship currently operated by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc.  The ship measures 145,281 tonnes and has a capacity of 3,660 passengers.
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  • A man drives his red car past a traditional Portuguese Fado tile mural outside a venue, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • An exterior at night of the branch of Santander Bank on Avenida Arriaga, on 17th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • The groom adjusts his collar at a Portuguese family wedding at the Cathedral de Se, on 20th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • The eye on the hull of the ocean cruise ship 'Aida Cosma' peers over to the 'Santa Maria de Colombo' coastal excursion galleon at Funchal harbour, on 22nd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Built in 2021, the Aida Cosma' is a 183,000 tonne, 20 deck, 337 metre-long ship carrying up to 5,228 passengers and 1,531 crew. It is powered by Liqueified Natural Gas (LNG) comprising mostly of Methane.
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  • The 'Levada dos Pionais' makes its way along the top of the Socorridos valley near Lombada, on 22nd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. 'Levadas' are waterway aquaduct irrigation systems unique to the Portuguese island of Madeira, stretching from town to town, delivering a highly-efficient irrigation supply to remote and urban communities, some created in the 16th century, the Levada Pionais dates from 1953.
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  • Evening street pavement shadows, on 20th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Covered clothing mannequin in the window display of a retailer, on 21st April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • An elderly couple walk hand in hand along Rua do Bettancourt at dawn, on 23rd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Tourists leave an ice cream vendor on the seafront at Funchal, on 22nd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Walkers and hikers tread on the furthest point of the eroding coastal Cais de Sardinha footpath that overlooks Baia d'Abra on the far eastern end of the Portuguese island of Madeira, on 17th April 2023, in Madeira, Portugal.
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  • With a large cruise ship docked in the background, tourists Cross Avenida do Mar, on 22nd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Shown by a changing green strip lighting in the pavement, pedestrians start to cross Avenida do Mar at night, on 17th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • A stall holder serves customers at a fruit and veg stall in Mercado Dos Lavradores, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Blue plastic bags protect banana crops growing abundantly in the fertile soils of southern Madeira, on 22nd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Bananas are picked for export when still green in colour but due to its small size, the Madeira banana is only exported to mainland Portugal and doesn't correspond to the EU criteria for exporting to other countries.
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  • A delivery man climbs up to his lorry containing drinks goods including Coral beer during a morning delivery, on 23rd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • As the morning gets warmer, a woman removes her jacket next to a bus stop ad on Avenida do Mar, on 23rd April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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  • Tourist passengers ride Funchal's famous 'Carreiros de Monte' toboggan ride, on 19th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. The 10-minute slide down steep side streets is an exciting 2km, 30mph ride controlled by two 'Carreiros'. The Monte Toboggans Sledges first originated in the early 19th century when they were used as first means of "downhill" public transportation by the local residents who wanted to travel quickly from the village of Monte to the city of Funchal. The toboggans are powered by two sledge “Carreiros” drivers wear white and hats known as "Straw boaters", also they use rubber soled boots, so that they are able to stop the sledge when necessary by making use of their boots as brakes. The Monte Sledges are made of wicker and mounted on two wooden runners. They are traditionally handcrafted by skilled craftsmen and master carpenters, experts in the hand wicker-making technique from the mid-1800s.
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  • 'Carreiros', the drivers of Funchal's famous 'Carreiros de Monte' toboggan ride, pull passengers along a level stretch of otherwise steep downhill streets, on 19th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. The 10-minute slide down steep side streets is an exciting 2km, 30mph ride controlled by two 'Carreiros'. The Monte Toboggans Sledges first originated in the early 19th century when they were used as first means of "downhill" public transportation by the local residents who wanted to travel quickly from the village of Monte to the city of Funchal. The toboggans are powered by two sledge “Carreiros” drivers wear white and hats known as "Straw boaters", also they use rubber soled boots, so that they are able to stop the sledge when necessary by making use of their boots as brakes. The Monte Sledges are made of wicker and mounted on two wooden runners. They are traditionally handcrafted by skilled craftsmen and master carpenters, experts in the hand wicker-making technique from the mid-1800s.
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  • Watched by two local women, a man with a bandaged foot hops with crutches on one leg, helped by another in a Funchal side-street, on 18th April 2024, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
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