In the early twentieth century and even until the middle of the train miner Vilaodriz gave much height the entire area of the river Eo, the Pontenova (which carried the ore) to Ribadeo, where did the unloading ships. Already in those years with the current soñábase Ponte dos Santos.

Were those few years of great social and cultural activity. Were several cultural societies and libraries. Tambien then created the Agricultural School "Pedro Murias (mid-century), supported by an Indian in Cuba.

What is the 1915 built the Tower of Moreno, one of the most typical architectural works of Ribadeo, modernist building that had a lift and garbage collection system through internal piping.

Of the companies that were created at the beginning of the century, there are two assets with significant, albeit with little activity. One is the dramatic philanthropic society, which owns the Cinema Theater, where he organized some phenomenal performances, with artists like ribadenses opera singer Manolo Cortés, ruiseñores of Eo and Polyphonic Choir.
The other is a society of mutual aid "The Concorde", a kind of social security for the destitute, who recently reached an agreement with the City to create a day center to care for the elderly, to be located in the old slaughterhouse with a magnificent view of Ria.

In the last third of the twentieth century, when it was approaching democracy was created the first Office for Second Degree in the region (now Institute Dionisio Gamallo Fierros.) At first it was called "Labour Office" because it took place practices of different trades and professions.

Build the current Parador Nacional de Turismo, with excellent views over the estuary. The port of Ribadeo currently working at full efficiency, with customs of the province of Lugo and continues to increase the tempo in music.

In recent years, one of the most important events for Ribadeo was the construction of Ponte dos Santos (work completed in the summer of 1987), a factor that resulted in our city and a peak concentration of trade and services.

This important economic activity, arts and culture, there were numerous valiosísimas initiatives and some of them in full operation as the Wind Orchestra, under the baton of Carlos Alvarez Fdz-Cid, Coral Polyphonic (Dean of the Province).

Some were born too numerous ephemeral publications, the most important "Ribeiras Eo" and "County of Eo" (the latter created in 1919 by Francisco Cavalcanti and the weeklies vicedecana Galician, currently under the direction of progress of Lugo).