Brava and Maio Travel Guide

Explore Nova Sintra Perched on Brava’s slopes, Nova Sintra offers tiled plazas, wood-fronted houses, geranium gardens, and cooler air. Explore Porto Inglês On Maio’s leeward shore, Porto Inglês offers wide sandy beaches, old salt pans and a small fishing port; visitors arrive for kite-surfing, sea-salt traditions, Creole cafés and evenings of timba and coladeira music. Explore Brava Brava, the smallest inhabited Cape Verde island, combines steep terraced valleys, the market town of Nova Sintra and cooler island weather. Explore Ilhéus do Rombo The Ilhéus do Rombo are small islets off Brava’s coast in Cape Verde, with rocky shores and seabird habitat. Explore Maio Maio is a low-lying Cape Verde island with wide sand beaches, seasonal salt pans and quiet fishing villages; visitors come for beach time, birdwatching and relaxed boat trips among the Sotavento islands. Explore Ilhéu Grande Near Brava in Cape Verde, Ilhéu Grande is an uninhabited islet visited by boat for seabird watching, coastal scenery and local fishing trips. Explore Ilhéu de Cima Ilhéu de Cima, off Brava, Cape Verde, draws small‑boat visitors for coastal walks, seabird observation and the island’s volcanic shoreline.