Santana is a municipality along the northern coast of the archipelago of Madeira. Santana parish has the largest number residents, while Arco de São
Jorge is both the smallest, physically, and has the least number of
residents, while Faial is the largest parish. Santana is known for the traditional homes constructed with sloping
triangular rooftops, and protected with straw. These were mainly rural
homes, used by local farmers, during the settlement of the island, with
white-paintd walls, red doors and windows with blue trim. Most of the
surviving buildings are tourist attractions, and maintained (for
example, the straw roofs are replace every four to five years). Santana has a few schools, one secondary school, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port, beaches and squares or plazas.
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