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Brava
Elevation:	976 m (3,202 ft)
Latitude:	14.85 (14° 51' 0' N)
Longitude:	24.71667 (24° 43' 0' W)
Location:	Cape Verde Islands
Range:
Population:	around 7,000
Area:	64 km²
Type:	Stratovolcano

Nova Sintra.

Brava is a volcanic island in the Cape Verde group. It is the smallest inhabited island of Cape Verde, one of the Sotaventos. First settled in the 1540s, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1675. Its main industry was long whaling, but the island is now primarily agricultural. The island's main town is Vila Nova Sintra. Image File history File links Cape_Verde-Brava. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... A stratovolcano is a tall, conical mountain (volcano) composed of both hardened lava and volcanic ash. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Scn0007. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Scn0007. ... This article is about volcanoes in geology. ... The Sotavento archipelago (literally, the Leeward), is the southern island group of Cape Verde. ... Events and Trends 1541 Hernando de Soto is the first European to see the Mississippi River. ... Mount Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde, rising to 2839 metres above sea level. ... Fogo ( Portuguese for fire) is a volcanic island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch Whaling refers to the practice, history and industries associated with the hunting and killing of whales. ...

Volcanic activity on the island has been mainly located along three sets of lineaments, which all intersect at the crest of ground that forms the highest part of the island. Brava has no documented historical eruptions, but its youthful volcanic morphology and the fact that earthquake swarms still occur indicate the potential for future eruptions.

The municipality has no municipal boundaries which means it is encircled with the Atlantic Ocean.

Brava is the only inhabited island in Cape Verde without an active airport and was severely damaged by Tropical Storm Beryl in 1982. Former inhabitants of the island include Eugénio Tavares. Tropical Storm Beryl was a tropical storm that brought heavy damage to Cape Verde in August during the 1982 Atlantic hurricane season, killing 115 islanders. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eugénio de Paula Tavares (11 May 1867 in the island of Brava and died the 6 January 1930) was a Cape Verdean poet. ...

Parishes

• São João Baptista
• Nossa Senhora do Monte

Settlements

• Cachaço
• Campo Baixo
• Cova Joana
• Fajã de Agua
• Furna
• Lime Doce
• Mato Grande
• Nova Sintra do Monte
• Santa Bárbara
• Tantum
• Vila Nova Sintra

Geography

• Population: around 6,800 (1991), 4,296 (2001)
• Density: around 101.49/km²
• ISO 3166-2:CV: CV-BR
• Area: 67 km²
• Name of inhabitants: Bravense
• Municipality: Vila Nova Sintra (population: 1,500 1991, 1,882 2001)

It is part of the district of Sotavento. The places include Nova Sintra. ISO 3166-2 codes for Cape Verde. ... The Sotavento archipelago (literally, the Leeward), is the southern island group of Cape Verde. ... Nova Sintra is a town in the central part of the island of Brava in southwestern and western Cape Verde and also serves its island capital. ...

The island has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasia, churches, and a square (praça) including one in honor of the famous musician Eugene Tavares. In the United States and elsewhere, a town square is an area in the middle of a traditional town consisting of a park or plaza and surrounded by small shops. ...

All of the five villages lie north of the mountaintop and has four main roads including Furna - Vila Nova Sintra and Fajã de Agua and south to Nova Sintra do Monte and slightly south of the mountaintop. The two large islands north of Brava are unhabited. The mountain valleys domimates the south, the east and the west. The north has a few valleys.

North of Brava are two small islands with 4 islets, 3 of them are west of Ilh(e)u de Cima. The islands are Ilh(e)u Grande (Portuguese for Large Island or Big Island) and Ilh(e)u de Cima.

The island is part of the Sotavento (Portuguese for islands under the wind) island chain and is located west of Fogo. Precipitation arrives from the trade wind clouds. It lies in the leeward of the enormous Fogo volcano. The island is covered with a leeward cloud so that the evaporation is smaller and the vegetation is enrich. The island is more closely settled The places include the village of Vila Nova Sintra. The village of Furna has a commercial port. The Sotavento archipelago (literally, the Leeward), is the southern island group of Cape Verde. ... Fogo ( Portuguese for fire) is a volcanic island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. ...

