I lived on Madeira years ago for eight months. Their society has problems like any other, but I still think about my loved ones and friends there every single day.
I visited in 1986. Absolutely fantastic trip. Drank Madeira wine for the first time. Sitting at a restaurant with a beautiful woman I asked the waiter, “what is this?” And he said, “it is the drink of love.”
I was there in ‘86 as well. I don’t drink alcohol but for me you can say the same thing about “Brisa”, their passion fruit soda. I visited again in 2007 and at my first restaurant meal I ordered two and asked they bring them both out simultaneously. They thought I was crazy until I explained it had been 20 years since drinking my favorite beverage in the world, they then laughed and accommodated me.♥️
I visit Madeira on a cruise tour to Europe during a trip From Miami Fl where Madeira was the first European nation to reach. Loved it. I wouldn't mind moving there to live.
A wonderful informative and educational video, thanks for posting. I have been to Madeira five times and would love to return. Such a beautiful and interesting island.
Thank you - wonderful. UA-cam must be snooping on where I might go on holiday to suggest this but worth it. I liked the British plant man.I am looking for a holiday entirely alone with no people where I can walk in nature somewhere warm. May be this is the place. The idea that some of those trees are 1000 years old (as some of the British oak trees are) is wonderful.
At one time, Hawaii's population was about 20% Portuguese, and Madeira was one of the principal sources of Portuguese labor for the sugar plantations. They knew how to farm, they knew how to handle livestock, and they were Christian, so they were desired as immigrants.
@@PepeLepew-rm9ft In Hawaii? They're still there, or intermarried with those of Asian or Pacific Islander or Hawaiian backgrounds, or other Haoles. Fred Hemmings, World Surfing Champ in 1968, is half Portuguese and whatever else someone with the name Hemmings is.
@@PepeLepew-rm9ft There are many Portuguese descendance in Hawaii, Portuguese influences is evident all over the Hawaiian islands today in the food, music, festivals , words in Hawaiian language & so on .One of Hollywood's best & most famous actors & probably the most humble & down to Earth actor - human being in Hollywood is half Portuguese , yes none other than Keanu Reeves ( his father is Portuguese from Hawaii ) .. Keanu's character is an emulation of the Portuguese blood & how most Portuguese world wide are like, one of the most underrated, friendly, honest - trustworthy, helpful, hard working cultures in history & I'm not just speaking of the achievements from the Discovery Age , Portugal the pioneers of discovery & exploration for hundreds of years around the Globe , & the model that all the other cultures copied & some of them even stole not only their discoveries & achievements but also Portugal's heroes like Columbus & not only... & there is much - much more about Portugal - Portuguese that most people don't know but should know. forgive me for the long comment :)..
Fascinating about the Levada's , in South Africa there is a similar word in Afrikaans - "leiwater" and I suppose it probably has a meaning to the Madeira Levada's meaning "to take the water"
The Hawaii of Europe indeed. I grew up in Hawaii and now live in upstate New York. We have a few Portuguese speaking people in my area and I am also learning Portuguese [Brazilian] online. I can sing some Bossa Nova songs both in Portuguese and in English.
Thank you for sharing.. I have always dreamed for a trip one wek in Madeira. Maybe in 2026. It will be amzing for me. Best Wishes from STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN 😇🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
omg this is brilliant. i loved it but one of the most bizarre experiences there ever. i feel like it’s a portal. we nearly crashed three times trying to land the plane. then a fire just set ablaze on a big building one night in the town and everyone was just walking on by. then we had another strange experience with a restaurant which i won’t go into. brilliant black sands, amazing fruit market (loved the banana pineapple thing and the passionfruit) and the ride up to the magical botanical gardens. but, it definitely has a unique vibration for sure🧚🏼☀️🙏🏼👁️
There is a region in Tibet where the weather is so uniquely temperate that banana trees grow there .. unbelievable ! A country synonymous with cold ,icy ,snowy weather for much of the year ,can grow fruit more favourable to hot , arid countries. Mother nature ...she is a powerful old girl ..isn't she ?
The islands of the Azores & the islands of Madeira to me are not the Hawaiian islands of the Atlantic but the other way around :) . If there is a paradise on Earth it is these Atlantic islands & they must be protected by all not just the Portuguese people.
They cut the "tree" down, and another shoot that's been growing produces the next stalk. They aren't "trees" as much as the stems and flowers of a giant lilly plant. There's no wood...
My father born at Sao Pedro, Maderia, Portugal in 1906. The family immigrated to Massachusetts, United States in 1908. I'm going to visit Maderia in 2025. I'm interested in seeking dual citizenship via descent, but I want to spend at least three to six months exploring Maderia and Portugal 🇵🇹.
