Santo António is a civil parish in the northeastern part of the municipality and a suburb of Funchal

Funchal

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 on the island of Madeira

Madeira

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. It is located about 3 km northeast of central Funchal, and linked by roadways from Monte and Camacha. The largest civil parish in the archipelago, it extends the interior mountainous area of the southern part of the island, its northern and eastern portions covered in forests. The main activity in this area is commercial, since its mix or urban-residential population is linked economically to the activities of Funchal. Santo António is the birthplace of famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

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, who was the leading scorer for several years, member of the Portuguese national team, and forward for Real Madrid

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History

The settlement that existed in this area was primarily small artisan shops, that congregated around a small chapel dedicated to Santo António, in the late 16th century, went it was elevated to elessiastical parish. It constitution included the barrio of Madalena, of remote origin, and constituted around a now since disappeared chapel to Santa Maria Madalena.