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Rhys Millen Rhys Millen (born in New Zealand) is one of the world's top competitors in drifting. Prior to that in he was a top rally driver in the US, and became the first works backed driver from a car manufacturer with GM in 2004 after narrowly beating Ken Nomura in the US D1 Grand Prix exhibition event in 2003
Rhys Thuryn In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Rhys Thuryn was a highly-talented Healer and a central figure in the events surrounding the Haldane Restoration of 904. After his death, he was primarily remembered for developing a Deryni concentration method, known as the "Thuryn technique," which utilizes a small object as a focal point for relaxation.
Rhys Wesser Rhys Wesser (born March 31, 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition and has also represented Queensland in the State of Origin. His position of choice is Fullback though he has also played on the Wing.
Rhys-Williams Baronets The Rhys-Williams Baronetcy, of Miskin in the County of Glamorgan, is a Baronetcy created in the Baronetcy of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918 for Rhys Rhys-Williams, Member of Parliament for Banbury from 1918 to 1922.
Rhythm and Blues (professional wrestling) Rhythm & Blues was the heel tag team of The Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Probably their most famous/infamous moment when at WrestleMania VI when they were driven to the ring in a pink Cadilliac owned and driven by a then unknown "Diamond" Dallas Page.
Rhythm and Hues Studios Rhythm & Hues Studios is an Academy Award winning visual effects studio, founded in 1987 by six former employees of Robert Abel and Associates. The company is located in Los Angeles, California and is perhaps best known for its computer generated 3D character animation.
Rhythm Activism Rhythm Activism was a Canadian musical collective, revolving around the core duo of Sylvain Côté and Norman Nawrocki. The group, based in Montreal, performed a politically radical brand of "rock 'n roll cabaret".
Rhythm Devils The Rhythm Devils were originally the two Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. They were recruited by Director Francis Ford Coppola to record the soundtrack to the film "Apocalypse Now".
Rhythm guitar Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other instruments in an ensemble. The term refers to the use made of the instrument, not to its construction.
Rhythm changes In jazz, rhythm changes are a modified form of the chord progression of George Gershwin's song "I Got Rhythm", which form the basis of countless (usually uptempo) jazz compositions. Rhythm changes were popular with swing-era musicians – they are used in "Shoe Shine Boy" (Lester Young's 1929 breakout recording with Count Basie) and "Cottontail" (Ellington, 1940), for instance.
Rhythm King Records Rhythm King was an independent record label of the late 1980s and early 1990s that was run by Martin Heath. Initially specialising in dance, rap and house music (hip-house), Rhythm King expanded it's focus to encompass rock and indie bands such as The Sultans Of Ping FC.
Rhythm Method The Rhythm Method, also known as the Calendar Method or the Knaus-Ogino Method (named after Hermann Knaus and Kyusaku Ogino), is a method of natural birth control that involves counting days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to achieve or avoid pregnancy. A recently developed variant of the Rhythm Method is known as the Standard Days Method.
Rhythm Night Club Fire The Rhythm Night Club fire took place in Natchez, Mississippi, United States on April 23, 1940 and killed 209 African-American party goers, while severely injuring many others. The nightclub, which was once a church and converted blacksmith shop, was located in a one-story frame building on 1 St.
Rhythm of Black Lines Rhythm of Black Lines was a rock group sui generis formed by Clint Newsom, Kiki Solis, Tim O'Neil, Omar Chavez, and Paul Newman. The group released their last record on Gold Standard Laboratories label, run by Sonny Kay and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez.
Rhythm of the Pride Lands Rhythm of the Pride Lands is an audio CD released by The Walt Disney Company, a "sequel" to the original motion picture soundtrack of the animated film The Lion King. The CD featured songs and performances inspired by, but not featured in the film.
Rhythm Pigs The Rhythm Pigs were a punk band, originally from El Paso, Texas, later relocated to San Francisco. Their first two albums were among the first to be released by the influential independent Mordam Records label.
Rhythm section Rhythm section refers to the musicians whose primary jobs in a jazz or popular music band or ensemble is to establish the rhythm of a song or musical piece, often via repeated riffs or ostinati. "Rhythm Section" may also refer to the instruments in this group.
