Ribeira Brava, Madeira
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]
Ribeira Brava | |
|---|---|
 Main centre of Ribeira Brava along the valley of the same name, and at the coast | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the archipelago of Madeira | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′N 17°3′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Auton. region | Madeira |
| Island | Madeira |
| Established | Settlement: c.1500 Municipality: 6 May 1914 |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| • President | Ricardo Nascimento |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.41 km2 (25.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,375 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 9350 |
| Area code | (+351) 291 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron | São Bento |
| Local holiday | 29 June |
| Website | http://www.cm-ribeirabrava.pt |
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
- Nadia Almada (born 1977 in Ribeira Brava) a transgender British TV personality; won the fifth series of Big Brother.[3]
- Marquinho (born 1989 in Ribeira Brava) a footballer with over 250 club caps
Gallery
The village of Tabua over one of the tributaries of the Ribeira Brava ravine_following_heavy_rain%252C_Ribeira_Brava%252C_Maderia%252C_Portugal.jpg.webp)
The Ribeira Brava river, living up to its name, Angry river
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Nadia Almada, IMDb Database retrieved 20 July 2021.
