Brava, Cape Verde
Brava is an island in Cape Verde. It is in the Sotavento group. It is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago.
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 14°52′N 24°42′W / 14.867°N 24.700°WCoordinates: 14°52′N 24°42′W / 14.867°N 24.700°W |
| Area | 62.51 km2 (24.14 sq mi) |
| Length | 10.5 km (6.5 mi) |
| Width | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |
| Elevation | 976 m (3,202 ft) |
| Country | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 5,698 |
| Density | 91.2/km2 (236/sq mi) |
For more than a century, its main industry was whaling. Now it is primarily agricultural.
History
Brava was discovered in 1462 by the Portuguese explorer Diogo Afonso.[1] Around 1620 the population of Brava started with the arrival of settlers from Madeira and the Azores.[2]
Geography
Monte Fontainhas is the highest point on the island, reaching 976 metres elevation.[3]
Municipality
Administratively, the island of Brava is covered by one municipality. There are 2 civil parishes: São João Baptista and Nossa Senhora do Monte. The municipal seat is the city Nova Sintra.
Brava, Cape Verde Media
The uninhabited islets Ilhéus Secos or Ilhéus do Rombo with parts of the town of Nova Sintra.
Vila de Nova Sintra. Brava. Julho de 1987. Mito - OTIMarte.
A monument to Eugênio Tavares
"Aluguer" bus in the village Nossa Senhora do Monte.
References
- ↑ Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 97
- ↑ Centre historique de Nova Sintra, UNESCO (in French)
- ↑ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística