Brava

Brava is an in , and is part of the Sotavento group, in the central Atlantic Ocean. At 62.5 km2, it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: smallest inhabited island of Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “Brava Island”, “Brava, Cape Verde”, “Bravos sala”, “Bravos savivaldybė”, and “Ilha da Brava”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Monte Fontainhas and Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira.

Volcano
Photo: Holger Reineccius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a volcanic mountain in the middle of Brava island in .

Pitch
Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mato and Nossa Senhora do Monte.

Village
is a settlement in the island of Brava, .

Village
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town located in the heart of the island of Brava, .

Village
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the central part of the island of Brava, .

Brava

Latitude
14.85187° or 14° 51′ 7″ north
Longitude
-24.70681° or 24° 42′ 25″ west
Population
5,640
Elevation
825 metres (2,707 feet)
IATA airport code
BVR
Open location code
796QV72V+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9884525
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3374831
Wiki­data ID
Q492528
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wolof—“Brava” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برافا”
  • Armenian: “Բրավա (կղզի)”
  • Armenian: “Բրավա”
  • Asturian: “islla Brava”
  • Belarusian: “Брава”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Брава”
  • Breton: “Brava”
  • Catalan: “illa Brava”
  • Catalan: “Illa Brava”
  • Cebuano: “Concelho da Brava”
  • Chinese: “布拉瓦岛”
  • Chinese: “布拉瓦島”
  • Czech: “Brava”
  • Danish: “Brava”
  • Dutch: “Brava”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برافا”
  • Esperanto: “Brava”
  • Estonian: “Brava”
  • Finnish: “Brava”
  • French: “Brava”
  • Galician: “Illa Brava”
  • German: “Brava”
  • Greek: “Μπράβα”
  • Greek: “Νησί Μπράβα”
  • Hebrew: “בראווה”
  • Indonesian: “Brava, Tanjung Verde”
  • Italian: “Brava”
  • Japanese: “ブラヴァ島”
  • Kabuverdianu: “Braba”
  • Korean: “브라바섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Brava”
  • Low German: “Brava”
  • Minangkabau: “Brava, Tanjuang Verde”
  • Northern Frisian: “Brava (Kapwerden)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Brava”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brava”
  • Norwegian: “Brava”
  • Persian: “براوا، کیپ ورد”
  • Persian: “براوا”
  • Polish: “Brava”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Brava”
  • Romanian: “Insula Brava”
  • Russian: “Брава”
  • Russian: “остров Брава”
  • Slovenian: “Brava”
  • Spanish: “Isla Brava”
  • Swahili: “Brava”
  • Swedish: “Brava”
  • Thai: “เกาะบราวา”
  • Ukrainian: “Брава”
  • Urdu: “براوا، کیپ ورڈی”
  • Wolof: “Brava”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lima Doce and Campo Baixo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia - Nsa. Sra. Monte and Igreja Nossa Senhora do Monte.

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