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Vigário (Ribeira do)

Watercourse that flows into the Ocean, west of the so-called village of Câmara de Lobos. Near its mouth, a major landslide occurred on March 4, 1930, which, with great force, pushed the seawater into the river entrance, dragging about twenty people to a disastrous death. A considerable part of this river is also known by the name of Ribeira da Caixa.

Years mentioned in this article

1930
Landslide and death of twenty people in Ribeira do Vigário

Locations mentioned in this article

Câmara de Lobos
Village near the Ribeira do Vigário
Ocean
Location where the Ribeira do Vigário flows into