Brava Municipality

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: concelho of Cape Verde with 6,620 residents
  • Description: municipality on the island of Brava, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: Brava”, “Brava, Cape Verde”, and “Concelho da Brava

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brava and Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira.

Island
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.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nova Sintra and Furna.

Town
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is a city in the central part of the island of in southwestern . It serves as the seat of the . The settlement is named after , the summer residence of the Portuguese kings.

Town
is a seaside community in the northeastern part of the island of , . It lies 2.5 km northeast of the island capital of . At the 2010 census its population was 612.

Village
is a small settlement located in the southwestern part of the island of , . In English, the name of the village means 'low field'.

Brava Municipality

Latitude
14.8667° or 14° 52′ north
Longitude
-24.7° or 24° 42′ west
Population
6,620
Elevation
634 metres (2,080 feet)
Open location code
796QV882+M2
Geo­Names ID
3374832
Wiki­data ID
Q2571624
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Brava Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: برافا
  • Asturian: Brava
  • Bengali: ব্রাভা
  • Breton: Brava
  • Catalan: Brava
  • Chinese: 布拉瓦岛县
  • Chinese: 布拉瓦島縣
  • Danish: Brava
  • Dutch: Brava
  • Finnish: Brava
  • French: Brava
  • Galician: Brava
  • German: Brava
  • Greek: Μπράβα
  • Gujarati: બ્રાવા
  • Hindi: ब्रावा
  • Indonesian: Brava
  • Italian: contea di Brava
  • Italian: Contea di Brava
  • Japanese: ブラヴァ (カーボベルデ)
  • Japanese: ブラヴァ
  • Japanese: ブラヴァ基礎自治体
  • Kannada: ಬ್ರವ
  • Korean: 브라바 시
  • Korean: 브라바시
  • Latvian: Brava
  • Lithuanian: Brava
  • Malay: Brava
  • Marathi: ब्रावा
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Brava
  • Polish: Brava
  • Portuguese: Brava
  • Portuguese: Concelho da brava
  • Portuguese: Município da Brava
  • Russian: Брава
  • Sinhala: බ්රාවා
  • Slovenian: Brava
  • Spanish: Brava (Cabo Verde)
  • Spanish: Brava
  • Swedish: Brava
  • Tamil: பிறவா
  • Telugu: బ్రావా
  • Thai: บราวา
  • Turkish: Brava
  • Ukrainian: Брава
  • Urdu: براوا، کیپ ورڈی
  • Urdu: براوا
  • Vietnamese: Brava

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nhã Dunda and Covada.

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