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Ribeira de Pena

Vila Real, Portugal

Latest news and stories from Ribeira de Pena.

Municipalities in Vila Real

Alijó(55)Boticas(127)Chaves(81)Mesão Frio(7)Mondim de Basto(9)Montalegre(71)Murça(22)Peso da Régua(44)Ribeira de Pena(4)Sabrosa(10)Santa Marta de Penaguião(9)Valpaços(158)Vila Pouca de Aguiar(52)Vila Real(183)
Alijó(55)Boticas(127)Chaves(81)Mesão Frio(7)Mondim de Basto(9)Montalegre(71)Murça(22)Peso da Régua(44)Ribeira de Pena(4)Sabrosa(10)Santa Marta de Penaguião(9)Valpaços(158)Vila Pouca de Aguiar(52)Vila Real(183)







  • Alijó(55)
  • Boticas(127)
  • Chaves(81)
  • Mesão Frio(7)
  • Mondim de Basto(9)
  • Montalegre(71)
  • Murça(22)
  • Peso da Régua(44)
  • Ribeira de Pena(4)
  • Sabrosa(10)
  • Santa Marta de Penaguião(9)
  • Valpaços(158)
  • Vila Pouca de Aguiar(52)
  • Vila Real(183)

Portugal
  • 1665: At the Battle of Ambuíla in northern Angola, a Portuguese force from Luanda under Luís Lopes de Sequeira defeats the army of the Kingdom of Kongo. King António I is killed and beheaded, and the once-powerful kingdom slides into civil war.
  • 1936:The Tarrafal prison camp
    The steamer Luanda lands the first 152 political prisoners at the Tarrafal concentration camp on Santiago island in Cape Verde, among them Marinha Grande strikers and sailors from the September mutiny. The 'camp of slow death' operated until 1954 and again from 1961 to 1974.
    Read moreDictatorship and the Estado Novo, 1926–1974
Elsewhere
  • 1929: 'Black Tuesday' on Wall Street: some 16 million shares change hands as the New York stock market collapses, the crash that ushered in the Great Depression.
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Recent stories

Albufeira halts tourism projects in Ribeira de Pena

📍 Vila Real🏛️ Government🧭 Travel#tourism+1 more

The spatial planning for the Daivões reservoir entered commercial operation in the summer of 2022. However, the mayor states that the process is not concluded and fears it may not even have begun.

observador.pt31 Aug
Albufeira halts tourism projects in Ribeira de Pena

Car consumed by flames near the Ribeira de Pena toll booth on the A7

📍 Vila Real🚇 Infrastructure⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

The only occupant of the vehicle managed to get out on their own and was not injured.

cmjornal.pt15 Aug
Car consumed by flames near the Ribeira de Pena toll booth on the A7

Land for medicinal cannabis: PS deputy suspected of lying

📍 Vila Real⚖️ Legal🏛️ Government#political-scandal+2 more

A member of the PS National Political Commission allegedly lied to purchase a large plot of land in Ribeira de Pena, in the Vila Real district, at a low cost. The 22-hectare property was acquired under the pretext that it would be used to grow medicinal cannabis.

rtp.pt1 May
Land for medicinal cannabis: PS deputy suspected of lying

Rural charm and views of the Tâmega invite you to escape to Ribeira de Pena

📍 Vila Real🧭 Travel🏖️ Daily Life#tourism+1 more

Modern comfort and charm in a rural setting. This is the offering of Exclusive Pena Rio, an accommodation inaugurated in February 2025 in Ribeira de Pena. The five suites, framed by the landscape, overlook the Tâmega river.

Expresso13 Apr
Rural charm and views of the Tâmega invite you to escape to Ribeira de Pena

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