Tourist scandal in Funchal

Tobi Hughes·
Madeira News

This tourist in Funchal is receiving hundreds of comments online for the way she is dressed in the city.

Photos Fatima Valente.

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  4. Madeira is no longer a ‘quality’ destination. I know it was necessary to come into the 21st century but standards have fallen considerably. Such a shame.

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    2. Then stay away!
      Is this normal stuff, no it’s not!
      Good luck in Bognor Regis on your next holiday!

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  8. Very bad and disrespectful and she definitely can’t afford it. More would definitely be the better option!

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    1. Hi June, thank you for assuming the worst little do you know this is about me and yes I did find your little Madeira local news and this is completely inappropriate and disgusting behavior. Lil does everyone know my friend and I obviously not from here we leaving the magic dolphin boat tour, which we got wet on because guess what we’re on a boat where there’s water and people wear bathing suits, my cover-up in my belongings got wet. We were walking to our rental car to go back to our hotel to get changed up in more appropriate clothes some creepy man or woman not sure chose to take an appropriate provocative and disgusting photos of a random person, they know nothing about I would never intentionally disrespect anyone’s culture or their foreign land , maybe if they would’ve just asked me what the situation was they would understand that I could not help what was happening. I had to get the rental car as soon as possible that happened to be parked further up the hill considering there was no parking near the beach. But thanks for your immature, inappropriate and rude comment just showing , shitty of a character you must have pathetic.

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  10. How disrespectful to all. Funchal seems to be going downhill. It’s a shame that tourists can’t behave normally, would they dress like this at home? By the way, I am a tourist who has holidays in Funchal every year and love it… But not this. Maybe she should be arrested for “indecent exposure” 😆 🤣

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    1. Agreed, I love Madeira but I have seen so many changes in the last 5 years and it upsets me. Doesn’t stop me going but I don’t always like what I’m seeing and that sort of behaviour is just disgusting.

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  13. Ye Gods not again! If only the island could return to its pre-Covid position i.e. respectable older people visiting instead of this trash. I am 100% sure it is British trash too!!!!

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      1. Oh come on be real. What other European state has women who get covered in tattoos and flaunt themselves in public like this? I cannot think of one.

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      1. That was when we noticed the influx of tattoo thong wearing tourists. Lots transferred their holiday from Turkey which was still shutdown to Madeira where, around hotel pools, they were so out of place. Unfortunately now with the rise of the all inclusive they are still coming.

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    5. Us Brits have much mote classs than this and would not walk in the streets like this. This Person. Does not even look British so don’t point your finger at us without knowing her nationality

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    6. And just how can you be 100% sure? Do you personally know the person to be able to say 100%.
      I doubt it, in which case yours is just a very uneducated opinion, based upon your own biased, and clearly lack of knowledge if you think British girls are the only ones with tattoos 9

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  14. It’s commonly called ‘attention seeking’ , all the young things are doing it. Its all the rage, if you don’t do it ‘it affects your mental health!’. When you do and nobody takes any notice, it ‘affects your mental health!’ Its the pressures of modern life you know. Thank the Lord I never had to deal with such difficult times when I was younger.

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    2. What in the name of vegan communes is going on here !
      Flippin’ bonkers. Stop showing off your tatts and instead show some class and respect for goodness sake.

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  15. Absolutely terrible! The rucksack really clashes!! Normal attire in Pingo doce in the summer though on Porto Santo.

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  17. There are about 2.5 million yearly visitors. Two photos of bikini girls in the city center and its the end of the world.

    What is this related to the quality of the destination? Hotels are charging on average 40% more than on pre-covid era. The difference is that instead of being connected to 20 or 25 cities, Madeira is connected to 60 cities and countries from North America up the Baltic. What you see on the streets is a reflection of the world, not of Madeirs standards.

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  18. Police really should challenge this sort of behaviour.

    Swimming costumes, men and women are for the beach.

