Matriz, Ribeira Grande — the town's mother parish, the church reopened in 2024, the roughly 3,900 figures of the Arcano and the Caldeiras

Matriz is the parish from which Ribeira Grande grew and where almost all of the historic centre lies: the church of Nossa Senhora da Estrela, the town hall, the eight-arch bridge. It also includes the Caldeiras, with the thermal baths, and the house where the Arcano of Mother Margarida do Apocalipse is shown.