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SERRA DE ÁGUA

(PARISH OF RIBEIRA BRAVA MUNICIPALITY)

32° 43' 39" N 17° 01' 31" W

Serra de Água is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava, with an area of ​​24.16 km² and 1,049 inhabitants (2011). Its population density is 43.4 inhabitants/km². It is located at latitude 32.71667 (32°43') North and longitude 17.033 (17°2') West, at an altitude of 640 meters. Serra de Água has a road that connects the north of Calheta and Funchal. The main activity is agriculture.

Serra de Água has a school, sports court, church, and market.

Today it is a popular resort, being visited by many tourists. It is also known for its flowers and landscapes, 

Geography

The parish is situated in the southwest part of the island, encircled by dense vegetation and high mountains, specifically the Pico da Cruz, Pico do Cedro, and Pico Grande. The lands are irrigated by numerous ravines, such as the Ribeira da Fajã das Éguas, Ribeira do Poço, and Ribeira da Serra de Água (which are affluents of the Ribeira da Ribeira Brava, the main waterway in the municipality).

Serra de Água is 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the municipal seat of Ribeira Brava, connected by a regional road. It is bordered on the west by Tabua, São Vicente to the northwest and northeast; Ponta Delgada in the northeast; Curral das Freiras and Campanário to the east, while Ribeira Brava is to the south.

Economy

Encircled by tall mountains, the parish is located in a valley and supported by diverse ravines, making agriculture difficult to sustain. Saw-milling was one of the first industries to establish itself, owing to the availability of wood and forest.

Yet, agriculture is the predominant economic activity in the civil parish, a function that has persisted on a subsistence basis since the settlement of Madeira.[3] Around 60% of the population is involved in cultivation, with 80% of these lands taken by small parcels, usually for self-consumption.[3]

Secondary industries are primarily hostelry and civil construction, which occupy a considerable portion of work placements

Encumeada Viewpoint

32.754558, -17.020038

Situated on a high point of the island, the Encumeada Viewpoint allows you to observe the north and south coasts of Madeira. This panoramic view, reveals to visitors a global perspective of this Atlantic island.

This observation site can be found on the crest of the mountain range that runs through the interior of Madeira. It is situated at an altitude of 1007 meters, which allows visitors to enjoy an open view of the surrounding landscape.

Standing out in the landscape framing the Encumeada Viewpoint are the deep valleys of Ribeira Brava, on the Island's south coast, and São Vicente, on the north coast. The green colors of the forest covering the mountains reign supreme on whichever side you may look to. The mountain peaks are often just above the clouds - a truly memorable visual spectacle that is worth photographing.

Finally, you can take advantage of the visit to the Encumeada Viewpoint to walk along some of the pedestrian trails in this region or to get to know Serra d'Água, a parish with a vast natural heritage, which is surrounded by the various mountain peaks in the area and a dense forest.

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The Encumeada Viewpoint, situated at an altitude of 1007 meters, provides a panoramic view of the island with an open view over the north and south coasts.

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🔔🔔🔔💗💗💗 PARISH OF CAMPANÁRIO (RIBEIRA BRAVA MUNICIPALITY)

 

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 CAMPANÁRIO

(PARISH OF RIBEIRA BRAVA MUNICIPALITY)

32° 40' N 17° 01' 50" W

Campanário is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava, with an area of ​​11.80 km² and 4317 inhabitants (2021 census). Its population density is 365.8 inhabitants/km².

It is located at latitude 32.65 (32°39') North and longitude 17.033 (17°2') West, being at an altitude of 0 meters, the average sea level.

Campanário has a road that connects Calheta and Funchal. The main activity is agriculture. It is bathed by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and has mountains to the north.

Geography

The second most populous parish of Ribeira Brava, Campanário is situated along the southern coast of the municipality.

