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Madeira Night Life
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On the 4th, 5th and 6th of July 2013 Madeira is hosting the 14th edition of Funchal Jazz Festival. Year after year this jazz festival is gaining quality and it makes more difficult to choose the performers for the coming festival... But Funchal Jazz Organisation has overcome the challenges and always surprise us with great names of the Jazz world. And 2013 is no different! This year the central garden of Santa Catarina Park, in Funchal, will be the stage for the legendary Chick Corea & The Vigil. Chick Corea is a versatile musician, covering areas as symphonic music or children's songs and has won 18 Grammy in 50 years of an intensive career. The remain program with the other performers is being finalized and will be published soon. So, if you do like Jazz, book your holiday in Madeira for the first week of July and ally a relaxing holiday with three fantastic Jazz evenings!
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In Madeira Christmas season always demands for an amusement park. For many years these entertainment machinery was installed in Funchal Old Town but a few years ago it had to change its location and since then it has been travelling through the South of Madeira every year. This year and for the first time the Giga Park amusement's park is in Ponta do Sol and hold several activities as an aquatic circus show, electric trolleys, carousel, raffle and other games exhibitions, the haunted house, the mirror's house, bars, restaurants and kiosks of candyfloss, fritters and popcorns between other more radical amusements for people with very healthy hearts and strong stomachs. Until the 11th of January 2010 this park will be open everyday from 4 pm until late at night. Why not trying it?
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The main event today is the athletics race around Funchal city, popularly called São Silvestre race. This is the oldest San Sylvester race in Portugal and one of the oldest in Europe with 49 annual editions already. More than one thousand persons take part on the biggest sport event in Madeira and thousands more go to watch and give support to participants. This race is divided into 3 different courses for different groups:
Other matter which is taken care as last minute on this day is where to go for New Year's celebrations... If you are coming to Madeira and still do not know where you will see the fireworks, contact Madeira Wind Birds as they still have few places available.
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Funchal Jazz 2007 will be held on the 5th, 6th and 7th of July in Quinta Magnólia gardens, as in past years. For next year it is already guaranteed the performance of Rosa Passos and her Brazilian sextet, the band of 8 musicians Roomful of Blues and the American saxophonist Rick Margitza which will play with some Madeira musicians. There are still negotiations to firm but you may be sure that this will be three more fantastic jazz nights in Funchal.
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Next July Funchal will hold, for the seventh time, its Jazz Festival. The Gardens of Quinta Magnólia, an old but very well preserved Madeira Quinta will be the stage for the following program: Thursday - 6th July at 9,30 pm
Friday – 7th July at 9,30 pm
Saturday - 8th July at 9,30 pm
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