
Camara de Lobos on the island of Madeira

by Brenda Kean
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Camara de Lobos on the island of Madeira
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Brenda Kean
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Photograph - Photographs
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Camara de Lobos is believed to be the original landing point for the Portuguese discoverer João Gonçalves Zarco, who is credited with the discovery of the Madeira Islands.The name, lobos, is a Portuguese derivation for sea-lions, which were the animals discovered by Zarco and his men in the sheltered bay.Winston Churchill loved to paint this village.
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January 15th, 2018
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