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Madeira in 2014

  1. Zürich, 13 January: Ronaldo by 3%On 13 January 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or in Zürich with 27.99% of the vote, just ahead of Messi and Ribéry.
  2. Portugal leaves the bailout. Madeira keeps payingOn 17 May 2014 Portugal ended its troika programme with a “clean exit”, while Madeira’s own €1.5 billion loan from Lisbon runs until 2044.
  3. Bruno Magalhães wins the rally againBruno Magalhães won the Rali Vinho da Madeira in 2014 in a Peugeot 208 T16, after 2012 and before 2015.
  4. Europe’s leading island, officiallyIn 2014 the Madeira Islands were named Europe’s Leading Island Destination at the World Travel Awards.
  5. A new square, made of the riversIn November 2014 Funchal opened Praça do Povo, a seafront square built on the stones and gravel dredged from three of the city’s ribeiras.
  6. “Maybe they will build a statue there”On 21 December 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo unveiled a 3.4-metre bronze statue of himself in Funchal, seven years after his brother joked about one.
  7. After almost four decades, a new leaderOn 29 December 2014 Miguel Albuquerque won the PSD-Madeira leadership with 64.06%, succeeding Alberto João Jardim, who had led the party for almost four decades.
  8. 6.6 million nightsIn 2014 Madeira’s tourist accommodation recorded about 6.6 million overnight stays, 5.1% more than in 2013, with Germany and the UK as the biggest markets.