PT RR - Surprise Group * September 23

 Ups, it happened again!! I got the 3 cards I was supposed to received in this group but as last month, I already had one of them. Eric sent me the same card he sent me last February.

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If I'm not mistaken Tiago has sent me the 3 Portuguese FOTW cards, Portugal, Azores and now Madeira. 

Madeira has an area of 741 km², a population of 289.000 and its capital is Funchal. 

Unique: 

* Laurissilva - the indigenous forest of Madeira dates from the Tertiary Period; 

* Laurissilva is considered a living legacy, as, in light of the glaciations which occurred at the beginning of the Quarternary Period, which led to its almost total extenction in continental Europe;

Famous:  

* Cristiano Ronaldo - is original from Funchal, Madeira. He was born in February 5th in 1985;

* Banana - is a noteworthy fruit on Madeira island due to its quality and quantity of production; 

History: 

* Sugar cane - is one of the agricultural species with the greatest relevance in the History of Madeira, which originated the White Gold Age;

* It quickly afforded the Funchal metropolis frank economic property. This meant that in the second half of the 15th century, the city of Funchal became a mandatory port of call for European trade routes.

Fotografia: Oswaldo Santos

I didn't have this exact card but I've similar ones. It was sent by Nídia.

These are just a few of the twenty-four stone espigueiros (granaries) in the village of Soajo, northern Portugal. With architectural features dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the community used them  to store its corn, mainly maize, which is abundant in the region.
The crosses at the top represent divine protection of their contents, survival of the community, "our daily bread".