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8 unusual facts about Ribeira Grande


Chã de Igreja

The village is around 40 km WSW of Ribeira Grande and is linked with the road with Cruzinha and Ribeira Grande and the rest of the island, the steep mountains makes it difficult to access the Alto Mira and boats mainy does not use to that area.

Formiguinhas

Formiguinhas is linked with the road linking to Ribeira Grande and the rest of the island including the island capital of Porto Novo.

Janela, Cape Verde

Janela is linked with the road linking to Paul and the rest of the island including the island capital of Porto Novo and Ribeira Grande, the road linking directly through the island's easternmost point is treacherous and is accessed only with 4WD or SUV vehicles as well as bikes.

Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Cape Verde

Nossa Senhora do Livramento (first part, Portuguese meaning Our Lady) is a parish that covers a part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the island of Santo Antão in southern Cape Verde.

Ribeira da Garça

Around halfway to the stream and up to Chã da Igreja is the main road of Cruzinha - Ribeira Grande that lies with the west side of the stream The river finally empties into the Atlantic that are surrounded by a cliffy coastline and is near a beach area located west of Cruzinha.

Ribeira Grande

Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, a municipality and its municipal seat on the island of Santo Antão

Santo Crucifixo

Santo Crucifixo is a parish that covers a part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the island of Santo Antão in southern Cape Verde.

Zaranha Beach

The area around are hilly and are filled with grasslands and bushy, its landscape is hilly green, it is accessible from remote roads linking with the Cruzinha-Ribeira Grande Road.


Rosariense Clube

For only a year, the team only had one title with Beira Mar, its teams' recent win in 2007 now made it having two titles with Solpontense


see also

António de Noli

From 1462 to 1496, he founded and then was Captain of Ribeira Grande (modern-day Cidade Velha) at the southern end of Santiago Island.

Geothermal power in Portugal

In the Azores, five geothermal power plants exist on São Miguel, one near Pico Vermelho (in operation since 1981) and four binary cycle power plants in Ribeira Grande, which have together an installed capacity of 16 MWe.