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Cova Joana
Cova Joana is a village in the central part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated in a mountain valley, 0.5 km north of Nossa Senhora do Monte and 2 km southwest of the island capital Nova Sintra. In 2010 its population was 183. Its elevation is 645 meters. Description The name of the village Cova Joana refers to the location, as the creole word ''cova'' means ''crater'', ''depression'' or ''valley''.Reitmeier, Pitt: ''Cabo Verde'', p. 415-6. Bielefeld 2009. The village is linked by a good paved road to Nova Sintra, the capital of Brava which is about seven kilometers away by road, and to Nossa Senhora do Monte, a pilgrimage place which is about one kilometer to the South. The small harbour Fajã de Água on the West coast can be reached on a beautiful walking track as well as the Monte Fontainhas Monte Fontainhas is a volcanic mountain in the middle of Brava island in Cape Verde. At 976 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. Rock types are made up o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brava, Cape Verde
Brava (Portuguese for "wild" or "brave") is an island in Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. At , it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest. First settled in the early 16th century, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1680. For more than a century, its main industry was whaling, but the island economy is now primarily agricultural. History Brava was discovered in 1462 by the Portuguese explorer Diogo Afonso.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 97 There is no evidence of human presence on the Cape Verde islands before the arrival of the Portuguese. Around 1620 the population of Brava started with the arrival of settlers from |
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = José Maria Neves , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Ulisses Correia e Silva , legislature = National Assembly , area_rank = 166th , area_km2 = 4033 , area_sq_mi = 1,557 , percent_water = negligible , population_census = 561,901 , population_census_rank = 172nd , population_census_year = 2021 , population_density_km2 = 123.7 , population_density_sq_mi = 325.0 , population_density_rank = 89th , GDP_PPP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nossa Senhora Do Monte, Cape Verde
Nossa Senhora do Monte is a townCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 located in the heart of the island of , . It is the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora do Monte. Its elevation is 650 m, and its pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Sintra
Nova Sintra is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 , Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the central part of the island of in southwestern . It serves as the seat of the Brava Municipality. The settlement is named after |
Fajã De Água
Fajã de Agua is a village on the northwestern coast of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is 4 km west of the island capital Nova Sintra. Fishing and agriculture (maize, beans, bananas and papayas) are the most important sources of income. History The point was mentioned as ''Faciend de Agoa'' in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. In the 18th and 19th century, whaling was an important source of income for Brava. Many whaling ships from America landed in Fajã de Água. Fajã de Água used to be the most important harbour of Brava until 1843 when the present harbour of Furna was founded.Lipps, Susanne: ''Kapverdische Inseln'', p.275-276. Ostfildern 2009 A small airport named Esperadinha with a paved runway was inaugurated in Fajã de Água in 1992. It connected Brava with the nearby islands of Fogo and Santiago, but was closed in 2004 because of frequent strong winds which make landing impossible. Sights There is a beautiful walking track to the pilgrimage chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Fontainhas
Monte Fontainhas is a volcanic mountain in the middle of Brava island in Cape Verde. At 976 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. Rock types are made up of phonolite and ignimbrite. The mountainous centre of the island is often covered with clouds, which feed numerous springs, as was already observed by the 19th century traveller Armand d'Avezac. See also *List of mountains in Cape Verde References Fontainhas Fontainhas is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of Ponta do Sol and 19 km north of the island capital Porto Novo. The settlement in ... Geography of Brava, Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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