5-435: 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) , a parish of the municipality [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-486: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde Ribeira Brava is a city on the island of São Nicolau , Cape Verde . It is the seat of the Ribeira Brava Municipality . Its population was 1,936 at the 2010 census. The town is situated in the valley of the river Ribeira Brava , east of the main mountain range of
15-448: The island. The name of the river (and the town) is Portuguese for "rough stream", referring to the violent behaviour of the river during rains. The city has a colonial look with Portuguese style buildings, parks and gardens, small winding streets, and steep hills. Ribeira Brava was founded in 1653, when the older settlement Porto de Lapa , 8 km (5.0 mi) to the east on the south coast, had been abandoned due to pirate attacks. It
20-430: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ribeira_Brava&oldid=983083569 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-537: Was the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde between 1786 and 1943. The Seminário-Liceu , founded in Ribeira Brava in 1866 and abolished in 1917, was an important center of higher education in the archipelago. From 1931 political prisoners from Portugal were held in the building. The Preguiça Airport lies 3 km southeast of Ribeira Brava. The main ferry port
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