Rhythmbox Rhythmbox is an audio player that plays and helps organize digital music. Originally inspired by Apple's iTunes, it is free software, designed to work well under the GNOME Desktop, and uses the GStreamer media framework.
Rhythmic Adult Contemporary Rhythmic Adult Contemporary is a format used on stations in the United States and Canada, similar to Rhythmic Top 40 radio. Like many Adult Contemporary radio stations, Rhythmic AC stations often would not play rap.
Rhythmic Airplay panel The R&R Rhythmic Airplay panel is a list of Rhythmic Contemporary Hit stations that are monitored by Nielsen BDS. The stations are ranked by the highest audience cumes based on Arbitron ratings and are modified twice a year.
Rhythmic Contemporary Rhythmic Contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio and "Rhythmic Crossover," is a music radio format that includes of a mix of dance, and upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop, and R&B hits. While most rhythmic stations' playlists are comprised of that mentioned above, there are some tend to lean very urban with current hip-hop, urban pop, and R&B hits that gain mainstream appeal.
Rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or groups of two or more manipulate five types of apparatus: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. It combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, theatrical dance, and apparatus manipulation.
Rhythmic mode In medieval music, the rhythmic modes were patterns of long and short durations (or rhythms) imposed on written notes which otherwise appeared to be identical. Modal notation was developed by the composers of the Notre Dame School, 1170 to 1250, replaced the even and unmeasured rhythm of early polyphony and plainchant with patterns based on the metric feet of classical poetry, and was the first step towards the development of modern mensural notation.
Rhythmic Movement Disorder Rhythmic Movement Disorder, also referred to as jactatio capitis nocturna, is a condition characterized by repetitive banging or rocking motions just before and during light sleep. This condition occurs primarily in infants and young children, although adults can be affected as well.
Rhythmic Music Conservatory The Rhythmic Music Conservatory (Danish: Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium) is a prestigious music conservatoire in Copenhagen, Denmark. The RMC was founded in 1986 as an independent institution of higher education under the Danish Ministry of Culture and is the only school in Denmark specializing in contemporary music training programmes.
Rhythmic notation Rhythmic notation is a form of musical notation which specifies the exact rhythm in which to play or comp the indicated chords. The chords are written above the staff and the rhythm is indicated in the traditional manner, though pitch is unspecified through the use of slashes placed on the center line instead of noteheads.
Rhythmology rhythmology - aka Malcolm Rycraft - is a composer of rhythmic, keyboard-based, electronic music. The music is full of rhythms which are combined, contrasted and generally used as building blocks, hence the name rhythmology, but there is also a strong element of lyricism and harmony.
Rhythms NetConnections Rhythms NetConnections Inc. (Former NASDAQ: RTHM) was in the business of providing broadband local-access communication services to large enterprises, telecommunications carriers and their internet service provider (ISP) affiliates and other ISPs.
Rhythms of resistance Rhythms of Resistance or just RoR is a network of percussion bands that play at demonstrations and direct actions that fall within the broad definition of 'anti-capitalist'. Since RoR London was formed in 2000, various sister-bands throughout Europe (and even the rest of the world) have been spawned, not always sharing the same name, but mostly the same ideology.
Rhythms of The World Rhythms of The World (ROTW) is Europe's biggest free world music concert; it was first organised in 1992. ROTW is a concert which celebrates the culture and art which is expressed through all types of music and art.
Rhytida australis Rhytida australis is a terrestrial gastropod in the family Rhytididae, endemic to Stewart Island in New Zealand. It is found in the northern part of Stewart Island, living in forest litter and under the bark of rimu trees.
Rhytida greenwoodi greenwoodi Rhytida greenwoodi greenwoodi is a terrestrial gastropod in the family Rhytididae, endemic to the North and South islands of New Zealand. It is found from Auckland to Wellington, including some offshore islands such as Waiheke, in the North Island, and sporadically at the north of the South Island.
Rhytida greenwoodi webbi Rhytida greenwoodi webbi is a terrestrial gastropod in the family Rhytididae, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found around the Nelson area, at the north of the South Island, typically under clumps of Astelia.
