Cachaço | |
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Coordinates: 14°50′13″N 24°41′49″W / 14.837°N 24.697°WCoordinates: 14°50′13″N 24°41′49″W / 14.837°N 24.697°W | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Island | Brava |
Municipality | Brava |
Civil parish | São João Baptista |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 228 |
Cachaço can also refer to another settlement in the island of São Nicolau, see Cachaço, São Nicolau, Cape Verde and a settlement of Serra do Navio, Amapà, Brazil
Cachaço is a village on the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated in the mountains, 4 km south of the island capital Nova Sintra. Its 2010 population was 228.
Cachaço is the second southernmost settlement in Cape Verde after nearby Tantum in the west.
Steep slopes dominate the south of the area, some 4 km south is the southernmost point in Cape Verde, Ponta Nhô Martinho, also in that location is a lighthouse, one of two on the island.