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Brava, Cape Verde

Brava is an island in Cape Verde. It is the smallest inhabited island, but at the same time the greenest, of Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. First settled in the 1540s, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1675...

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Brava, Cape Verde

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Brava, Cape Verde

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Brava, Cape Verde

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Brava, Cape Verde

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Brava, Cape Verde

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Furna (also in Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC

ALUPEC

The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...

), is a port community in the island of northeastern part of the Brava

Brava, Cape Verde

, Cape Verde

Cape Verde

The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...

. The area around Furna are surrounded by mountains to the southwest and is linked with a road linking to the island capital of Vila Nova Sintra and the rest of the island. It serves ferry routes to the nearby island of Fogo

Fogo, Cape Verde

Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It is the most prominent of the group, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level at Pico do Fogo.-Geography:...

via its small port with São Filipe

São Filipe, Cape Verde

São Filipe , or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality, in Cape Verde.It is located SW of the island and in the southwestern part of the island...

Geography

The village is surrounded by rocky and grassy mountains with a small valley to the southwest. The town of Vila Nova Sintra can be seen above to the southwest as well as the island's tallest mountain Fontainhas

History

Furna became the most important harbour of Brava in 1843.
In 1982, many boats and some houses of Furna were destroyed by waves reaching a height of up to 10 meters which were caused by the storm Barryl. The harbour was improved in 2000.

Other

Today, Furna features a school, a middle school, churches and a square (praça or prasa), its nearest high school is in Vila Nova Sintra. There are several small shops and bars in Main Street. The new yellow school near the small church in the South of the village, which was paid by the government of Belgium, is worth a visit: There are large wall paintings motivating the children to save as much water as possible and to help keeping the island green.

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