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An elevated, distant view of Nova Sintra, including a stone walled cemetery. Because of the hilly terrain, this village is split into seven separate town squares. It is the main town on Brava.

Taken from an aluguer en route to Fajã d'Água, this elevated view of Nova Sintra shows the coastline and some of the volcanic crater that Furna is nestled within. Most of Brava's coastline is made of steep cliff's that rise to a dry tableland, as…

Ingreja do Nazareno, a Protestant church in Nova Sintra, is the oldest church on Brava. It is located near the a town square, or praça, one of seven in this hilly town.

Nova Sintra, a community of seven "praças" or squares because of the hilly terrain. Pictured here, one of the squares along with a well and some houses. Many of the streets in Nova Sintra are lined with hibiscus trees and during rainy years the…

A home in Nova Sintra, a quaint village on Brava that has cobblestone streets lined with hibiscus trees. In years with plenty of rain the village becomes a vibrant world of flowering vegetation.

Nova Sintra, a community of seven "praças" or squares because of the hilly terrain. Here a cobblestone street is divided and shaded by large trees. The sides of the roads are lined with Hibiscus trees.

In Nova Sintra many of the streets are lined with hibiscus trees, such as pictured here. During rainy seasons this quaint village is vibrant with vegetation, such as almond trees, jacaranda, blue plumbago and bougainvillaea.

Nova Sintra, a community of seven "praças" or squares because of the hilly terrain. It is named for the Portuguese town of Sintra, and it's structures, whitewash with red tiles, pay tribute to that.