Nossa Senhora do Monte, Cape Verde

Nossa Senhora do Monte
Settlement

Main Street
Nossa Senhora do Monte
Coordinates: 14°51′29″N 24°43′05″W / 14.858°N 24.718°W / 14.858; -24.718Coordinates: 14°51′29″N 24°43′05″W / 14.858°N 24.718°W / 14.858; -24.718
Country Cape Verde
Island Brava
Municipality Brava
Civil parish Nossa Senhora do Monte
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 271

Nossa Senhora do Monte is a village located in the heart of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It was founded in 1826, and a few years later it became the seat of a bishop.[2] In 1862 Nossa Senhora do Monte became a place of pilgrimage.[3] There are a sightworthy Catholic pilgrimage church and a smaller Adventist Church in the village. Several shops and small bars are to be found in Main Street. Several times a day, Nossa Senhora do Monte can be reached by "Aluguer" bus from Nova Sintra.

"Aluguer" Bus in Nossa Senhora do Monte.
School.
General view from the North.

Nossa Senhora do Monte is surrounded by mountains. Monte Fontainhas, Brava's tallest mountain reaching a height of 976 meters, is close to the village.

References

  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
  2. Reitmaier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p.415. Bielefeld 2009.
  3. Reitmaier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p.418. Bielefeld 2009.


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