Rhytida oconnori Rhytida oconnori is a terrestrial gastropod in the family Rhytididae, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found at Canaan, near the headwaters of the Wainui River, Pikikiruna Range, at the north of the South Island, living in forest litter.
Rhytidectomy A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (literally, surgical removal of wrinkles), is a procedure used in plastic surgery to give a more youthful appearance. It usually involves the removal of excess facial skin, with or without the tightening of underlying tissues, and the redraping the skin on the patient's face and neck.
Rhytididae Rhytididae is a family of large carnivorous land-living gastropod molluscs with an extensive range stretching from South Africa to New Guinea, some of the higher South Pacific islands, and New Zealand and Australia.
RHEED-TRAXS RHEED-TRAXS (Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction - Total-Reflection-Angle X-Ray Spectroscopy) is a technique for monitoring the chemical composition of crystals. RHEED-TRAXS analyzes X-Ray spectral lines emitted from a crystal as a result of electrons from a RHEED gun colliding with the surface.
RHPPC The RHPPC is a radiation hardened processor based on PowerPC 603e technology licensed from Motorola (specifically, the G2 core version) and manufactured by Honeywell. The RHPPC is equivalent to the commercial Motorola 603e processor with the minor exceptions of the phase locked loop (PLL) and the processor version register (PVR).
RHS Garden, Wisley The Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley in the English county of Surrey south of London, is one of the three most visited paid gardens in the United Kingdom alongside Kew Gardens and Alnwick Garden. It is one of four public gardens run by the Society.
RHS National Flower Bed Competition The RHS National Flower Bed Competition, supported by Ball Colegrave, takes place every year at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park. A number of local authorities and colleges from across the UK all compete to be the best in bedding, and are judged using the RHS' strict medal guidelines.
Ria Beckers Maria Brigitta Catherina (Ria) Beckers-de Bruijn (Driebergen, November 2 1938 – Wadenoijen, March 22 2006) was a Dutch Green politician, she was the political leader of the progressive christian PPR and the Green GreenLeft.
Ria Formosa The Ria Formosa lagoon, located in Algarve, south of Portugal, is a barrier islands system that communicates with the sea through 6 inlets. Five of these inlets are natural and have mobility characteristics and the 6th is artificial inlet that was opened with the purpose of allowing easier to access to the port of Faro.
Ria Oomen-Ruijten Ria Oomen-Ruijten (born 6 September 1950 in Echt, Limburg) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Ria Ramnarine Ria Ramnarine (born October 12, 1978 in Carapichaima, Trinidad and Tobago), is a professional boxer and the first female world boxing champion from that country. She is the current WIBA Mini Flyweight World Champion.
Ria Stalman Ria Stalman (born December 11, 1951 in Delft, Zuid-Holland) is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. This earned her the Dutch Sportswoman of the year award the same year.
Ria Tanjuatco-Trillo Ria had her beginnings in television as a roving reporter covering the 60th UAAP Basketball Games in 1997. She covered various basketball leagues since, including the "Nike 3 on 3" Basketball tournament, the PBL, the NCAA, the PBA, and the MBA.
Ria Visser Adriana ("Ria) Johanna Visser (born July 20, 1961 in Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland) is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. There she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres, just after her Dutch teammate Annie Borckink.
Riace Warriors The two elegant and finely-finished Bronzi di Riace ("Riace bronzes") are full-size Greek bronzes of young nude bearded warriors, cast about 460 BC - 430 BC and found by Stefano Mariottini, Mariottini is currently a researcher for the Sovraintendenza Archeologica della Calabria,through a cultural association, KODROS. a Roman chemist on a scuba diving vacation at Monasterace,the site is in six to eight meters of water.
Riad (Morocco) A Riad () is a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden. There have been a surge in interest in these form of houses recently after a new vogue of renovation in towns such as Marrakech or Essaouira.
Riad as-Solh Riad as-Solh (1894 – July 17 1951) (Arabic: رياض الصلح) was the first Prime Minister of Lebanon (1943–1945), after the country's independence. Like all of his successors as prime minister of Lebanon, he was a Sunni Muslim.