16:59 rocheiros from Russia but then corrects itself and says it's Portuguese for rock. What is this, are they saying they were Russians or smth there's nothing about it on wikipedia???? Btw it's Levadas not Levash in the chapters of the video
It must be know and or understood. When a dolphin seeks in costal waters, they intend to rest/sleep. Dolphins can be aggressive towards any mammal or sea creature including humans if threatened or perceived being threatened. Peace to All.
It doesn't. it's not a 'tree' but the base of a giant plant of the lilly family. The stalks of bananas develop out of shoots that grow out from the base. A shoot is a "tree". To harvest the banana stalk, they cut the shoot down, but others continue growing out of the same base.
@@collcoll6893I do not understand what you exactly have written, but I assume it is related to the interpretation of the sentence. Translating into English, what I meant was Hawai is Madeira located in the Pacific Ocean
A linguagem escrita nas legendas, é uma vergonha ! O tradutor Google, tem um ouvido de um surdo mudo ... é a A I ou seja a falta de inteligência, por artificial ...
My wife and I spent the best vacation ever here. We are old now but we shall return!
I love Madeira. Beautiful island, lovely people, great food, restful vacation spot.
This is one of my future destinations. It looks beautiful, and they just have an incredible geography.
Excellent! Beautifully made production. You learn a lot about the island. And this island is surely governed by capable hands.
I M FROM GOA GOD ALMIGHTY BLESS MY PORTUGAL
As a Maderian living overseas, this gave me so much homesickness 😢 thank you for this wonderful documentary! I miss this little paradise!
You are so lucky to be a Maderian! I would not leave this paradise.
I'm also Madeiran but haven't been but I'm moving there soonnnn and can't wait these doc makes even more exited
Wonderful documentary of a magical island.
I learned so much from this excellent documentary....many thanks.
Amazing documentary, fantastic view, nice people, all in all it seem to be a paradise. On my bucket list to visit.
Eu adoraria visitar a Madeira. Obrigado pela boa introdução.
A great production about a breathtaking island. The Footballer Christiano Ronaldo was born here in Funchal.
A fantastic documentary about my beautiful island of Madeira 🇵🇹
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Beautiful certainly is the word.
The people are BLESSED to live in that paradise island
I lived in Puerto Rico. They call it the enchanted island.
No this island is TRULY enchanted 💗
I lived on Madeira years ago for eight months. Their society has problems like any other, but I still think about my loved ones and friends there every single day.
What could be their society problems? I doubt if they have theft, rape, and murder as in the West?
I visited in 1986. Absolutely fantastic trip. Drank Madeira wine for the first time. Sitting at a restaurant with a beautiful woman I asked the waiter, “what is this?” And he said, “it is the drink of love.”
I was there in ‘86 as well. I don’t drink alcohol but for me you can say the same thing about “Brisa”, their passion fruit soda. I visited again in 2007 and at my first restaurant meal I ordered two and asked they bring them both out simultaneously. They thought I was crazy until I explained it had been 20 years since drinking my favorite beverage in the world, they then laughed and accommodated me.♥️
" Drink of love!" what a beautiful name! The man at the end of the documentary said that he was "the prince of happiness." What magical place this is!
I visit Madeira on a cruise tour to Europe during a trip From Miami Fl where Madeira was the first European nation to reach. Loved it. I wouldn't mind moving there to live.
Stupendous Paradise ! 💟
Need to visit one day.
You don’t need a clickbait title for stuff like this: someone worked really hard to make these.
Madeira is so very beautiful ❤ was there in the 70s❤
This was fascinating! Thank you!
A wonderful informative and educational video, thanks for posting. I have been to Madeira five times and would love to return. Such a beautiful and interesting island.
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The Bananna trees don't die at harvest.
Not at all. They grow back more stalks than before each harvest when done proper.
عمل جيد جدا سيدي الفاضل
اتمنى لك دوام الصحة والعافية والعمل على هاذي الارض الجميلة النقيه ب الفاكهه والاشجار الخلابة#😢
Beautifully said❤️🇺🇸
Thank you - wonderful. UA-cam must be snooping on where I might go on holiday to suggest this but worth it. I liked the British plant man.I am looking for a holiday entirely alone with no people where I can walk in nature somewhere warm. May be this is the place. The idea that some of those trees are 1000 years old (as some of the British oak trees are) is wonderful.
At one time, Hawaii's population was about 20% Portuguese, and Madeira was one of the principal sources of Portuguese labor for the sugar plantations. They knew how to farm, they knew how to handle livestock, and they were Christian, so they were desired as immigrants.
Maui Strong!
Then what happened to these Portuguese?
@@PepeLepew-rm9ft In Hawaii? They're still there, or intermarried with those of Asian or Pacific Islander or Hawaiian backgrounds, or other Haoles. Fred Hemmings, World Surfing Champ in 1968, is half Portuguese and whatever else someone with the name Hemmings is.
