Living in Ribeira Brava
In Ribeira Brava, average gross earnings are €1,203 a month (2024) and rents in new contracts average €6.10 per m² a month (2025).
There were 260 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The population of Ribeira Brava, in Portugal, was 13,375 in 2021.
Less recorded crime than 63% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 86% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Ribeira Brava?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Ribeira Brava?
Average net cold rent is 6.1 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 6.1 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt18
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre11Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan17Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 31 Dec 2025 | www.ine.pt18Official |
Is Ribeira Brava a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 366 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.1 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,203 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)5Official |
What does a salary buy in Ribeira Brava?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €920 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.10/m² · official · ine.pt · 2025-12-31 | − €366 |
| Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €30 |
| Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €15 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €509 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ribeira Brava. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ribeira Brava. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 260 per 100,000 | 2024 | Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit.12Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ribeira Brava when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Ribeira Brava?
Police recorded 2,500 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,500 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20227
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,500 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 | 31 Dec 2022 | INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20227Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was FNC, 27.2 km away, with 30 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ribeira Brava. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
PLA search route through Portal da Oferta Formativa — State Language Course
AIMA / Portal da Oferta Formativa
For migrants seeking Portuguese as a non-native language.
Português Língua de Acolhimento (PLA) — State Language Course
AIMA / DGEstE public-school network / IEFP / Centros Qualifica
For migrants aged 16 or older whose mother tongue is not Portuguese, residence-permit holders, people with pending residence/protection/NISS evidence.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Ribeira Brava?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station São Gonçalo)3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Ribeira Brava 4.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station São Gonçalo)1Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station São Gonçalo)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station São Gonçalo)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 20 · Feb 19.9 · Mar 20.6 · Apr 21 · May 22 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 26.6 · Oct 25.2 · Nov 22.8 · Dec 21 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FUNCHAL / MADEIRA (Observatório) (nº 522)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 14.3 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 16.2 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 17 · Dec 15.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FUNCHAL / MADEIRA (Observatório) (nº 522)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 17.1 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 17.4 · Apr 17.9 · May 19.1 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 18.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FUNCHAL / MADEIRA (Observatório) (nº 522)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 67.1 · Feb 72.4 · Mar 62.3 · Apr 45.2 · May 27.2 · Jun 7.8 · Jul 1.7 · Aug 1.3 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 91.2 · Nov 80.3 · Dec 94.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FUNCHAL / MADEIRA (Observatório) (nº 522)10Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Almada ±3.6 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±2.3 °C, Houston (United States) ±4.2 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±4.2 °C, Ventura (United States) ±4.3 °C, East Los Angeles (United States) ±2.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The city covered 65.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 204.4 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Ribeira Brava?
The published population was 13,375 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6
By nationality
National passport95.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 65.45 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6Official |
| Foreign residents | 550 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.29Independent |
| Population density | 204.4 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.15Official |
| Population | 13,375 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6Official |
International community in Ribeira Brava
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 12,680 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 11,126 | 87.7% |
| Estrangeira | 1,554 | 12.3% |
| América | 1,128 | 8.9% |
| Venezuela | 1,037 | 8.2% |
| Europa | 264 | 2.1% |
| Outros países - Europa | 161 | 1.3% |
| África | 150 | 1.2% |
| Reino Unido | 128 | 1.0% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 103 | 0.8% |
| África do Sul | 99 | 0.8% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brasil | 59 | 0.5% |
| França | 44 | 0.3% |
| Angola | 26 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - América | 22 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 18 | 0.1% |
| Outros | 18 | 0.1% |
| Moçambique | 14 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 12 | 0.1% |
| Ásia | 11 | 0.1% |
| Suíça | 9 | 0.1% |
| Itália | 9 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 9 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 6 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 5 | 0.0% |
| China | 4 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 4 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 2 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ucrânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bangladeche | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finlândia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
Citizenship
Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 12,680 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 12,248 | 96.6% |
| Estrangeira | 432 | 3.4% |
| América | 267 | 2.1% |
| Venezuela | 218 | 1.7% |
| Europa | 133 | 1.0% |
| Outros países - Europa | 72 | 0.6% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 61 | 0.5% |
| Reino Unido | 52 | 0.4% |
| Brasil | 32 | 0.3% |
| África | 27 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| África do Sul | 22 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 13 | 0.1% |
| Itália | 11 | 0.1% |
| Outros | 10 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 9 | 0.1% |
| França | 9 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 9 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 7 | 0.1% |
| Suíça | 7 | 0.1% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 6 | 0.0% |
| Ásia | 5 | 0.0% |
| China | 4 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 2 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bangladeche | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finlândia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ucrânia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Alternatives for people set on Ribeira Brava
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Ponta do Sol as a Ribeira Brava alternative in the same region
4 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,590 Ponta do Sol vs 2,500 Ribeira Brava−36%
- Residents: 8,862 Ponta do Sol vs 13,375 Ribeira Brava−34%
- Nearest airport: 30.9 km Ponta do Sol vs 27.2 km Ribeira Brava+14%
- Annual PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³ Ponta do Sol vs 4.0 µg/m³ Ribeira Bravasame level
Vila Real as a Ribeira Brava alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1265 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 51,850 Vila Real vs 13,375 Ribeira Brava+288%
- Rent: €6.10/m² (2026) Vila Real vs €6.10/m² (2025) Ribeira Bravano percentage
- Nearest airport: 3.2 km Vila Real vs 27.2 km Ribeira Brava−88%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Vila Real vs 2,500 Ribeira Brava−7%
Cities near Ribeira Brava
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Ribeira Brava, nearest in population first.
How does Ribeira Brava compare?
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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: PLNM (Português Língua Não Materna). How to enrol a child (gov.pt).
A country-wide rule for Portugal; Ribeira Brava's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Ribeira Brava part of Funchal?
Ribeira Brava is in the published commuting zone of Funchal; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Funchal city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Ribeira Brava?
The published population was 13,375 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Ribeira Brava?
Average net cold rent is 6.1 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 427 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
Is the air quality good in Ribeira Brava?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station São Gonçalo).
How safe is Ribeira Brava?
Police recorded 2,500 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022.
How many foreign residents live in Ribeira Brava?
550 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Ribeira Brava a good place to live?
Ribeira Brava may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Ribeira Brava part of Funchal?
Ribeira Brava is in the published commuting zone of Funchal; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Ribeira Brava?
Funchal, Ponta do Sol, Câmara de Lobos, Santo António, Calheta are near Ribeira Brava. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Ribeira Brava?
The official country of birth distribution records 11,126 people (87.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021-04-19. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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