The parish consists of the following localities: Achada, Adêga, Calçada, Carmo, Chamorra, Chapim, Corujeira, Cova da Velha, Fajã dos Padres, Fajã Velha, Furnas e Amoreira, Igreja, Jardim, Lapa e Massapez, Lombo do Romão, Longueira, Lugar da Ribeira, Lugar da Serra, Palmeira, Pedra Nossa Senhora, Pedregal, Pinheiro, Porta Nova, Porto da Ribeira, Quebrada, Roda e Massapez, Rodes, São João, Serrado, Terreiros, Tranqual, Vigia and Voltas.

Economy

Of the active population, 35% are dedicated to agriculture: potato, vineyards, banana, oranges and tropical fruits, are the most profitable of these primary activities. In industry, construction, carpentry and sawmilling, automobile services, and quarrying, cement services and marble-cutting are typical jobs associated with this parish

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🔔🔔🔔💗💗💗 PARISH OF TÁBUA (RIBEIRA BRAVA MUNICIPALITY)

 

TÁBUA

(PARISH OF RIBEIRA BRAVA MUNICIPALITY)

32° 40' 47" N 17° 04' 40" W

Tabua is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the island of Madeira. It is located on the south coast, west of Funchal. The population in 2011 was 1,156, in an area of 11.03 km2. The municipality has a road that connects Calheta with Funchal, the capital, by road. The Ponta do Sol municipality is to the west, and the São Vicente municipality is to the north. On its southern border, the Atlantic borders the Municipality.

Tabua is located on the south coast of Madeira Island, west of the capital Funchal, between Ribeira Brava and Lugar de Baixo.

It thus has an ideal position, between all means of communications, which gives it a strategic position on the island:

It has a road which connects Funchal (capital of the island of Madeira) to towns on the west coast such as Ponta do Sol and Calheta.

It is therefore an obligatory passage for East-West crossings of the island.

It has to the north the mountainous areas of the island (which are part of the UNESCO world heritage) and is bathed to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.

Bordering towns:

Lugar de Baixo, to the west

Boaventura, northwest

São Vicente, to the north

Economy

The region's economy is essentially based on agriculture and tourism, the main resource.

Agriculture produces bananas for the local and metropolitan market, flowers, and Madeira wine which enjoys a great export reputation.

The industry is not very diversified, it is mainly artisanal in nature, with the production of embroidery, tapestries and basketry items.

The European Community has made a significant contribution to infrastructure development through ERDF grants. In particular, there are very important works to adapt the road network, made difficult by the very mountainous configuration of the island.

Tourism

Beach

The town has a small pebble square facing south, facing the Atlantic.

Hiking

For hikers, a very beautiful route along the Levada Nova is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Forest

Laurel forest is a type of subtropical humid forest found on several of the islands of Macaronesia: Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands. It has deep soils and is characteristic of the northern slopes subject to mist from the trade winds, with precipitation of around 500 to 1,100 mm and an annual temperature between 15 and 19°C.

These forests are made up of perennial laurel leaves, which can reach up to 40 meters in height, and are home to a rich biotope of understory plants, invertebrates, birds, and bats, some of which are endemic. Origin

Laurel forest originally covered much of the Azores and Madeira, as well as parts of the western Canary Islands, but the forests have been severely reduced by logging, clearing for agriculture and grazing, as well as the invasion of exotic species. The largest Laurel forests are still in Madeira.  They are between 300 and 1300 meters above sea level and cover 149.5 km2, or approximately 16% of the island's surface area.

The predominant Lauraceae include Til (Ocotea foetens), laurel (Laurus azorica in Madeira), Vinhático/Viñatigo (Persea indica), and Barbosano/Barbuzano (Apollonias barbujana); other important trees include the Aderno (Heberdenia excelsa), Pau Branco/Paloblanco (Picconia excelsa), Mocanos/Mocán (Visnea mocanera and Pittosporum coriaceum), Sanguinho (Rhamnus glandulosa), and the Folhado (Clethra arborea) and Perado shrubs /Wild orange tree (Ilex perado). The forests are home to an undergrowth rich in ferns and herbs, such as Leitugas (Sonchus spp.), geraniums (Geranium maderense, G. palmatum, and G. rubescens), Estreleiras (Argyranthemum spp.) and the endemic orchid Goodyera macrophylla .

The Madeira Laurel Forest was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999.

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