Câmara de Lobos (Madeira Island)
Câmara de Lobos, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal
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Câmara de Lobos is a city located on the south coast of the island of Madeira.
The name of this parish comes from the fact that, at the time of the discovery of the island, a large number of sea lions were seen in that cove which still has the same configuration today. At present, these animals occasionally appear only on the south coast of the island, with a colony preserved in the Desertas Islands.
The main economic activities are fishing, agriculture - with emphasis on banana farming.
Câmara de Lobos was the first place where João Gonçalves Zarco, the navigator who discovered the island, lived between 1420 and 1424. This was the first settlement created in Madeira by João Gonçalves Zarco himself, being elevated to the parish in 1430.
This land of fishermen, whose main specialty is the fishing for black swordfish, owes its fame to the fishermen who paint the bay with their picturesque and characteristic boats - the Xavelhas. The former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, painted this exceptional portrait when he visited the island on January 8, 1950.
The historical patrimony of the parish of Câmara de Lobos passes by the church of São Sebastião, built in the sixteenth century; by the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, founded in the 15th century and rebuilt in the 18th century; by the old convent of San Bernardino, built in 1425; and Forno da Cal, integrated in the tourist project of the Salinas area.
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