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In 2006, the company brought 4 electric buses and branded them as "Linha Eco". [1] In 2007 a contactless smart card, called GIRO, was introduced for fare payment. [2] In late 2008, the first low floor buses for urban services arrived
The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal , 19 km (12 mi) to the east.
Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and a municipality in 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.
A few days later regular service started, with the first departure at 4 am. A trip normally took 5 minutes and cost 80 réis. [3] There was also an ≪americano≫ (horsecar) run by the Caminhos de Ferro Americanos da Cidade do Funchal which took passengers from Funchal's pier to the railway terminus at Pombal.
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The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal , 12 mi (19 km) to the east.
500 ml (1 ⁄ 2 L) 750 ml (3 ⁄ 4 L) 1 L; 1.5 L; 2 L; 3 L; 5 L; In the United States, the alcohol industry switched to metric bottle sizes on October 1, 1976, abandoning the existing 38 sizes of bottles and instead adopting the following 6 sizes: [2] 50 mL (miniature) 200 mL (replaced the half-pint) (≈237 mL is a U.S. half-pint)
The Via Rápida 1 or VR1 (Fast Road 1 in English) is the first motorway in Madeira. Since April 2017, there is another motorway in the island called VR2. Construction started in 1989 [1] completed in 2005. [2] With 44 km it goes from Ribeira Brava to Porto do Caniçal, providing a fast connection between Funchal and the Madeira International ...