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Brava Island

Brava is a Volcanic Island in the Cape Verde group. It is the smallest inhabited island of Cape Verde, one of the Sotaventos. First settled in the 1540's, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1675. Its main industry was long whaling, but the island is now primarily agricultural. The island's main town is Vila Nova Sintra. Volcanic activity on the island has been mainly located along three sets of lineaments, which all intersect at the crest of ground that forms the highest part of the island. Brava has no documented historical eruptions, but its youthful volcanic morphology and the fact that earthquake swarms still occur indicate the potential for future eruptions. The municipality has no municipal boundaries which means it is encircled with the Atlantic Ocean. Brava is the only inhabited island in Cape Verde without an active airport and was severely damaged by Tropical Storm Beryl in 1982. Former inhabitants of the island include Eugénio Tavares. All of the five villages lie north of the mountaintop and has four main roads including Furna - Vila Nova Sintra and Fajã de Agua and south to Nova Sintra do Monte and slightly south of the mountaintop. The two large islands north of Brava are unhabited. The mountain valleys domimates the south, the east and the west. The north has a few valleys. North of Brava are two small islands with 4 islets, 3 of them are west of Ilh(e)u de Cima. The islands are Ilh(e)u Grande (Portuguese for Large Island or Big Island) and Ilh(e)u de Cima. The island is part of the Sotavento (Portuguese for islands under the wind) island chain and is located west of Fogo. Precipitation arrives from the trade wind clouds. It lies in the leeward of the enormous Fogo volcano. The island is covered with a leeward cloud so that the evaporation is smaller and the vegetation is enrich. The island is more closely settled The places include the village of Vila Nova Sintra. The village of Furna has a commercial port. The main economy of the island are agriculture that relate with irrigation and fishing which are the island's main production. Trading and private households depend on income from Cape Verdean residents from North America.

Towns

Cachaço , Campo Baixo, Cova Joana, Fajã de Agua, Furna, Lime Doce, Mato Grande, Nova Sintra do Monte, Santa Bárbara, Tantum and Vila Nova Sintra

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