Madeira (disambiguation)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Madeira is the Portuguese word for wood and mainly refers to the Madeira Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, an autonomous region of Portugal and a popular holiday destination from Europe. It is also the name of the largest of the islands.

Other places

• The Madeira River is one of the tributaries of the Amazon River in South America.
• Madeira is a city in Hamilton County in the State of Ohio in the United States.
• Madeira Beach is a city in Pinellas County in the State of Florida in the United States.

In food

• Madeira wine is a fortified wine made in the Madeira islands, and popular as a dessert wine and for making reduction sauces.
• Madeira cake is an old English cake, reportedly ideal for eating with a glass of Madeira wine.
• Madeira sauce is a sauce made with Madeira wine.

People

• Phil Madeira is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer from Nashville, Tennessee.
• Jamila Madeira (born 17 July 1975) is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists.
• George Madeira (b. October 1836; d. January 1922) was a mining engineer and mineralogist who founded the first astronomical observatory in California in the town of Volcano.

Other uses

• The Madeira School is a private girls' school in McLean, Virginia in the United States.
• Madeira is a schooner-barge which sank at Gold Rock on the north shore of Lake Superior during a storm in November 1905. The shipwreck is located in the State of Minnesota in the United States.
• The University of Madeira (Universidade da Madeira) is a public university in Madeira.