Brava

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67 square kilometres of pure charm! Brava Island is the smallest in the entire archipelago, but one of the greenest, freshest and most flowery, characteristics that led to its name ``Island of Flowers``. Its small territory is fertile in vegetation; mountains, viewpoints, charming villages and a town - Nova Sintra - which got its name from the comparison with the town of Sintra in Portugal, with which it shares the same type of architecture and cool, humid climate.

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Island attractions

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NOVA SINTRA: The city of flowers

Elevated to National Heritage status in 2013, Nova Sintra is the seat of the municipality and the largest urban centre on the island. But the town, with just over 7,000 inhabitants, retains the traces and rhythm of its colonial past. It is ...

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EXPLORING THE ISLAND AND ITS NOOKS AND CRANNIES

We’ve already mentioned that Brava is an island that invites romance, but we can’t repeat it enough. Leaving bucolic Nova Sintra in the direction of the mountains, Brava proves to be just as enchanting. With viewpoints that take ...

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HOUSE EUGENIO TAVARES

This late 19th century building was the home of the illustrious composer and poet who re-founded Cape Verdean morna with new sounds, using Creole for the first time in his lyrics. He was born in 1867 and died in 1930.

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FAJÃ DE AGUA

This is one of the most beautiful bays in Cape Verde. The village sits at the foot of mountains that protect it from the northeast. It is the greenest part of the island due to the existence of permanent water ...