Furna (Brava)
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| image_caption = Furna on the island of Brava, Cape Verde
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Furna is a seaside community in the northeastern part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km northeast of the island capital of Nova Sintra. At the 2010 census its population was 612.
About the village
The settlement was mentioned as Fuurno in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.{{cite web|author=Jacques-Nicolas Bellin|author-link=Jacques-Nicolas Bellin|year=1747|url=http://maps.bpl.org/id/12504|title=Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde|language=fr}}
Furna became the most important harbour of Brava in 1843.Reitmeier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p.415. Bielefeld 2009. In 1982, many boats and some houses of Furna were destroyed by waves reaching a height of up to 10 meters which were caused by the tropical storm Beryl.Osang, Rolf: Kapverdische Inseln, p.151. Cologne 2001. The harbour was improved in 2000.Lipps, Susanne: Kapverdische Inseln, p.270. Ostfildern 2009. There are ferry connections to São Filipe in Fogo and Praia in Santiago.
Brava has a chapel known as Nossa Senhora de Boa Viagem.{{cite web|url=http://www.hpip.org/def/pt/Homepage/Obra?a=1700|title=Capela de Nossa Senhora de Boa Viagempublisher=Heritage of Portuguese Influence/ Património de Influência Portuguesa — HPIP|year=2008|access-date=2018-01-19}} The new yellow school near the small church in the South of the village, which was paid by the government of Belgium, has large wall paintings motivating the children to save as much water as possible and to help keeping the island green.
Less than a kilometer northeast of Furna is the headland Ponta Jalunga with a lighthouse.{{cite rowlett|cpv}}
Gallery
File:FurnaRuaPrincipal.jpg|Main Street.
See also
{{Portal|Africa}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Furna (Cape Verde)}}
- [http://www.furnaschool.com Furna School Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803212204/http://furnaschool.com/ |date=2020-08-03 }}
- [http://www.escoladafurna.com Escola da Furna Website (Portuguese)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192646/http://www.escoladafurna.com/ |date=2016-03-03 }}
- [http://portfocus.com/cape_verde/porto_furna/index.html The Port of Furna on portfocus.com]
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Category:Villages and settlements in Brava, Cape Verde