Monday, January 1, 2024

💚💚 Parish of Ribeira Chã & Pisão Viewpoint (Municipality of Lagoa)

 


RIBEIRA CHÃ
(PARISH OF LAGOA MUNICIPALITY)
37°43′11″N 25°29′13″W

Ribeira Chã is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It is located along a cliff that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The population in 2011 was 396, in an area of 2.50 km2. Ribeira Chã is the smallest parish by population and area in the municipality of Lagoa.

History
The area obtained its name from the ravine that runs alongside the valley and flows to the sea, through a grotto of cliffs and rocky crags.

Until the 17th century, it was a small locality known as a hunting ground for Guinea fowl,  where few settled, owing to difficult accessibility. Those who did settle in the hilltop plain were primarily dedicated to hunting and the wood industry, an important economic activity in the Azores until the 15th and 16th centuries.

The first population agglomeration developed in 1637: at that time, Ribeira Chã included less than 150 inhabitants. By 1725, a small hermitage was erected in honor of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (Our Lady of Help/Aid), ordered constructed (with license from Bishop D. Manuel Álvares da Costa) by José Botelho Veloso and Francisca Frias, alongside their home.[3] The hermitage was constructed for the populace of Ribeira Chã, who were obliged to travel the 2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi) until the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos, in Água de Pau, through the paths and torturous roads, which were dangerous on rainy, windy or warm days.

Architecture
Church of São José (Portuguese: Igreja de São José), a modernist church by architect Read Texeira, constructed on an elevated platform, once occupied for 111 years by a smaller hermitage.

Culture
The church and the local ethnography museums offer glimpses into the life of this agrarian society,  including a children's garden, multi-purpose sports gymnasium, children's recreational center, and seniors center.

Museum of Sacred Art (Portuguese: Museu de Arte Sacra), a reconstructed homage to the old Church of Ribeira Chã (1853-1965), that preserves the traditional images of Saint Joseph, Our Lady of Ajuda, Saint Anthony, and the 1902 tabernacle. In addition, the old sacristy includes a ceramic reservatory, executed in 1870 and transported to Expo98 in Lisbon.
Museum Residence of Maria dos Anjos Melo (Portuguese: Casa Museu de Maria dos Anjos Melo), donated to the church by its former owner, the house is a typical example of rural life in Ribeira Chã. Inaugurated in 1996, the home includes many of the utensils, furniture, and other objects of ethnographic value.
Agricultural Museum and Ethnographic Garden (Portuguese: Museu Agrícola e Quintal Ethnográfico), concluded in 1982, the ethnographic museums include examples of the agricultural implements and machinery used in the pastel era, including endemic Azorean plant species.





























































PISÃO VIEWPOINT
N 37.71497;  W 25.49420

This viewpoint is located in the municipality of Lagoa, in the parish of Ribeira Chã.
Located on the right side of the Regional Road 1-1 which descends the Pison towards the beach of Agua de Alto, this viewpoint allows you to admire the area of the small port of Caloura. Next to the viewpoint, there is a leisure area.











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