Cova Rodela is a village in the middle of the island of Brava,

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. The village is situated in the mountains, 1 km west of the island capital

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. There are good walking paths to the island's tallest mountain Monte Fontainhas. Most of the inhabitants of the village live on agriculture, growing maize and bananas. In the main street there is a noteworthy old dragon tree (''Dracaena draco''). Cova Rodela can be reached easily by ''aluguer'' buses from Nova Sintra and from other villages on Brava. Many windows in Cova Rodela look similar to those which were common in

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in the 19th century.Reitmaier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p. 415. Bielefeld 2009.

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{{Brava, Cape Verde Villages and settlements in Brava, Cape Verde