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Ribeira Brava (stream)
Ribeira Brava may refer to: * Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde, a town on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde * Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality), a municipality on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde * Ribeira Brava, Madeira, a municipality on the island of Madeira, Portugal ** Ribeira Brava (parish) Ribeira Brava ("strong river"; ) is the name of a parish in the west-central part of Madeira, Portugal. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava. It is located on the south coast of the island, 14 km west of Funchal Funchal () is t ...
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Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde (municipality)
Ribeira Brava is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, it covers 65% of the island area (224.8 km2), and is home to 59% of its population (7,580 at the 2010 census). Its seat is the city Ribeira Brava. Subdivisions The municipality consists of two ''freguesias'' (civil parishes): * Nossa Senhora da Lapa *Nossa Senhora do Rosário History The municipality was created in 2005, when the older municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava.Lei nº 67/VI/2005
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Ribeira Brava, Madeira
Ribeira Brava () 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, in an area of 65.41 km2. The municipality gained its name due to its river - Ribeira Brava, which translates as 'the 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 à ...
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