Place street/square Sé Funchal
Rua do Esmeraldo is a street in central Funchal, running from Rua da Alfândega to Rua do Comércio, named after João Esmeraldo, who had large residences there. Columbus is said to have lived there, and it held the last rented town hall, taken in 1862.
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- Customs houses — Possible first site of the customs.
- Palmeira (quinta) — Street of the house where Columbus lived, source of the window.
- Old Funchal — Street with João Esmeraldo's house.
- Columbus (Christopher) — Street named after João Esmeraldo, bordering the house.
- Cooperatives — Street where the Sociedade Cooperativa de Consumo e Crédito bought a building and opened its grocery.
- Quincentenary of the discovery of Madeira — Street where Columbus is said to have lived.
- Town hall — Street with the last rented town hall before the present one, taken in 1862.