Madeira Wine
A Vinha e o Vinho na História da Madeira
The reference history (in Portuguese) of Madeira’s vine and wine from the 15th to the 20th century, by historian Alberto Vieira, director of the Atlantic-history study centre (CEHA).
Topic
Portuguese
16 books about Madeira tagged “Portuguese”.
Food & Cooking
Culinária Prática e Tradicional Madeirense
A Portuguese-language collection of traditional Madeiran recipes — soups, fish, meat, breads, desserts and the island’s renowned baking — by Agostinho Vieira.
History & Culture
Uma Nova História da Madeira
A Portuguese-language narrative history spanning 600 years of Madeira — from Zarco’s 1419 landing and the Funchal sugar barons through the Atlantic slave economy to the 1976 autonomy.
History & Culture
História da Madeira — Volume IV
Volume IV of Rui Carita’s monumental Portuguese-language history of Madeira, on the 18th century: royal centralisation, the captain-general, the Church and the treasury.
History & Culture
Nova História Económica da Madeira
Alberto Vieira rethinks Madeira’s economic history (in Portuguese), moving beyond product-and-cycle accounts to neglected themes such as finance and contraband in the archipelago.
Food & Cooking
Cozinha Madeirense
A Portuguese-language book on traditional Madeiran cooking, with 30+ regional recipes (including bolo do caco and bolo de mel) and notes on the island’s food history.
Food & Cooking
Sabores: Receitas Tradicionais Madeirenses
A Portuguese-language collection of traditional Madeiran recipes by Júlio Pereira, gathering the island’s regional dishes.
Food & Cooking
Madeira à Mesa
A handsomely designed Portuguese-language book of traditional Madeiran dishes — starters, soups, fish, meat and desserts — with photography.
Fiction & Literature
O Último Cais
The acclaimed debut novel (in Portuguese) by Funchal journalist Helena Marques, set in late-19th-century Funchal — the Vaz de Lacerda family and its women across generations. Winner of the Portuguese Writers’ Association Grand Prize.
Fiction & Literature
A Deusa Sentada
Helena Marques’s second novel (in Portuguese), continuing the search-for-roots theme of O Último Cais as two cousins travel in search of their family’s identity.
Fiction & Literature
Poemas Completos
The collected poems of Funchal-born Herberto Helder (1930–2015), widely regarded as one of the greatest Portuguese poets of the late 20th century.
Fiction & Literature
Photomaton & Vox
A hybrid prose-and-verse work in which the Funchal-born poet Herberto Helder speaks of his native island of Madeira and his European wanderings.
Fiction & Literature
Os Passos em Volta
Herberto Helder’s principal book of prose fiction (first published 1963) — short narratives tracing a man’s steps around his own existence in poetically transcendent fragments.
Fiction & Literature
Esta Voz é Quase o Vento
A prize-winning poetry collection by Funchal-born poet José Agostinho Baptista, awarded the Portuguese PEN Club and APE poetry prizes in 2004.
Fiction & Literature
Biografia
A volume gathering much of the verse of Funchal-born poet José Agostinho Baptista, including earlier collections such as Morrer no Sul.
Fiction & Literature
Karen
A novel by Funchal-born writer Ana Teresa Pereira on identity, memory and marriage — winner of the 2017 Oceanos Prize for Portuguese-language literature.