Rialto (band) Rialto were a Britpop band of the late 1990s in the UK and known as that unlucky band who were dropped twice from East West Records. The band grew from the Oxygen/MCA Records act Kinky Machine that featured singer Louis Eliot (pictured, second from right) and Johnny Bull (pictured, far right).
Rialto Towers Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof. (Several other skyscrapers in Australia are taller if their spires are included, as are some other structures such as communications masts and observation towers).
Rian Hughes Rian Hughes is a British graphic designer and comics artist, noted for his work on 2000AD, where he illustrated Robo-Hunter, Tales from Beyond Science, Really and Truly and Dan Dare, among others. His work was highly distinctive, wearing its 1960s influences on its sleeve, daring to be two-dimensional and bold in its use of large expanses of flat, bold colours.
Rian Johnson Rian Craig Johnson (born 1973 in Maryland) is an American writer and director, who won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, with his debut feature, Brick. Johnson is originally from San Clemente, California, and attended the high school where Brick was predominantly filmed.
Rian Lindell Rian Lindell (born January 20, 1977 in Vancouver, Washington) is a placekicker who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills and attended Washington State where he was on the college team with quarterback Ryan Leaf that made an appearance in 1998 Rose Bowl (Lindell was a freshman) and the Cougars lost to the Michigan Wolverines with future NFL stars Brian Griese, Tom Brady and Charles Woodson. Lindell entered the NFL in 2000.
Rias altas Rias Altas (also "Upper Rias") is the most Northern section of the three parts into which "A Costa do Marisco" can be divided. It extends from the port of Ribadeo to Santa Cruz in North western Spain.
Riaumont Riaumont (name meaning the "gold mount") is located on the hill of Riaumont, in the commune of Liévin, in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France, in the old country of Artois. It is a monastic order, a children village, and a Scout group.
Riaz Poonawala Riaz Husein Poonawala (born 8 May 1961 in Poona (now Pune), Maharashtra, India) is a former cricketer. Poonawala started his first-class cricket career playing for his native Maharashtra for whom he played 28 games between 1982-83 and 1987-88.
Rib In anatomy, ribs (Latin costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage. Ribs surround the chest (Latin thorax) of land vertebrates, and protect the lungs, heart, and other internal organs of the thoracic cavity.
Rib (aircraft) In an aircraft, ribs are forming elements of the structure of a wing, especially in traditional construction. By analogy with the anatomical definition of "rib", the ribs attach to the main spar, and by being repeated at frequent intervals, form a skeletal shape for the wing.
Rib (professional wrestling) The word Rib is professional wrestling slang for a practical joke. Wrestlers spend a lot of time together in close quarters, and often resort to practical jokes, either to break the monotony, or to get revenge for real or imagined wrongs.
Rib eye steak The rib eye, or ribeye, also known as the Delmonico steak or scotch fillet (Australia) is a beef steak from the small end of the rib roast. When cut into steaks, the rib eye is one of the most popular, juiciest, and expensive steaks on the market.
Rib Mountain Rib Mountain (also known as Rib Hill) is a glacially-eroded monadnock in central Wisconsin, located in the Town of Rib Mountain in Marathon County. Composed of quartzite covered with a softer syenite sheath, it was intruded about 1.
Rib Mountain State Park Rib Mountain State Park is a 1,480 acre Wisconsin state park near the city of Wausau. The park includes a ski resort concession, Granite Peak Ski Area, and is ten miles north-northwest of Central Wisconsin Airport.
Rib vault A rib vault or ribbed vault is any vault reinforced by masonry ribs. A rib vault may be a quadripartite rib vault (which is divided into four sections by two diagonal ribs) and a sexpartite rib vault (a rib vault whose surface is divided into six sections by three ribs).
Ribadedeva Ribadedeva (Asturian: Ribedeva) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. To the north is the Cantabrian Sea, while to the south lies Peñamellera Baja, to the west Llanes and to the east, across the Deva River, the Autonomous Community of Cantabria.
Ribaldry Ribaldry is the third and somewhat neglected genre of sexual entertainments, something different from either pornography or erotica, yet is often confused with them. It could also be referred to as bawdiness or bawdry.
