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in the middle of the island. There is a natural swimming pool in the South of Fajã de Água about one kilometer from the village. If the wind is not too strong and the waves are not too high, swimming is possible here. Further to the South there is the dark sandy beach
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In the 18th and 19th century, whaling was an important source of income for Brava. Many whaling ships from
America landed in Fajã de Água. Fajã de Água used to be the most important harbour of Brava until 1843 when the present harbour of
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which left Fajã de Água for
America on 21 August 1943. It was lost in the Atlantic Ocean and 51 persons lost their lives. Nearly every family in Fajã de Água lost one or more relatives.
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with a paved runway was inaugurated in Fajã de Água in 1992. It connected Brava with the nearby islands of
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484:Mato Grande
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449:Cova Joana
384:Cabo Verde
314:References
228:Cape Verde
170:Population
120:Cape Verde
91:24°43′55″W
88:14°52′23″N
37:Settlement
199:monument.
162:Elevation
532:Parishes
350:(1747).
302:See also
268:Santiago
514:Vinagre
439:Cachaço
296:Matilde
238:History
207:Church.
197:Matilde
116:Country
504:Tantum
274:Sights
127:Island
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425:Brava
256:Furna
224:Brava
186:91205
144:Brava
132:Brava
479:Mato
266:and
264:Fogo
18:Fajã
474:Lem
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