    Anywhere else people should cover up.

    Bear chested men included.

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  22. Some of the comments I read below this article are much much worse than the behavior of the tattooed lady. Shame on you. How can you judge that she came for drugs? That her holiday was cheap? Or consider her trash. What is your problem if someone behaves outside your norms? I would prefer to see 10 persons like her instead of talking to one of you.

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  23. Well done for your comment Michael, totally agree 100% with you. People are so nasty and judgemental in life, as say “if you got it flaunt girl” live and let live.
    I guess some wife don’t like their husband looking at her.

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  24. … Without the photo Nothing happened, a few people probably noticed but were just amused and got on with their day, a minor diversion !! ,, With the photo it’s all of a sudden a Big Deal? to people who didn’t personally witness anything ,, Get a Grip all you Prudes !! …

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  25. No Go in the City !!! it comes more often that people are dressed like she !!!
    She Need Attention ! Pure Girl !!!

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  26. It’s the photographer we should be commenting on … why did that person feel a need to take the photograph and why post it on social media. Photographer please speak up about your actions. As far as I can see there is absolutely no reason for your behaviour photographer!

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  27. I would bet money that she would not dress like that in the capital city of her home country!!
    I’m surprised that as a Catholic country Madeira does not have a dress code for visitors and whilst some might argue that you should not need a dress code there will always be someone who wants fame for all the wrong reasons or because they wish to be the centre of attention. A hefty fine should sort it !

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  28. Rather see this then the drugged,/ drunk up local buggers laying on the streets.
    ..all over Funchal …

    Get real you snotty people

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  29. All this hate for an athletic looking person with her choice of body art. Maybe look in the mirror and ask yourself who cares more about their appearance before being judgemental. If you don’t like it, look away.

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  30. I opened up the blog this morning to read the head line, Tourist Scandal in Madeira. There were 38 comments in less than 24 hours. 38 people took the time to criticise a young female in a bikini walking through Funchal. All because a Fatima Valente had photographed and then published it on the Internet.

    A few weeks ago an article told us an Israeli based company was buying property in Madeira. Out of the 18 comments, 7 said there was too much tourism in Madeira. Two people, in five comments, told us that the actions of the IDF in Gaza, against the Hamas terrorist organisations were Genocide. Neither mentioned the Oct 7 massacre. One told us that it had never happened, it was a set up by the Israeli Government and the international media. I posted four replies, my last, to a Paul Sanders, asking he told us of his sources and if it hadn’t happened how did Hamas still hold over 100 hostages. I’m still waiting for replies.

    38 comments because a thicky shows a bit of ass and I get one comment supporting me over a matter as serious as October 7.

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        1. I had no intention of changing the subject but as I never expect you to be able to think of more than one subject at a time your comment is no surprise. By the way I’m still waiting for some answers from you on various subjects.

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      2. It just shows how narrow minded some people are. There is more attention about this girl than about the real crises.

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      3. Russel, I usually tend to agree with your comments. The point I’m making is because someone takes a photograph of a young lady in a bikini walking through the centre of a holiday resort, my apologies to that young lady for my first comment, she was dressed as she was because of a boating incident and it wasn’t her wish to dress like that or be photographed, a lot of Mrs Bouquets took time to have a fit of the vapours and write that the end of the world was nigh. Whereas when two fantasists, in reply to a story of Israeli business interests buying property in Madeira wrote that the Oct 7 massacre, and I will keep repeating this, when 1,139 were murdered, was set up by the Israeli Government against their own citizens.
        You may not think it relevant, I think it shows what many of the readers of this blog feel is the more important.

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  31. THE LADY IN QUESTION HAS REPLIED. Please read the 11th comment above, from Meg, in which she explains her situation.

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  33. I think she should showered respect to the locals, what you wear within your own home is up to you buttons insults everyone. We go to Madeira to see the Madeiran culture not her opinion of art! RESPECT required.

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