Ribeira Brava () is a municipality on the island of
Madeira, in the
Portuguese
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Autonomous Region of Madeira
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. It is located along the southern coast (approximately centre), and is west of
Câmara de Lobos Câmara (meaning "Chamber (disambiguation), chamber") is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It may also refer to:
People
* António de Vasconcelos e Sousa Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga, 8th Count of Calheta, 4th Marquis of Castelo Melhor ...
and the regional capital
Funchal
Funchal () is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high ...
, south of
São Vicente, and east of
Ponta do Sol
Ponta do Sol (; en, "Cape of the Sun") is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of .
History
The settlement of Ponta do Sol began shortly af ...
. The population in 2011 was 13,375, in an area of 65.41 km
2.
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 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:
*
Campanário
*
Ribeira Brava
*
Serra de Água
Serra de Água ( Portuguese meaning literally ''mountain range of water'') is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava on the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,049, in an area of 24.16 km².
History
Serra ...
*
Tabua
A tabua is a polished tooth of a sperm whale that is an important cultural item in Fijian society. They were traditionally given as gifts for atonement or esteem (called ''sevusevu''), and were important in negotiations between rival chiefs. The ...
Buildings and structures
The
Centro Desportivo da Madeira
Centro Desportivo da Madeira is a multi-use stadium in Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal. It is used mostly for football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, t ...
stadium is located in the municipality.
Notable people
*
Nadia Almada
Nádia Conceição Almada (born 28 January 1977) is a Portuguese-born British television personality. She is known for winning the fifth series of '' Big Brother''.
Career
''Big Brother''
Almada competed in the fifth series of '' Big Br ...
(born 1977 in Ribeira Brava) a transgender British TV personality; won the
fifth series of Big Brother.
Nadia Almada, IMDb Database
retrieved 20 July 2021.
* Marquinho (born 1989 in Ribeira Brava) a footballer with over 250 club caps
Gallery
Image:Madeira Tabua.JPG, The village of Tabua over one of the tributaries of the Ribeira Brava ravine
Image:The Ribeira Brava living up to its name (Angry River) following heavy rain, Ribeira Brava, Maderia, Portugal.jpg, The Ribeira Brava river, living up to its name, Angry river
References
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Towns in Portugal
Madeira Island
Municipalities of Madeira
People from Ribeira Brava, Madeira