Vila Nova Sintra
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| Coordinates: 14°52′16″N 24°41′46″W / 14.871°N 24.696°WCoordinates: 14°52′16″N 24°41′46″W / 14.871°N 24.696°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Brava |
| Municipality | Brava |
| Civil parish | São João Baptista |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,536 |
| Postal code | 9110 |
Nova Sintra is a town in the central part of the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It serves as the seat of the Brava Municipality. Its population is about 1,500. Its elevation is around 700 to 800 meters. Since 2010, Nova Sintra has been a city. Agriculture is the predominant source of income on Brava. Tourism is less developed, but there are a few small hotels and guest houses. Nova Sintra is linked with roads to the northern, the eastern, the southcentral and the western parts of the island as well as to the former airfield (Esperadinha Airport). The "aluguer" buses to the other villages start from Praça Eugénio Tavares.
The settlement is named after Sintra, the summer residence of the Portuguese kings. In the 18th and the 19th centuries, tourist visited during the summer months, nobles and colonial officials from the island of Santiago were staying.
The historic center is on the tentative list of UNESCO's World Heritage Site, it had been nominated in 2004, no date has been set.
Nova Sintra has a moderate tropical climate and is cooler than the low lying areas of the island. The average temperature is 13 to 23 °C (55–73 °F), the highest is 23.3 °C in September and the lowest is 13.6 °C in February. Average rainfall is 346 millimeters, the highest is 123 mm in September and the lowest is without a single precipitation between the months of April and June.
Its panoramics being beautiful. It offers a view of the surrounding landscape of the island and Monte Fontainhas. Ilhéu Secos are also seen. The island of Fogo and its summit are seen, the eastern part is not seen and only the upper part of Pico do Fogo are seen. About 5,000-10,000 years ago, only Bordeira was seen.
Sports clubs includes Académica da Brava, Benfica and Sporting Clube da Brava which is based in the city but serves the whole island, another club is Nô Pintcha (not the same as the one in Mosteiros in the neighboring island) much of it plays football (soccer), all participates in the Brava Island League. Basketball, volleyball and futsal clubs are also in the town, other sports were once the least common in Cape Verde.
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