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Cape Verde
Brava Municipality

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” and “Brava, Cape Verde”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira.

Pitch
Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira is a multi-use stadium in on the island of Brava, Cape Verde. As the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mato and Nossa Senhora do Monte.

Village
is a settlement in the island of Brava, . It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 2 km southwest of the island capital .

Village
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is a town located in the heart of the island of Brava, . It is the seat of the parish of . Its elevation is 650 m, and its population was 271 in 2010.

Village
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is a village in the central part of the island of Brava, . It is situated in a mountain valley, 0.5 km north of and 2 km southwest of the island capital .

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: “Brava”
  • 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: “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”
  • Kabuverdianu: “Brava”
  • Korean: “브라바섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Brava”
  • Lithuanian: “Bravos sala”
  • Lithuanian: “Bravos savivaldybė”
  • Low German: “Brava”
  • Northern Frisian: “Brava (Kapwerden)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Brava”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Brava”
  • Norwegian: “Brava”
  • Persian: “براوا، دماغه سبز”
  • Persian: “براوا، کیپ ورد”
  • Polish: “Brava”
  • Portuguese: “Brava”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Brava”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha da Brava”
  • Romanian: “Insula Brava”
  • Russian: “Брава”
  • Russian: “остров Брава”
  • Slovenian: “Brava”
  • Spanish: “Brava”
  • Spanish: “Isla Brava”
  • Swahili: “Brava”
  • Swedish: “Brava”
  • Ukrainian: “Брава”
  • Urdu: “براوا، کیپ ورڈی”
  • Wolof: “Brava”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fontainhas and Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia - Nsa. Sra. Monte.

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