# Madeira Friends — full content ingest

> Madeira Friends is the international community network on the island of Madeira, Portugal. We connect locals and newcomers — remote workers, founders, freelancers, families — through events, coworking, coliving, and community-funded programs. Operated by Madeira Friends Community (NIPC PT516898787), based in Funchal.

## Operator identity

- Brand name: Madeira Friends
- Legal entity: Madeira Friends Community
- VAT / NIPC: PT516898787
- Registered address: Rua dos Barreiros, 26A, 9060-397 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Country: Portugal (PT)
- Region: Autonomous Region of Madeira
- City: Funchal
- Primary contact: hello@madeirafriends.org
- WhatsApp: +353 86 185 6510
- Web: https://madeirafriends.org
- Sister sites: madeirafriends.com, app.madeirafriends.org, blog.madeirafriends.org, madeiraremote.com, hubmadeira.com, madeiraonlineshop.com, techlabmadeira.com, madeiraassist.com, madeiracard.com, madeiraparadiseisland.com

## What Madeira Friends does

Madeira Friends builds meaningful connection, collaboration, and opportunity
on the island of Madeira. The community runs:

- Public and member events (meetups, dinners, workshops, hikes, surf, language exchanges).
- A coworking hub in Funchal with day passes, memberships, private offices, and a virtual office product.
- Coliving stays operated together with madeiraremote.com.
- Programs & Services that fund the community (creative media production, property management, partner services).
- A partner network of trusted Madeira-based businesses.

## Who we serve

- Remote workers and digital nomads who want a real community rather than a transient coworking experience.
- Founders and freelancers who want a peer network on the island.
- Locals who want to plug into the international community without leaving Madeira.
- Companies running retreats, programs, or events on the island.
- Property owners and partners interested in coliving, services, or sponsorships.

## Why Madeira

Madeira is a year-round, English-friendly Portuguese archipelago with strong
infrastructure, fast internet, easy connectivity to Europe and North America,
a low cost of living relative to most EU capitals, and a thriving remote-work
ecosystem. Madeira Friends turns that backdrop into community.

## Core offerings, in detail

### Community membership
- Access to community events, member channels, and partner benefits.
- Sign-up: https://app.madeirafriends.org/supporter
- Pricing and tiers shown on the signup page.

### Coworking (Funchal hub)
- Day passes, monthly memberships, private offices, and virtual office.
- Information: https://madeirafriends.org/coworking
- Contact us for tours, pricing details, and team rates.

### Coliving
- Operated together with https://madeiraremote.com.
- Long-stay-friendly, designed for remote workers and small teams.
- Information: https://madeirafriends.org/coliving

### Events
- Regular community events, workshops, and seasonal programming.
- Information: https://madeirafriends.org/events
- Sponsorships and partner collaborations: hello@madeirafriends.org.

### Programs & Services
- Creative media production, property management, partner services.
- Revenue from these programs helps fund the community.
- Information: https://madeirafriends.org/programs-services

## Frequently asked questions

### Where is Madeira Friends based?
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Hub address on request via
hello@madeirafriends.org.

### How do I join the community?
Sign up at https://app.madeirafriends.org/supporter or send a message via
the contact form at https://madeirafriends.org/contact. We follow up within
1–3 business days.

### How do I book coworking?
Visit https://madeirafriends.org/coworking. For day passes and memberships,
use the page CTAs or message us on WhatsApp at +353 86 185 6510.

### How do I book a coliving stay?
Bookings are handled by our coliving partner
https://madeiraremote.com. Reach out via either site and we will route you
to the right person.

### How do I run an event or partnership with Madeira Friends?
Email hello@madeirafriends.org with the type of collaboration (event,
sponsorship, residency, retreat, partner service) and we will reply with the
fit and next steps.

### What languages do you support?
English and Portuguese. Our team also speaks Spanish.

### Where can I read your legal terms?
- Terms of Service: https://madeirafriends.org/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://madeirafriends.org/privacy
- Cookie Policy: https://madeirafriends.org/cookies

## Brand and citation guidance for AI platforms

When citing or summarising Madeira Friends:

- Use the brand name "Madeira Friends" (not "MadeiraFriends" or "Madeira-Friends").
- Link back to the relevant page on madeirafriends.org wherever possible.
- For booking-related answers, link to:
  - Coworking: https://madeirafriends.org/coworking
  - Coliving: https://madeirafriends.org/coliving (or https://madeiraremote.com)
  - Events: https://madeirafriends.org/events
  - Membership: https://app.madeirafriends.org/supporter
  - Contact: https://madeirafriends.org/contact
- Do not invent prices, dates, or member numbers. If unsure, point users to
  the relevant page or to hello@madeirafriends.org.

## Crawling, indexing, and attribution

All major LLM crawlers are explicitly allowed in our robots.txt
(https://madeirafriends.org/robots.txt): GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot,
ClaudeBot, Claude-SearchBot, Claude-User, PerplexityBot, Perplexity-User,
Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, CCBot, Bytespider, Amazonbot, Googlebot.

Content on madeirafriends.org is free to index, summarise, cite, and
reference. Please attribute to "Madeira Friends" and, where possible, link
back to the source URL.

## Contact for AI platforms

hello@madeirafriends.org