Country Cape Verde Civil parish Nossa Senhora do Monte Municipality Brava | Island Brava Local time Monday 2:03 AM | |
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Nossa Senhora do Monte is a village located in the heart of the island of Brava, Cape Verde, it is the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora do Monte, its elevation is 770 m. Nossa Senhora do Monte are surrounded by mountains. Monte Fontainhas, Brava's tallest mountain reaching a height of 976 meters, is close to the village.
Map of Nossa Senhora do Monte, Cape Verde
It was founded in 1826, and a few years later it became the seat of a bishop. In 1862 Nossa Senhora do Monte became a place of pilgrimage. 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.
A small church of the Seventh Day Adventist was built in the 1930s by the missionaries from the United States
The only football (soccer) club in the town is GD Corôa da Brava, fpunded in 2004, though serves the whole island, it is based in the town.