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. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Latitude, denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing curved lines of longitude Longitude, sometimes denoted 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 mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... View of Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano. ... This article is about volcanoes in geology. ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s Years: 1540 1541 1542 1543 1544 1545 1546 1547 1548 1549 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 August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began 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 is 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 Hurricane Beryl in 1982. Former inhabitants of the island include Eugénio Tavares. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Parishes

• 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. ...

The island has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasia, churches, and a square (praça) including one in honor of the famous musician Eugene Tavares.

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 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

• • Ponta do Alto, located in the southwest
  • Ponta da Pesqueiro Grande, the westernmost point on the island.
  • Ponta da Rei Fernando (Portuguese for King Fernando), located in the east.
  • Ponta da Aguada, a bay located in the east
  • Quebra Cabeças, located in the south-southwest
  • Monte Pesqueiro, located in the west-northwest
  • Ponta da Incenso, the northernmost point on the island
  • Ponta Jalunga, located in the northeast
  • Ponta Mórea, located in the east southeast
  • Cova do Mer, located in the southeast
  • Ponta da Vaca

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. 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. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and fourth in population after Asia and Africa in area and population and Europe in population. ... Categories: US geography stubs ... Nickname: Beantown, The Hub, Athens of America Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded September 17, 1630 County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... Providence is the capital and largest city in Rhode Island, a state of the United States of America. ... A view of New Bedford from the harbor New Bedford is a city located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. ... Morna (Portuguese for mild) is a genre of Cape Verdean music, closely related to the Portuguese fado and Brazilian modinha. ... Portuguese Creole is a creole language based on the Portuguese language. ...

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 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sites of interest

• Vinagre (Portuguese for Vinegar)

External links

• caboverde.com
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver
• 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