Rio de Moinhos (Abrantes)
Rio de Moinhos is a freguesia in the Portuguese municipality of Abrantes, in the district of Santarém. The population in 2011 was 1,202, in an area of.
History
Once called Ribeira dos Moinhos, it got its name from the number of watermills and windmills that line the watercourse, along an fertile river valley that flows to the Tagus River.It is unclear when the parish was established, although it is generally assumed that the first inhabitants were fishermen.
Economy
The region is supported by activities that include agriculture, commerce, services, and industry.A factory in Tramagal employs many of the people of Rio de Moinhos.
Culture
There are various associations that are tied to social, cultural, or economic activities in the parish: the Associação de Moradores de Amoreira, the Associação de Caçadores, the Junta de Agricultores, the Centro de Apoio a Idosos da freguesia de Rio de Moinhos, the Centro Cultural e Desportivo de Amoreira, the Conferência de São Vicente de Paulo, the Sociedade Filarmónica de Educação e Beneficência Riomoinhense, the Casa do Povo de Rio de Moinhos, the folk-singing group "Os Moleiros", the Comissão de melhoramentos da Pucariça and the Associação Juvenil Remoinhos d´Água.The parish is known for Tigeladas, the Broas de mel, the Ferradura cakes, and many of the types of charcutaria that are typical of the dinner services.