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Viola de arame: the viola de arame is similar to the viola braguesa and may have a sound hole in the shape of two hearts, a half moon, or an oval. It is common on Madeira and the Azores, and has nine strings arranged in five courses: 2-2-2-1-2. Viola braguesa: the viola braguesa is an instrument resembling the guitar strung with five steel ...
Emigrants from Madeira also influenced the creation of new musical instruments. In the 1880s, the ukulele was created, based on two small guitar-like instruments of Madeiran origin, the cavaquinho and the rajão. The ukulele was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira and Cape Verde. [1]
The Flag of the Madeira is the regional flag of the Portuguese Autonomous Region of the Madeira. consists of a blue-gold-blue vertical triband with a Cross of Christ in the center. The regulations and clarification of the dimensions, colours and symbolism of the flag of the Autonomous Region were approved by decree of the Legislative Assembly ...
Inácio Luís Madeira de Melo (January 2, 1775 – 1833), better known as Madeira de Melo, was a Portuguese military officer.He served in the office of governador das armas of the province of Bahia, and led Portuguese troops based in Salvador in fighting the Brazilian War of Independence in that province until he left the city on July 2, 1823, when his troops retreated to Portugal.
The Paraguayan harp is the national instrument of Paraguay, the result of the confluence of European and Guarani musical cultures.Derived from the classical angular harp, introduced during the Spanish colonization in the Jesuit Guarani Missions.
The election replaced all 47 members of the Madeira Assembly, and the new members will then elect the President of the Autonomous Region. The incumbent president, Miguel Albuquerque from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), led a coalition government between the Social Democrats and the CDS – People's Party , and defended the dominance of the ...