Ribarevina Ribarevina (Рибаревина), meaning Fisherman's property in Older Slavic, is the name of a major crossroads in Montenegro, based in the north of the country in the Bijelo Polje municipality. It connects Bijelo Polje with both Southern Montenegro (Podgorica and the sea), and Eastern Montenegro (Berane district), hence the border crossings into Serbia including Kosovo.
Ribat-i Malik Ribat-i Malik is a caravanserai (a rest place for travellers) built in the eleventh century in Karman (Uzbekistan). The geometrically decorated entrance way, made of brick and stucco, is one of the few remains.
Ribat-i Sharaf The Ribat-i Sharaf is a caravanserai, or rest place for travellers, that is located in northern Iran between Merv and Nishapur. Built in the 12th century (circa 1114), the building looks like a fortified rectangle from the exterior.
Ribbie and Roobarb Ribbie and Roobarb were a pair of mascots used by the Chicago White Sox in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1988 at Comiskey Park. After the Sox were sold in 1981 to an ownership group headed by Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn, the new owners – who were eager to draw on the 1970s popularity of such mascots as The San Diego Chicken – hired the design firm responsible for creating the Phillie Phanatic to create a new mascot for the Sox.
Ribbing (knitting) In knitting, ribbing is a pattern in which vertical stripes of stockinette stitch alternate with vertical stripes of reverse stockinette stitch. These two types of stripes may be separated by other stripes in which knit and purl stitches alternate vertically; such plissé stripes add width and depth to ribbing but not more elasticity.
Ribble Link The Ribble Link is Great Britain's newest inland waterway, opened in 2002. The four-mile link connects the once-isolated Lancaster Canal with the main navigable system via a canalisation of the Savick Brook which is tidal in its lower reaches.
Ribble Steam Railway The Ribble Steam Railway, located on Preston Docks, is a recently formed project, which opened to the public in September 2005. The railway houses most of the collection from the now-closed Southport Railway Museum (Steamport).
Ribble Valley Line The Ribble Valley Line is a railway line that runs from Blackburn to the small market town of Clitheroe in Lancashire. Passenger services run only as far as Clitheroe but the line continues through north Lancashire towards the Yorkshire town of Hellifield, where it joins the Settle – Carlisle line.
Ribblehead Ribblehead is the area of moorland at the head of the River Ribble in the area known as Ribblesdale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is most notable for Ribblehead railway station and Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle railway.
Ribblesdale Stakes The Ribblesdale Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at Ascot Racecourse during the Royal Ascot meeting in June.
Ribbon A ribbon is a thin band of flexible material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily for binding and tying. Cloth ribbons, which most commonly includes silk, are often used in connection with dress, but also applied for innumerable useful, ornamental and symbolical purposes; cultures around the world use this device in their hair, around the body, or even as ornamentation on animals, buildings, and other areas.
Ribbon (group) Ribbon was a Japanese J-pop group that had three members: Hiromi Nagasaku, Arimi Matsuno and Aiko Satoh. They released their first single on 6 December 1989, and their final album before they disbanded on 18 March 1994.
Ribbon Creek Incident The Ribbon Creek Incident is the most common term for events which occurred on the night of April 8, 1956, when Staff Sergeant Matthew McKeon, a junior Drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, marched his assigned platoon into Ribbon Creek, a swampy tidal creek. The incident resulted in 6 dead United States Marine Corps recruits.
Ribbon eel The ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, is a species of saltwater eels, the only member of the genus Rhinomuraena of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family of order Anguilliformes. What is now known as Rhinomuraena quaesita also includes the former Rhinomuraena amboinensis.
Ribbon Falls Ribbon Falls, located in Yosemite National Park in California, is the largest single-drop waterfall in the United States. The fall is fed by melting winter snow; while therefore dry for much of the year, the fall is a spectacular 1,612 feet (491 m) in the spring.
Ribbon in the Sky "Ribbon in the Sky" is a 1982 soul single released by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The ballad was first featured on the greatest-hits compilation, Original Musiquarium and charted #54 pop and #10 R&B when it was released.
Ribbon microphone A ribbon microphone is a type of dynamic microphone that uses a thin aluminum or duralum ribbon placed between the poles of a magnet to generate voltages by electromagnetic induction. Ribbon microphones are typically bidirectional, meaning they pick up sounds equally well from either side of the microphone.
