Rali Vinho da Madeira Rali Vinho da Madeira The Rali Vinho da Madeira is a tarmac rally held in Madeira Island, Portugal, and it is the biggest annual sporting event of the island, bringing thousands of people into the roads to watch the drivers compete through the hilly terrain and the natural landscapes. Its first edition was in 1959, having later entered the European Rally Championship in 1979, and remained in its calendar until 2012. It has also been part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge since the championship was first held in 2006, which brought further exposure to the event as Eurosport broadcasts footage
Ellis Verdi Ellis Verdi Ellis Verdi (born December 11, 1955) is an American marketing and advertising executive based in New York City, New York. He is the founder, along with Sal DeVito of the DeVito/Verdi advertising agency. Verdi was born at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and grew up in Switzerland and France until teenager and then moved back to New York and attended school in Manhattan. In 1978 Verdi started his career with C&W working on Procter & Gamble's Folgers coffee account. In 1980 he became a brand manager for American Home Products. In 1982 Verdi became a product