Ribeira Chã, Lagoa — 2.52 km², 365 people and a church that was begun before the parish existed

The smallest parish in the municipality of Lagoa has only existed since 1966. The story of the woad its first settlers grew, of the priest who arrived from São Jorge in 1956, and of the church of São José, from its foundation stone in 1962 to its opening in 1967.