About me...
Hi, welcome to my blog, here you can know more about me and about where I live! My name is Claudia and I from Portugal-Madeira. I am a student from Escola Básica e Secundária Gonçalves Zarco and in 8º grade, but in the future I wanna to be a fashion designer. In my free time i like to do a lot of things like listenning to music, go to the cinema, be whith friends I love( Mafalda, Sarah, Juanah, Dée, Fabiana, Érica, Estela, Aninhas,...) wathing tv. I like to do sports too. I like play voleyball because is funny! And this is me! * =D

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Portugal

Portugal is the country lying along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in south western Europe. It is bordered on the East and North by Spain, and on the West and South by the Atlantic Ocean. Occupying about 16 percent of the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal has a total area of 35 672 square miles, occupied by ten million people.Despite its small size, the country displays a great diversity of geographic features, creating a contrast between plain areas and extremely mountainous zones.Until the 1970s, Portuguese overseas territories included the Cape Verde Islands, São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Guinea, Angola and Mozambique (all in Africa), Macau (in Asia) and Timor (in Oceania). Of these, by the late 20th century, only Macau remained a Portuguese dependency, now under China’s dependance.As a member of the European Community and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Portugal plays a greater role in both European and world affairs than its size would suggest. Nonetheless, it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe.

Total area: 92 389 sq km (including Madeira and Azores)
Land: 91959 sq km
Water: 430 sq km
Land use: 26 percent arable land; 9 percent permanent crops; 9 percent permanent pastures; 36 percent forests and woodland; 20 percent other.
Terrain: Mountainous north of the Tagus river, rolling plains in south.

Where I live?

Madeira Island is very famous for its natural environment, where the most important feature is the Laurissilva Forest, a relic of the Tertiary Age, which has been classified by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage Site. It is no less well known for its year-round outdoor sports.
The island’s mild climate and a water temperature that never goes below 17ºC mean that you can be on the go all the time. Its traditions and customs, visible in its old buildings, museums and churches and even in regional products like its wine and embroidery, have lasted for centuries and deserve your very special attention. Madeira have too, a great fireworks, where you can enjoy. For more information go to this Madeira Islands Official Tourism Website http://www.madeiraislands.travel/pls/madeira/wsmwhom0.home