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MADEIRA FRIENDS

Making Madeira the place to be for locals & internationals together

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MADEIRA FRIENDS

Relocating, rentals or buying a house? Open a company? Visa questions, residency, accounting, legal or tax? Hosting a retreat or event, cowork or coliving?
Renting a car? Need any Madeira tips?

MEET THE FOUNDERS MARELIN & LUIS

We're givers, not takers

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We bridge the gap and connect the dots between locals, digital nomads, remote workers & expats

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VIBRANT COMMUNITY
Day-to-day support, advice, community leadership, events & activities

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SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Knowledge transfer in schools, non-profits, giving-back & volunteering

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BUSINESS IMPACT
Technology, opportunities, networking, foreign direct investment

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FITNESS WELLNESS

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LUNCHES

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MEETUPS

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DINNERS

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PARTIES

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WORKSHOPS

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VOLUNTEERING

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SKILL-SHARING

THINGS WE DO FOR THE COMMUNITY
ALMOST EVERYTHING, REALLY

  • Relocate to Madeira

  • Accommodation

  • Real Estate Property

  • Legal & Tax Advice

  • Open your company here

  • Recommendations & tips

  • Healthcare

  • Car rentals & activities

  • Fitness & networking

  • Events & venues

WE HELPED MANY FRIENDS IN 2023

10.000+

People at our events

270+

In-person gatherings

170+

Rentals

Dozens

Relocated people

Multiple

Giving-back initiatives

Several

New companies

Few cool

Tech events

😏

New couples

OUR PARTNERS

Want to be part of this mission?

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COMMUNITY
MONTHLY SUPPORT
PROGRESS: 67% ⭐️

To pay for Marelin and Luis' minimum salary

  • 24/7 help to everyone

  • Community onboarding

  • Connect with locals and services

  • Rentals and real estate help

  • Manage whatsapp, slack, instagram, facebook, e-mail

  • Organize events and activities

  • Create giving-back initiatives

  • Tips and recommendations

  • Tax and legal support

  • Help relocating to Madeira

Help Madeira heal after fire

There is currently a big fire in multiple place in Madeira:
- Calheta
- Porto moniz
- Câmara de Lobos

This fire is being carried out by 127 firefighters, supported by 40 vehicles and the air force, which since early in the morning has been carrying out water discharges in the most critical areas.
Half of the parish of Ponta do pargo is without electricity.
We don't know yet how many sqare meters have been burned.

How to help ?

We have created a donation link just below:

You can send money to help, this will be used to replan trees, the state is already taking care of helping firefighers and local people to relocate