Ribeira Brava, Madeira

Ribeira Brava (lit. 'Wild stream') is a place in the south of the island of Madeira in Portugal. It had a population of 13,375 in 2011.^[1]

Ribeira Brava
Municipality
Mountain view of Ribeira Brava
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Wild stream
Country	Portugal
Region	Autonomous Region of Madeira
Area
• Total	65.41 km2 (25.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,375

The place gained its name due to its river, which translates as "wild stream". In Winter and Spring, the river starts going faster.^[2]

The Ribeira Brava river comes from the Mountains of Madeira, most people depend on it for drinking water. 10 other smaller rivers feed the river and they empty into the Atlantic Ocean.^[3]

This place is split into 4 other places which are:^[4]

• Campanário
• Serra de Água

• Ribeira Brava
• Tabua

1. ↑ "National institution of Statistics- Portugal".
2. ↑ Systems, Wow. "Ribeira Brava". Municipio da Ribeira Brava na Ilha da Madeira | Guia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
3. ↑ www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ribeira_Brava,_Madeira_Islands,_Portugal_Genealogy. Retrieved 2024-07-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. ↑ www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ribeira_Brava,_Madeira_Islands,_Portugal_Genealogy. Retrieved 2024-07-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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