Hello Mary, Vale Formoso is part of Santa Luzia, located uphill near Pena, crossed by "Rua do Vale Formoso". It means, in case you don't know, something as "Beautiful Valley". Best regards and an happy new year, Paulo On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:20:48 -0000, tiamaria <tiamaria@frostdesign.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone: > > I am trying to find out anything about a place on Madeira that was called > Vale do Formoso. So far I have one positive and two maybe family records > that list them living at that place. The family in question (Vieira) had > weddings at the church of Santa Luzia (just walking uphill north of > Funchal). I would appreciate any info. > > > Thank you > Mary da Silva Frost -- " Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres." -- Horacio