@@PepeLepew-rm9ft There are many Portuguese descendance in Hawaii, Portuguese influences is evident all over the Hawaiian islands today in the food, music, festivals , words in Hawaiian language & so on .One of Hollywood's best & most famous actors & probably the most humble & down to Earth actor - human being in Hollywood is half Portuguese , yes none other than Keanu Reeves ( his father is Portuguese from Hawaii ) .. Keanu's character is an emulation of the Portuguese blood & how most Portuguese world wide are like, one of the most underrated, friendly, honest - trustworthy, helpful, hard working cultures in history & I'm not just speaking of the achievements from the Discovery Age , Portugal the pioneers of discovery & exploration for hundreds of years around the Globe , & the model that all the other cultures copied & some of them even stole not only their discoveries & achievements but also Portugal's heroes like Columbus & not only... & there is much - much more about Portugal - Portuguese that most people don't know but should know. forgive me for the long comment :)..
They introduced the ukulele to Hawaii
Fascinating about the Levada's , in South Africa there is a similar word in Afrikaans - "leiwater" and I suppose it probably has a meaning to the Madeira Levada's meaning "to take the water"
So beautiful it's where my parents were born❤
The Hawaii of Europe indeed. I grew up in Hawaii and now live in upstate New York. We have a few Portuguese speaking people in my area and I am also learning Portuguese [Brazilian] online. I can sing some Bossa Nova songs both in Portuguese and in English.
I learned to play a harp.
I've contacted ham radio stations in Madeira several times over the years. It's good to see what the area actually looks like.
Wow!!! Stunning Place!!!
Thank you for sharing.. I have always dreamed for a trip one wek in Madeira. Maybe in 2026. It will be amzing for me.
Best Wishes from STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN 😇🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
Beautiful...dan indah sekali...😊👍☕
Going in May ,can't wait ❤
omg this is brilliant. i loved it but one of the most bizarre experiences there ever. i feel like it’s a portal. we nearly crashed three times trying to land the plane. then a fire just set ablaze on a big building one night in the town and everyone was just walking on by. then we had another strange experience with a restaurant which i won’t go into. brilliant black sands, amazing fruit market (loved the banana pineapple thing and the passionfruit) and the ride up to the magical botanical gardens. but, it definitely has a unique vibration for sure🧚🏼☀️🙏🏼👁️
What do you mean by unique vibration? Good or bad?
luved it. Very informative.
There is a region in Tibet where the weather is so uniquely temperate that banana trees grow there .. unbelievable ! A country synonymous with cold ,icy ,snowy weather for much of the year ,can grow fruit more favourable to hot , arid countries. Mother nature ...she is a powerful old girl ..isn't she ?
By "powerful" you mean cruel and sadistic right?
@tubbyrainbow111 I can't ask her in person ,unfortunately....sorry ,!🧐
@@asscrackistan Nature doesn't care, and "cruel and sadistic" requires empathy.
@@asscrackistan well, nature is indeed cruel and sadistic...but it's our mother, we dont have any other.
@@nacht98 So that justifies it? It's not good enough imo, sentient life deserves better than this.
Why is fishing in decline? Would be interested to know
Over fishing. People living too close to water in great numbers introduces different fauna.
Beautiful island. Great food!
great..regards and compliments to Fatimas!
My mother's family came from there, immigrated to Cape Cod in the 1880s.
It is, as we say in Madeirense "O nosso cantinho do Ceu aqui na terra."
Wonderful place!👍💕
i am a proud Madeiran!
and the perfect climate!
Beautiful Madeira.
The islands of the Azores & the islands of Madeira to me are not the Hawaiian islands of the Atlantic but the other way around :) . If there is a paradise on Earth it is these Atlantic islands & they must be protected by all not just the Portuguese people.
Wow they have trout!
Parte da minha família materna veio desta linda ilha... Farias e da Câmara Brazão eram seus sobrenomes. 😊
Veva
beautiful
This video proves that the greatest natural resource is people. They've turned the island into a paradise that exports food to Europe.
Just convinced my dad to move there (I am Portuguese and my family's from there they just moved to America long ago)
Those bananas look pretty equisite, as does the rest of that glorious place!!
To wake up to your love every day 💕
i LIKE the painting with the lady & the black cat : )
Ka aina nani 🥰 beautiful the land
I feel that the translation to "bought up" was incorrect. The antonym would be "bought down" which also is not correct.
I wonder how long of the banana tree takes to grow until they are harvested again.
One year ;)
@@benjaminbegin No, a good banana set can give you a stalk every couple of months.
They cut the "tree" down, and another shoot that's been growing produces the next stalk. They aren't "trees" as much as the stems and flowers of a giant lilly plant. There's no wood...
Банан относится к однолетним однодольным растениям. Это трава по сути, такая же как пшеница,рожь,овёс.@@shaggybreeks
@@collcoll6893 thank you for sharing.
