Place municipality Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Brava
municipality of Ribeira Brava, Madeira
Municipality of Madeira created in 1914 from parishes of Ponta do Sol and Câmara de Lobos. Its seat, the sítio of Lugar, was raised to the status of vila in 1928.
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- Sardinha (Dr Manuel) — Where he was municipal doctor.
- Police — Locality for which Funchal council appointed an alcaide.
- Municipalities — Last municipality created, in 1914.
- Municipalities — Newest municipality, created in 1914.
- Historical dates — Parish 1440; election riots 1884; municipality 1914.
- Towns — Municipality created 1914, town 1929, the eighth and last.
- Tábua (parish) — Neighbouring parish and, from 1914, the municipality containing Tábua.
- Ribeira Brava (municipality and town) — Subject of the entry, municipality created in 1914.
- Paul da Serra — One of four municipalities sharing the plateau.
- Deaneries — Municipality belonging to the Funchal archpriest district.
- Ponta do Sol (town and municipality) — Parish in Ponta do Sol from 1835, made a separate municipality in 1914.
- Sugar-cane mills — Municipality with two factories.
- Vila (Ribeira Brava) — Parish and municipality containing the locality.
- Costa do Sul (southern coast) — Municipality on the south coast.
- Funchal – I. Origin of the name — Municipality created in 1914.
- Town hall — Municipality without its own council building.
- Administrative organisation — Municipality created on 16 August 1914.
- Fire of 1919 — Municipality affected.
- Alcaides — Had its own alcaide while part of Funchal municipality.
- Costa de Baixo — Municipality forming part of the Costa de Baixo.
- Câmara de Lobos (municipality) — Former lugar and later municipality created in 1914, which took Campanário.
- Campanário (parish) — The new municipality, created in 1914, that took in Campanário.
- Serra de Água (parish) — Municipality created in 1914 to which the parish now belongs.
- Land Registry Offices — Municipality created in 1914, served by the Ponta do Sol registry.
2Chronology
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A decree created the municipality of Ribeira Brava. Campanário was transferred to it from Câmara de Lobos and Tábua from Ponta do Sol.
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The new municipality of Ribeira Brava was formally installed, taking in parishes including Serra de Água, Tábua and Campanário.
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The municipality of Ribeira Brava was created by decree.
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A decree raised the seat of Ribeira Brava to the status of vila, the last in the archipelago, and the locality Lugar was renamed Vila.