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Furna is a seaside community in the northeastern part of the island of Brava,
Brava has a chapel known as Nossa Senhora de Boa Viagem. 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.
File:FurnaRuaPrincipal.jpg, Main Street.
Furna School Website
Escola da Furna Website (Portuguese)
{{Authority control Villages and settlements in Brava, Cape Verde Populated coastal places in Cape Verde Ports and harbours of Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. It lies 2.5 km northeast of the island capital of . At the 2010 census its population was 612.
About the village
The settlement was mentioned as ''Fuurno'' in the 1747 map byJacques-Nicolas Bellin
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (; 1703 – 21 March 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the philosophes.
Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, membe ...
.
Furna became the most important harbour of Brava in 1843. 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''. The harbour was improved in 2000. There are ferry connections to São Filipe in Fogo and Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
.
Brava has a chapel known as Nossa Senhora de Boa Viagem. 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.
Gallery
See also
*List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde
This is a list of villages and smaller settlements in Cape Verde:
Boa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality), Boa Vista
* Bofarreira
* Cabeça dos Tarrafes
* Curral Velho, Cape Verde, Curral Velho - abandoned settlement
* Espingueira - Abandoned Settl ...
References
External links
Furna School Website
Escola da Furna Website (Portuguese)
{{Authority control Villages and settlements in Brava, Cape Verde Populated coastal places in Cape Verde Ports and harbours of Cape Verde