List of buildings and structures in Brava, Cape Verde

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This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of Brava, Cape Verde and its surrounding islets to the north. The list is ordered by place. The island is in mid-position in the number of notable buildings and structures, behind São Nicolau and recently has fewer notable buildings than in Sal.

Brava, Cape Verde island of the Cape Verde archipelago

Brava is an island in Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. At 62.5 km2 (24.1 sq mi), it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest. First settled in the early 16th century, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1680. For more than a century, its main industry was whaling, but the island economy is now primarily agricultural.

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Sao Joao Batista church, Nova Sintra VilaNovaIgreja.jpg
São João Batista church, Nova Sintra
Former home of Eugenio Tavares, today a museum VilaNovaMonumento.jpg
Former home of Eugénio Tavares, today a museum
Furna's Primary School FurnaEscola.jpg
Furna's Primary School
Nossa Senhora do Monte church, Nossa Senhora do Monte NossaSraIgreja.jpg
Nossa Senhora do Monte church, Nossa Senhora do Monte
Santa Barbara (Saint Barbara) church, village of Santa Barbara SantaBarbaraIgreja.jpg
Santa Bárbara (Saint Barbara) church, village of Santa Bárbara

Cachaço

Ponta Nhô Martinho

Ponta Nhô Martinho is a headland on the Island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is the southernmost point of Cape Verde. It is located nearly 4 km south of Cachaço, the nearest settlement. Formerly, the point was called Salt Point, for instance in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. There is a lighthouse on Ponta Nhô Martinho, which is the southernmost structure in Cape Verde. Its focal plane is 29 metres (95 ft) above sea level.

Campo Baixo

Fajã de Água

Esperadinha Airport airport in Cape Verde

Esperadinha Airport was a public use airport located near the hamlet of Esperadinha, northwestern Brava, Cape Verde. It opened in 1992 and operated until 2004, when it was closed due to persistent dangerous high winds.

Furna

Ponta Jalunga point in Cape Verde

Ponta Jalunga is a headland located nearly a kilometer northeast of the port of Furna on the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It is the northeasternmost point of the island. The promontory is a rocky area, up to 120 meters high. The headland was mentioned as Pt. Ghelongo in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.

Clube Desportivo Nô Pintcha is a football club in Cape Verde that plays in the Brava Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Cidade Nova Sintra the island of Brava.

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Nossa Senhora do Monte

Nova Sintra

Associação Académica da Brava is a football (soccer) club that plays in the Brava Island League in Cape Verde.

The Banco Comercial do Atlântico is a Cape Verdean commercial bank. The headquarters of the company are located at Praça Alexandre Albuquerque, in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. The bank has 34 branches spread over all 9 inhabited Cape Verdean islands.

Santa Bárbara

Near Brava

Ilhéu de Cima Lighthouse lighthouse in Cape Verde

Ilhéu de Cima Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Ilhéu de Cima located about 80 m above sea level. The lighthouse is the only building inside the integral nature reserve Ilhéus do Rombo.

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Pedra de Lume Settlement in Sal, Cape Verde

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1910s – 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s

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Colá

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Sports in Sal, Cape Verde

The island of Sal in Cape Verde in the east of the Barlavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major professional club may now be Académico do Aeroporto do Sal, the remaining clubs are amateur or beginners. In 1976, Sal would have its own island championships of each sport. The football competition was the third along with Fogo to have its own first held in 1976 after the nation's independence. Since 2014, the football (soccer) was the only competition divided into two divisions.

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