Ribeira_Brava,_Madeira_Islands

Ribeira Brava, Madeira

Ribeira Brava, Madeira

Municipality in Madeira, Portugal

Ribeira Brava (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈβɐjɾɐ ˈβɾavɐ] ⓘ; lit. 'Angry River') is a municipality on the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira. It is located along the southern coast (approximately centre), and is west of Câmara de Lobos and the regional capital Funchal, south of São Vicente, and east of Ponta do Sol. The population in 2011 was 13,375,[1] in an area of 65.41 km2.[2]

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The municipality gained its name due to its river, which translates as "angry river". In rainy seasons, the river had an extremely strong and powerful current, that often wreaked havoc over the entire eight kilometres of the route.

Geography

The municipality's namesake, the Ribeira Brava ravine and river valley extends from the slopes of the west-central mountains of Madeira. Its waters provide the primary sources of drinking-water (a small reservoir collects surface run-off) to the area and electricity to the island of Madeira. Approximately ten tributaries feed this river, whose course ends in the Serra de Água and which much later empties into the Atlantic along the village's coast.

The primary urban agglomerations are the five civil parishes, constituted with their own local government. They include:

Buildings and structures

The Centro Desportivo da Madeira stadium is located in the municipality.

Notable people

  • Ribeira Brava, from São Sebastião viewpoint
  • Ribeira Brava, from São Sebastião viewpoint
  • Beach, seen from São Sebastião viewpoint
  • Ribeira Brava, from São Sebastião viewpoint, looking east
  • The village of Tabua over one of the tributaries of the Ribeira Brava ravine
  • The Ribeira Brava river, living up to its name, Angry river
  • São Bento church
  • São Bento church's clock
  • Interior of Ribeira Brava's church
  • Road between Ribeira Brava and Tabua
  • Beach
  • Road in the centre of the town, with Christmas lights
  • Christmas lights, seen from Ribeira Brava's lighthouse
  • Breakwater
  • Light house at night
  • Centro Desportivo da Madeira

References

  1. [1]
    Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. [2]
    Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Nadia Almada, IMDb Database retrieved 20 July 2021.
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