Ribbon of Saint George The Ribbon of St George (Russian: георгиевская лента) constitutes one of the most recognised and respected symbols of military valour in modern Russia. It is widely associated with the commemoration of World War II and especially with the units who were awarded the collective Guard battle honours during the conflict.
Ribbon sawtail fish The ribbon sawtail fish, Idiacanthus fasciola, is a barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found circumglobally in deep subtropical and temperate oceans between latitudes 40° N and 54° S. Length is up to 29 cm for the female, and 49 cm for the male.
Ribbon-tailed Astrapia The Ribbon-tailed Astrapia, Astrapia mayeri is a medium-sized, up to 32cm long, velvet black bird of paradise. The male has an iridescent olive green and bronze plumage, and is adorned with ornamental "ball" plume above its bill and two extremely long, ribbon-like white tail feathers.
Ribbonism Ribbonism, whose adherents were usually called Ribbonmen refers to the secret associations among 19th century lower class rural Irish Catholics, organised in opposition to Orangeism. The Ribbonmen's organisation was similar to that of the Whiteboys or the Defenders of earlier periods.
RibCrib The Rib Crib is a table-service restaurant chain which specializes in barbecue and smoked meats, notable for their spare ribs, pork spare, and baby back ribs, and their bold mild and hot sauces. All locations share a common theme of rustic lodege-like surroundings.
Ribeauvillé Ribeauvillé (German:Rappoltstein, former German name: Rappoltsweiler)is a town and commune in the Haut-Rhin département, in the French région of Alsace. Population (1999): 4,929 (Ribeauvillois and Ribeauvilloises).
Ribeira Alta Ribeira Alta (Portuguese meaning the "upper stream", Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra Alta, São Vicente: Ribéra Alta or the same title, Santo Antão Crioulos: R'béra Alta) is a village in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão.
Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde The town of Ribeira Brava (Stancha) takes its name from several 'rough' streams in the valley areas in the mountains to the west and also in the centre of the island of Sao Nicolau. The town is sandwiched between two mountains, Monte Fora to the North and CalejĂŁo mountains to the South.
Ribeira da Barca Ribeira da Barca (Portuguese; Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribera da Barka), is a village located in the western part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, it is located northwest of the island capital of Praia and west of Assomada. The village is linked with the major road linking with to Assomada and several remote roads.
Ribeira da Cruz Ribeira da Cruz (Portuguuese for "small river of the cross", Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra du Kruz, Rber Dô Cruz in the Santo Antão Crioulo) is a village in the northwest of Santo Antão. Ribeira da Cruz It itself the main village in the Santo André Freguesy, in the municipality of Porto Novo.
Ribeira da Garça Ribeira da Garça (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra da Garsa, Santo Antão: Rbera da Garça, São Vicente: Ribéra da Garça) is a ribeira (stream) that flows in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from south to north and is one of the wettest streams in Cape Verde.
Ribeira da Prata Ribeira da Prata (also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra da Prata) is a village and a stream situated at the east of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. The village is linked with the road linking Praia and Assomada which is approximately 110 km away from the capital.
Ribeira das Bras Ribeira das Bras (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra das Bras, São Vicente: Ribéra das Bras or the same title, Santo Antão Crioulos: R'béra das Bras) is a village in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão.
Ribeira do Julião Ribeira do Julião (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra du Julion, São Vicente: Ribéra d' Julião) is a ribeira (stream) that flows in the northcentral part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. The stream is entirely dry and flows only during rainy weather even a few days later due to its climate with lack of vegetation.
Ribeira do Paúl Ribeira da Paúl (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra da Paúl, Santo Antão: Rbera da Paúl, São Vicente: Ribéra da Paúl) is a ribeira (stream) that flows in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from southwest to northeast.
Ribeira Grande (stream) Ribeira Grande (Portuguese meaning the great stream, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra Grandi, Santo Antão: Rbera Grande, São Vicente: Ribéra Grande) is a ribeira (stream) that flows in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from west-southwest to east-northeast is almost dry and flows during rainy days.

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