FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
The municipality is composed of 1 parish, and is located in the District of Beja. The District of Beja is a district in the South Portugal, the district Capital is Beja. ...
The present Mayor is Nélson José Costa Berjano (Socialist) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is José Carlos Fernandes Durão (Socialist). The Socialist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ... The Socialist Party ( Portuguese: Partido Socialista) is a political party of Portugal. ...
The municipal holiday is August 28. August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ...
The name Barranco (spanish for ravine) is descriptive of its topography, featuring homes and restaurants in and around a ravine near a cliff overlooking a small sand strip (now flanked by a highway, Costa Verde Ave.) which runs from Miraflores to Chorrillos.
On the far side of the bridge is a park with a statue of Barranco's famous singer and composer, Chabuca Granda.
Barranco has republican era style houses and flower-filled parks and streets, and appealing beachfront areas.
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