Figueira (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiˈɡɐjɾɐ]) is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal.
In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder.
37°09′50″N 08°36′07″W / 37.16389°N 8.60194°W / 37.16389; -8.60194
References
- Govan, Fiona (28 May 2007). "The detectives working as the world watches". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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