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Roberto Ivens

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Main article Capelo and Ivens (the explorers) Describes the festive reception given in Funchal in September 1885 to the Portuguese naval officers and African explorers Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens. Two streets beside the Jardim Municipal were later named after them.

Portuguese naval officer and African explorer, companion of Hermenegildo Capelo, who was given a festive reception in Funchal in September 1885. During the visit he sketched his journey across Africa on a map at the Associação Comercial, and a street beside the Jardim Municipal was later named after him.

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Roberto Ivens (street) — Portuguese African explorer, companion of Capelo, after whom the street is named.
Hermenegildo Capelo (street) — Portuguese explorer, Capelo's companion, after whom the street north of the Jardim Municipal was named in 1885.
Canavial (Count of) — Portuguese African explorer congratulated by Canavial in 1885.

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The explorers Capelo and Ivens landed in Funchal on 12 September 1885 to a solemn reception, leaving for Lisbon on 14 September.
1885
The Funchal council named streets after the explorers Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens following their passage through Madeira.

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