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, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the central part of the island of Brava in southwestern

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. It serves as the seat of the

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. The settlement is named after

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, the summer residence of the Portuguese kings. Its population is about 1,500. Its elevation is around 500 meters. Since 2010, Nova Sintra has been a city. Agriculture is the predominant source of income on Brava. Tourism is less developed, but there are a few small hotels and guest houses. The "aluguer" buses to the other villages start from ''Praça Eugénio Tavares''. VilaNovaIgreja

The historic center has been submitted to the tentative list of UNESCO's

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s in 2016.

Geography

Nearby places include the port of

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to the northeast, Santa Bárbara and

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to the east, João da Noly to the south and Nossa Senhora do Monte to the southwest.

Sights

* Nova Sintra's claim to popular fame comes from

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, a famous Cape Verdean writer. There is a monument of him beside the house where he lived, which is museum today. * The square ''Praça Eugénio Tavares'' is the center of town. There is a well-kept park, a music pavilion, a post office, a bank, a pharmacy and the City Hall. The Protestant church ''Igreja do Nazareno'' is the oldest church of the island. Opposite the bank one of the rare dragon trees (''Dracaena draco'') can be seen. * The Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist (São João Baptista) was built around 1880. * There is also a New Apostolic Church, an Adventist Church, a Kingdom Hall of

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and a branch of

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in Nova Sintra. *''Rua da Cultura'' is a historic street in the center of the town. Well-preserved colonial architecture can be seen here. *In the Eastern part of the town there is a monument and viewpoint shaped like a ship. The name "''Santa Maria''" which is painted on the ship refers to the ship of Christopher Columbus. From here there is a beautiful view over the village of Santa Bárbara to the East coast of Brava and the harbour of

. There are similar monuments in other villages as well, e.g. in Campo Baixo in the South of Brava.

Historical population

Climate

Nova Sintra has a

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''BSh'') and is cooler than the low-lying areas of the island. Its average rainfall is , and its average temperature is . The coldest month is February with an average of and the warmest is September with an average of .

International relations

Nova Sintra is twinned with: *

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References

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