9:47 bella portuguesa ❤
Gira que se farta...... sorry
Lisbon dialect 😂😂😂😂😂
My father born at Sao Pedro, Maderia, Portugal in 1906. The family immigrated to Massachusetts, United States in 1908.
I'm going to visit Maderia in 2025. I'm interested in seeking dual citizenship via descent, but I want to spend at least three to six months exploring Maderia and Portugal 🇵🇹.
My gr grandparents from St Michael same time period immigrated to Massachusetts.
Hi i am fromBarbados in the West indies
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Madeira is my favorite island. So peaceful.
Madeira is heaven on earth.
OOHH ! LOOK AT that ! MIST & A GRAY SKY -- is BEAUTIFUL . . .
Blue is more enlightening.
Fatima is beautiful 😘
Not in Madeira
@@jucamatilde5865they will be moving it soon tho
These people look exactly like my grandmother, grandfather, mother, aunts and uncles……from Hawaii Big Island
7:07 FOR THE THUMBNAIL CLICKBAIT. HER NAME IS FATIMA.
It was people from Madeira who invented what we know as the Hawaiian ukulele.
Where is the Madeira wood, of the Island? Ask to portughese and british.
16:59 rocheiros from Russia but then corrects itself and says it's Portuguese for rock. What is this, are they saying they were Russians or smth there's nothing about it on wikipedia????
Btw it's Levadas not Levash in the chapters of the video
I wonder why they named a sponge cake with hints of orange after the Madeira island?
A quick search shows that the cake was often served with Madeira wine.
I'm surprised they don't have water diverging valves on a timer. I guess it keeps a few people employed.
Video looks and sounds at least 20 years old
@@pipfox7834 They had that equipment way before the 1980's!
@@pipfox7834 no way, much more recent
In my family they say that my mother´s last name, BRAZ, come from Madeira Island!
Has to be volcanic soil for such yields.
My parents are from Lugar De Baixo.
We go there often.
Love hiking etc, but the people are backward.
Cape Town South Africa.
🇿🇦🇵🇹🍷🦓
It must be know and or understood. When a dolphin seeks in costal waters, they intend to rest/sleep. Dolphins can be aggressive towards any mammal or sea creature including humans if threatened or perceived being threatened. Peace to All.
I just found the existance of this beautiful island today.
Roth tooth? Roff tooth or rough tooth dolphins ???🐬
Rough toothed dolphins.
نريد مدبلج عربي
Really? Why?
Why don’t you try asking nicely instead of demanding.
Madera was a Mountain range of Atlantis.
😊😊😊🏝🌺🌺🌺
SUUIIIIIIIIIII
never seen anyone wear scissors before
9.50 oh lord, imagine the smell 😌
7:37 ❤🥰😍
Infelizmente desde 2013 a ilha tem sido infestada por várias pragas, uma delas o peçonhento e muito perturbador mosquito aedes aegypti.
i didn't know the banana trees dies . . .
I had no idea that a banana tree died after the fruit was harvested!
It doesn't. it's not a 'tree' but the base of a giant plant of the lilly family. The stalks of bananas develop out of shoots that grow out from the base. A shoot is a "tree". To harvest the banana stalk, they cut the shoot down, but others continue growing out of the same base.
@@Susan.I It doesn't. The "tree" is a shoot from a large base in the ground. Other shoots are developing continuously.
Each banana stalk dies off after fruiting, it's not a result of harvest.
Havai from Europe
Havaí e a Madeira localizado no Pacífico. A Madeira não deve ser subestimada.
@@lsvmukгеограф глопус пропил. 😳😱
@@collcoll6893I do not understand what you exactly have written, but I assume it is related to the interpretation of the sentence. Translating into English, what I meant was Hawai is Madeira located in the Pacific Ocean
Ronaldo
Is that the place Cristiano Ronaldo is from?
Yes
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8:43 nobody needs to see that…
Wait. Its closer to Africa, then its a African island facing Portugal.
Why can’t it be autonomous?
Beautiful African nature
peculiar? I would say beautiful.
Peculiar? Could you not find a better word?
No place better than home, if you feel at home.
A linguagem escrita nas legendas, é uma vergonha ! O tradutor Google, tem um ouvido de um surdo mudo ... é a A I ou seja a falta de inteligência, por artificial ...
👍🏻ОБРИГАДО
This is botanik paradise dont let playa tourist on this eyland
If peculiar means amazing then ya...
You have more 9 in Açores
There's nothing peculiar about a place where millions of tourists go every year.. ..
Overtourism is killing everything.
You seem to have a problem !!
Are you a german hill billy enemy of Portugal?
@BRuas9080 we will gladly go somewhere else.
@@BRuas9080 No problem, gonna stop going there and bringing my money to spend if that's how you feel.
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