Geographical features

History

Brava was founded in 1462 by the Portuguese and the first settlement was founded in 1573. Slave trade was common in Cidade Velha. The persons that were from Madeira and Minho in Northern Portugal did not participate any longer. In 1680, the inhabitants fled to the nearby large island of Fogo after the volcano erupted and lava began to flow and devastate. In the 17th and the 18th centuries, pirates raided the bays of the island and continued until the 19th century when whale-catching was common from the ships of Europe and North America. Emigration began as the whale-catching ships sailed people from Brava to the northeastern part of North America especially along the Eastern Seaboard. Most of the immigrants from Brava settled in Boston, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island and New Bedford, Massachusetts. Brava most famous son is the musician Eugénio Tavares, which he used the traditional morna and was written in Crioulo. A statue dedeciated to Eugene Tavares is in the main square of Vila Nova Sintra and is encircled with a beautiful garden that are filled with trees, sunflowers, flowers, grass and other types of plants. Other notable persons includes Hermano da Pina and Armando da Pina who lives in the Eastern Seaboard which has his ancestry to his parents in Brava. Events Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ... Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region Miño/Minho River The river is the longest in Galicia with an extension of 340 km. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Categories: US geography stubs ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Solar System), Athens of America Official website: www. ... Nickname: Beehive of Industry, The Renaissance City Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The Whaling City Official website: www. ... Eugénio de Paula Tavares (11 May 1867 in the island of Brava and died the 6 January 1930) was a Cape Verdean poet. ... Morna (Portuguese for mild) is a genre of Cape Verdean music, closely related to the Portuguese fado and Brazilian modinha. ... Portuguese creoles are creole languages which have been significantly influenced by Portuguese. ... Categories: US geography stubs ...

Economics and Tourism

The main economy of the island are agriculture that relate with irrigation and fishing which are the island's main production. Trading and private households depend on income from Cape Verdean residents from North America.

The airline service went to an end in 2004. Brava never had tourism. Tourism slowly boomed. The island is not suitable for beach tourism since because the steep shoreline makes the island not having a lot of beaches. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sites of interest

• Vinagre (Portuguese for Vinegar)

External links

• CapeVerdeBreaks.com An excellent website about Cape Verde including weather, history, travel, culture, festivals and much more.
• caboverde.com
• University of Massachusetts - information and images from Brava
• Photos of Brava
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver or Google
  • Satellite images: Google - image not yet available
• Coordinates: 14°55′0″N, 23°31′0″W
• In German:
  • Information and migrations by Mike Goike
  • Map of Fogo and Brava with a scale of 1:60000
  • Cape Verde Travel Guiede with Lucete Fortes and Pitt Reitmaier

Islands of Cape Verde
Island Groups
Barlavento | Sotavento
Islands
Boa Vista | Branco | Brava | Fogo | Maio | Razo | Sal | Santa Luzia | Santiago | Santo Antão | São Nicolau | São Vicente Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... The Barlavento archipelago (literally, the Windward), is the northern island group of Cape Verde. ... The Sotavento archipelago (literally, the Leeward), is the southern island group of Cape Verde. ... Boa Vista is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. ... Branco is a small island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. ... Fogo ( Portuguese for fire) is a volcanic island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. ... Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. ... Razo is a small island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde. ... Sal (Portuguese for salt -- from the mines at Pedra de Lume) is an island in the archipelago of Cape Verde, and the municipality of the same name. ... Santa Luzia is an island of the Barlavento archipelago in Cape Verde. ... Santiago (Portuguese meaning Saint James) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nations population. ... Santo Antão (Portuguese for Saint Anthony) is the westernmost and largest of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. ... São Nicolau is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. ... For other uses, see São Vicente (disambiguation) São Vicente (Crioulo: Sanvicente or Sanvcênt) is one of the Barlavento islands of the Cape Verde. ...