The village of Ribeiro Frio ("Cold Stream" in English) is situated in the interior of the Portuguese island of

Madeira Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...

. It belongs to the parish of

São Roque do Faial São Roque do Faial is a parish in the municipality of Santana, Madeira, Santana on the island of Madeira Island, Madeira. The population in 2011 was 736, in an area of 15.61 km2. It is located 3 km southeast of Santana. Administrative ...

, the municipality of Santana, and is located around from

Funchal Funchal () officially Funchal City (), is the capital, largest city and a Municipality (Portugal), municipality in Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it ...

. The little village is known for its trout farm. It is much visited by many tourists as it is a starting point for many

levada Levada may refer to: * Levada (Madeira) - an irrigation channel or aqueduct on the island of Madeira. * Levada, Cape Verde, a village on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde * Levada, a district in Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the ...

walks, one leading to Balcões. It is located high, in a location surrounded by some woods of especially endemic species of laurel, such as the laurel ('' Laurus novocanariensis'') and heather undergrowth (''Erica madeirensis''). It is also populated by native birds of the island such as the

trocaz pigeon The trocaz pigeon, Madeira laurel pigeon or long-toed pigeon (''Columba trocaz'') is a pigeon which is endemic to the island of Madeira, Portugal. It is a mainly grey bird with a pinkish breast; its silvery neck patch and lack of white wing markin ...

, the chaffinch ('' Fringilla coelebs madeirensis'') and Madeira firecrest (''

Regulus madeirensis The Madeira firecrest, Madeira kinglet, or Madeiracrest (''Regulus madeirensis'') is a very small passerine bird endemic to the island of Madeira. It is a member of the kinglet family. Before it was recognised as a separate species in 2003, it w ...

'').

Gallery

File:Ribero_Frio_559.jpg, Chapel of our lady of Fátima File:Madeira2_034.jpg, Ribeiro Frio File:Shop_on_path_near_Ribeiro_Frio_-_Apr_2013.jpg, Shop near Ribeiro Frio File:Madeira Ribeiro Frio 2016 1.jpg, Trout farm File:Madeira Ribeiro Frio 2016 2.jpg, Trout farm File:Balcoes03.jpg, Balcões

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