The Regional Directorate of Livestock and Animal Welfare is implementing Animal-Assisted Interventions within the scope of the One Health Movement, which highlights the link between human, animal, and environmental health. The initiative is based on the idea that the well-being of people and animals is interconnected; it is not possible…
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The Fortress of SĂŁo JoĂŁo do Pico opens this Wednesday, the 22nd of April, at 16:30, with the ‘WA’ exhibition by Japanese artist Hanamaro Chaki. The opening session will be attended by the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment, and Culture, Eduardo Jesus. The exhibition takes place in the temporary exhibition…
With the arrival of the longer days and spring, Leroy Merlin is once again holding its ‘Hands to Work Garden’ initiative, a set of practical workshops designed to transform outdoor spaces into true havens of well-being. In Funchal, the initiative includes a session dedicated to the creation of kokedamas, a…
The Conservatory – School of Arts of Madeira, Eng. Luiz Peter Clode is staying true to its commitment to artistic training and community connection by continuing the Student Concert Cycle. This initiative brings to the stage of its Noble Hall a fresh series of performances featuring students from the Professional…
Between the 16th and 18th of April, the city of Funchal will host its 4th urban festival, ‘VivaCidade.’ AÂ cultural initiative that boosts Funchal’s profile through a diverse artistic programme. The project, the result of a municipal investment of around 30 thousand euros, aims to transform emblematic public spaces in…
The councillors of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) in the Funchal City Council are hosting a public debate at the BarcelĂł Hotel, located at Rua da Alfândega, n.Âş 9, at 18:00 tomorrow, under the title ‘The new Regulation of Local Lodging in Funchal,’ within the scope of the Funchal 360 initiative.…
Tomorrow at 11:30, the Madeira Whale Museum will receive the Mayor of Machico, Hugo Marques, and the councillor for the Environment, Alberto Olim. The mayors will learn about Greenpeace’s research and development project, funded by the Dutch Post Code Lottery, as part of a broader funding package to stop the…
The animal discovered dead on Wednesday morning in the waters off Caniço de Baixo has been confirmed as a Blainville Beaked Whale, not a dolphin as initially reported, due to the similarities between the two species. The alert was given by people who spotted the whale floating near the Galo…
Richard Marques emphasises the importance of each citizen having an emergency kit that can guarantee survival during periods when normality disappears. “It is essential that each citizen includes a 72-hour kit in their family planning,” he says. A kit that integrates a set of foods and products that can be…
The Chega parliamentary group in the Assembly of the Republic announced that “it will request the national parliament to open an in-depth investigation into the management of vaccines against Covid-19 in Portugal”. The initiative follows information made public by the newspaper ‘O Sol,’ based on contracts signed between the Directorate-General…
The Portuguese League Against Cancer – Regional Centre of Madeira will inaugurate Mural da Esperança at 10:30 on the 4th of April, in a tribute to patients, especially cancer patients. The inauguration will take place at the Casa da Liga at the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital, under the motto ‘Together…
On her Facebook page, singer Márcia recounts the experience of trying to reach Madeira when the airport was closed due to bad weather. With two images captured from the Ryanair plane, the artist writes that it was “the closest we got to Madeira, yesterday, it was in this place somewhere…
In the last few hours, a video circulating on social media shows a young man jumping over a homeless man lying on the pavement, on Rua dos Aranhas, in Funchal, has gone viral. The images, recorded in the vicinity of the Citizen’s Shop, illustrate the moment when a young man…
In Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” the facial expressions of the apostles reveal distinct neuroemotional patterns such as surprise, fear, incredulity, indignation, empathy, and suspicion, according to a 16-year-old study by the Fernando Pessoa University in Porto. “Leonardo da Vinci’s painting captures the very first moment of a shared…
To mark its 176th anniversary, the Banda Municipal do Funchal – Artistas Funchalenses will hold a concert on the 22nd of March at 17:00 in the Ursa Maior room, in Madeira Tecnopolo. Under the leadership of maestro Élio Jardim, the band will present a programme that covers numerous styles and…