The beautiful scenery of Madeira
preface
Fans who love Ronaldo will surely know that he has a special nickname "Madeira Junior", which is because his hometown is Madeira, Portugal. So the editor, as an iron fan of Ronaldo, will introduce you to his hometown of Madeira and Ronaldo's life story here.
Overview of Madeira Islands
Map of the geographical location of Madeira
Madeira, Portugal
The Madeira Islands are located in the middle of the North Atlantic, about 1,000 km from Lisbon in the northeast and 600 km from the Moroccan coastline in Northwest Africa in the southeast. In other words, Madeira is closer to the North African continent than the Iberian Peninsula, where Portugal is located.
It consists of Madeira, Porto Santo and two small uninhabited island groups (the Deseta and Savic Islands, today a nature reserve). The capital of Madeira is Funchal, located on the south coast of the main island.
Topographic map of the main island of Madeira
Madeira was discovered by the Portuguese in 1419 and claimed it Portuguese territory. In 1420, the Portuguese began to establish colonies on Madeira. This was the first discovery and expansion of Portugal during the Age of Geographical Discoveries.
The Madeira archipelago covers an area of 801 square kilometers, which is about two-thirds the area of Chongming Island in Shanghai. The island has a permanent population of 290,000.
Today, Madeira is a popular year-round resort, visited by about one million tourists a year, three times the local population. The area is famous for Madeira wine, gastronomy, historical and cultural values, flora and fauna, World Heritage-listed landscapes (laurel groves) and embroidery artisans. The annual New Year's fireworks show was certified by Guinness World Records as the world's largest fireworks show in 2006. The Port of Funchal is one of the busiest ports in Portugal, a destination for more than half of all cruise ships heading to Portugal, and an important stopover for Atlantic ferry passengers travelling between Europe and the Caribbean and North Africa. Madeira has the second highest GDP per capita in Portugal, at over €22,000, after Lisbon.
Funchal, capital of Madeira Islands
Madeira has a Mediterranean climate, with a variety of different climates in the various regions of the island, with rainy in the north and warm subtropical in the south. The island is affected by the northeast monsoon in summer and the westerly wind belt in winter. The average daily temperature is around 19 degrees in December and January, and around 25 degrees in July and August. The temperature difference throughout the year is very small, warm in winter and cool in summer, which can be said to be a real "facing the sea, spring blossoms".
Because of such excellent climatic conditions and charming scenery, Madeira archipelago is also known as the "pearl of the Atlantic" and "the back garden of Europe".
Ronaldo's childhood in Madeira
It was in such a scenic place that on February 5, 1985, a baby named Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born at the Ninilo Mendosa Hospital in the capital of Funchal. At that time, no one could have imagined that a few years later this baby boy would become another business card in Madeira, if not the loudest, business card that made the whole world aware of this place.
Ronaldo in infancy
Ronaldo's mother, Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, was a chef. His father, José Dinis Aveiro, was a florist. The "Ronaldo" in his name was given by his father after then-US President Ronald Wilson Reagan, as he was Ronaldo's father's favorite actor.
Ronaldo with his parents for a photo
Ronaldo is the eldest in the family, and there is an older brother and two older sisters on it.
Cristiano Ronaldo's family photo
When Ronaldo was a child, his family was not good, his parents' income was meagre, coupled with his father's alcoholism and many siblings, so his life was relatively tight.
The house where Ronaldo lived until he was 11 and the yard where he played football
Despite his father's alcoholism, he was the one who led Ronaldo to football. Ronaldo's father liked football very much, which deeply influenced Ronaldo in his childhood, so he played football in his yard and practiced various football skills when he had nothing to do. Often you can kick for hours.
Cristiano Ronaldo running on the streets of Funchal
Ronaldo who participated in public welfare work
Football life in Madeira
Ronaldo's first official football registration document
Because of his outstanding football talent, Ronaldo's father contacted a local amateur club called Andorinha and asked Ronaldo to start football training there, in 1993, when Ronaldo was 8 years old. In 1994, the club registered Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the team
It is gold that shines everywhere. At just 9 years old, Ronaldo excelled in the club and quickly attracted the attention of professional clubs. In 1995, at the age of 10, Ronaldo was taken away by Nacional Club, the largest professional club in Madeira (currently participating in the Portuguese Football League, which shows that Madeira's overall football level is not high, which is why Ronaldo later left Madeira to develop in Portugal).
Ronaldo on the training ground
At the National Club, 11 or 2-year-old Ronaldo often plays against U15 and U16 players, but they still can't stop Ronaldo's goals. Now on the training wall of the Nacional club hangs a sign with the slogan Ronaldo, which reads: "This is where my career began. A youth coach named Vieira said Ronaldo is now a role model for countless local youth. He said: "Ronaldo's experience is an inspiration to anyone, especially young players who aspire to succeed, and he is a source of role models and motivation.
After two years at the National club, the 12-year-old was favoured by Portuguese Premier League club Sporting de Portugal (formerly Sporting Lisbon) and officially brought him to the European continent for a transfer fee of £1,500 and brought him to the centre stage of world football.
At this point, Ronaldo's life in Madeira came to an end.
A Madeira teenager who has returned home
The story after that is basically familiar to Ronaldo fans, and eventually Ronaldo grew into one of the best footballers of all time on the European continent. His hometown of Madeira is also world-famous.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in Madeira with his own trophy
In order to better help promote and develop their hometown, the local government decided to rename Madeira International Airport to Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport.
Madeira International Airport (CR Airport)
Madeira International Airport is known as the most dangerous airport in Europe, and you can see why it is dangerous at a glance at the pictures. But at the same time, it is also the most scenic airport in Europe. In the future, everyone can see a lot of Ronaldo elements when they come here.
Airport signage
The statue of Ronaldo in the airport (this sculpture level is not flattering)
In addition to renaming the airport, the local government of Madeira has also erected a statue of Ronaldo in the city center.
Cristiano Ronaldo's statue on Madeira
In addition, in order to help his hometown use his fame to develop tourism, Ronaldo also built the CR7 Museum on the island to attract more fans to Madeira.
Exterior of the CR7 Museum
The museum has wax figures of various periods of Ronaldo's career, all the football that Ronaldo brought back after his hat-trick, and all the individual trophies that Ronaldo won in his career.
THE GOLDEN GLOBE TROPHY ON DISPLAY AT THE CR7 MUSEUM
Ronaldo spares no effort for the development of his hometown, and the people of his hometown have always regarded him as a hero.
end
Madeira with blue sea and sky
The young man who came out of Madeira has now left his mark on the history of football, which raised him and who now makes the pearl of the Atlantic proud of him.
Madeira in spring
May he return with the same "Madeira boy" who has not forgotten his original intention.
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