Pico da Pedra, Ribeira Grande — a parish since 16 June 1835, a chapel from 1604 and more than 3,000 people in 6.5 km²

A place belonging to Rabo de Peixe until 1835, Pico da Pedra takes its name from a 234-metre volcanic cone. The Prazeres chapel dates from 1604, the parish church from 1802–1807, and the population has kept growing since 2001.