British police officers with sniffer dogs have been exploring a cordoned-off area of land as part of their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Four officers from the Metropolitan Police joined their Portuguese counterparts in searching the section of scrubland in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.
It is the second day of the search.
The British girl was three when she went missing in the resort in 2007.
Police have cordoned off part of the search area 
Three white tents have been put up on the 15-acre site 
The search is expected to last until Friday 
A local newspaper said some of the grass would be cut back to help the search The officers with the two dogs focused their search on an area metres away from residential properties, near to one of the three white tents put up on the site.
The 15-acre site is covered with trees and long grass. One side of it goes down to the coast, and the other three are bordered by apartments.
It is about five minutes' walk from the Ocean Club complex, where the McCanns were staying when Madeleine disappeared.
Portuguese newspaper Correio Da Manha said police would cut down the grass in the area they were focusing on to facilitate the search.
Journalists from the UK, Portugal and the US are among the press pack at the site.
British police tape is being used to mark off a private property within the search area.
Officers from the GNR, the Portuguese national police, have been patrolling the perimeter of the site with guard dogs.
Madeleine McCann went missing in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz in 2007 They are also expected to use "ground penetrating radar" to search the scrubland, looking for signs of disturbed earth.
The search, which began on Monday, is expected to last until Friday.
The area was taped off in the early hours of Monday Last month, Scotland Yard said a "substantial phase of operational activity" in Portugal would start soon.
The Met launched a fresh investigation into Madeleine's disappearance last July, codenamed Operation Grange.
In March, British police said they were seeking an intruder who sexually abused five girls in Portugal between 2004 and 2006.
Detectives said the attacks happened in holiday villas occupied by UK families in the Algarve.
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