Place street/square Santa Maria Maior Funchal
Rua de Santa Maria
Santa Maria Maior · Funchal
street in the parish of Santa Maria Maior, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
Rua de Santa Maria is an old street in the parish of Santa Maria Maior, Funchal, which already had noble houses in 1508; it opens onto the Largo do Poço, runs parallel to Rua Nova de Santa Maria and marks the site of the church of Nossa Senhora do Calhau. It had a passo where the Procissão dos Passos paused and was flooded in 1803 and 1856. It housed Marítimo's headquarters, the first premises of the Clube Washington, the Missão Marquês de Pombal's school, and the Escola Industrial António Augusto de Aguiar when it opened in 1889.
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- Flash floods — Street flooded in 1803 and 1856.
- Sport — Street where Marítimo had its headquarters.
- Poço (square) — The street opens onto the Largo do Poço.
- Nova de Santa Maria (street) — Parallel older street.
- Chapel of Christ Carrying the Cross — Location of one of the oratories.
- Republic (proclamation of the) — On the return route of troops and crowd.
- Old Funchal — Street of noble houses already existing in 1508.
- Our Lady of Calhau (church) — Street marking the site of the church.
- Marquis of Pombal Mission — Street where the mission's school was located.
- Passos procession — Street with a passo where the procession paused.
- Washington Club — First premises of the club.
- António Augusto de Aguiar Industrial School — Street where the school first opened in 1889.