Geography
The stream begins just in the central part of a small mountain range located in the central part of the island. It flows in the forested part of the island that are filled with pine trees and some other types. The stream flows into the valley with steep cliffs and farmlands with a couple of forests and the road linking Porto Novo and Ribeira Grande runs in the east side of the stream and portions on the west side. The stream flows near several villages and several mountains, an abandoned mining pit lies near Eito, it flows into the town of Ribeira Grande and empties around 500 m north of the town centre.
The stream during sunny days are mainly dry during the summer and wet and flowing during the winter months. One of the areas near Ribeira Grande are used for trading areas especially agriculture.
Several streams in the southern and the central parts empties into the Ribeira Grande.
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