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  2. Healthcare in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Healthcare in Portugal is provided through three coexisting systems: the National Health Service (Portuguese: Serviço Nacional de Saúde, SNS), special social health insurance schemes for certain professions (health subsystems) and voluntary private health insurance. The SNS provides universal coverage, although in 2012 measures were ...

  3. Funchal - Wikipedia

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    www.cm-funchal.pt. Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: [fũˈʃal] ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal 's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, [ 1 ] making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value ...

  4. University of Madeira - Wikipedia

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    Its first higher education institution, a medical school, was founded in Funchal in the 18th century. In 1978, the University of Lisbon established a satellite campus in Madeira, and from 1983 to 1986, today's campus began taking shape, offering courses in the areas of science and technology, arts, humanities, and social sciences.

  5. Madeira - Wikipedia

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    Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, [ 96 ] making it the sixth largest city in Portugal.

  6. Santa Maria Maior (Funchal) - Wikipedia

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    9060-199. Area code. 291. Patron. Santa Maria. Website. www.jf-stamariamaior.pt. Santa Maria Maior (Portuguese meaning Saint Mary the Great) is a civil parish in the eastern part of the municipality of Funchal on the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 13,352, [1] in an area of 4.86 km 2.

  7. List of cities in Madeira - Wikipedia

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    Madeira Island. Calheta. Câmara de Lobos [1] Funchal (capitol of Medeira and the island's most populous city) [1] Machico. Porto da Cruz. Ponta Delgada, São Vicente. Ponta do Sol. Porto Moniz.

  8. List of cities in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    The city of Funchal is the capital of the autonomous region of Madeira. The city of Coimbra is the capital of the sub-region ... Center: 7. Funchal: 111,541 105,590 ...

  9. History of Madeira - Wikipedia

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    The effect of the Portuguese participation in World War I was first felt in Madeira on 3 December 1916 when the German U-boat, U-38, captained by Max Valentiner went into Funchal harbour on Madeira and torpedoed and sank 3 ships, CS Dacia (1,856 tons), [23] SS Kanguroo (2,493 tons) [24] and Surprise (680 tons). [25]