Morro Brás

Morro Brás
Morro Brás
Morr Brás
Statistics
Island: São Nicolau
Municipality: Ribeira Brava
Distance from the island capital: around 15 km east of
Ribeira Brava
Population: (2001)
-
Percent of the island

Morro Brás (in Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC: Morr Brás) is village in the northeastern part of the island island of São Nicolau. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava. It is linked with the road connecting Ribeira Brava and Carriçal

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Geography

Juncalinho features farmlands within the village and the shoreline, farmlands mainly consists of pastures, fruits and vegetables and other types, grasslands dominate the area and it contains a very few trees as well as the northwestern portion, its climate ranges from wet to dry in which its slightly wetter than the eastern portion of the island. The mountains dominate the area to the south and north except for the northwestern part which are mainly dominantly hilly and contains several mountaintops in the central part of the area. The Atlantic Ocean is north of the village and around 5 km south.

Information

Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are concrete or sand with stone and some houses are built with brick and steel reinforced concrete. The area is in the island's low class. A part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications, appliances and street lights are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.

See also

The island of São Nicolau and the surrounding islands
Communities and settlements
Baixo Roche | Belém | Berril | Cabeçalinho | Cachaco | Calejão | Calhaus | Campo | Carriçal | Carvoeiro | Castilhano | Covada | Estância Bras | Fajã de Baixo | Fajã de Cima | Fontaninhas | Hortelão | Jalunga | Juncalinho | Morro Bras | Praia Branca | Preguiça | Queimada | Ribeira Brava | Ribeira Funda | Ribeira da Ponta | Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Parishes
Nossa Senhora da Lapa | Nossa Senhora do Rosário | São Francisco
Mountains
Monte Bissau | Monte Gordo



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