Brava is said to be the most beautiful island, although the flowers for which it is famous have partly disappeared as a result of drought. The major problem with Brava is the lack of regular transportation. Like many other visitors, I have seen Brava across the channel from Fogo, but not been able to go. It is said that if you want to see Brava, it should be the first priority of your trip to Cape Verde, and when you get there, you must immediately start enquiring about ways of going back. There has been widespread emigration to America from Brava, and from time to time, visiting emigrants lose their international flights when transportation out of Brava fails.

Brava is a mountainous island - it's highest point is 976m. The island of Brava is the most colourful Cape Verde island. It also receives the most rainfall - but this enables a huge range of vegetation to flourish. It is also the smallest of the Cape Verde islands.

The island of Brava is located in the extreme Southeast of the leeward group of the Archipelago, with an elliptic configuration, it has a surface of 64 km2 and the maximum length of 9 km East-Westward. lt is 20 km away from the island of Fogo and from this viewpoint you can see four small islets where the fishermen go from time to time.

Brava is the smallest island of the Archipelago with the exception of the uninhabited Santa Luzia. lt is very mountainous and its highest point is Monte Fontainhas. Deep and abrupt valleys contrast with its high peaks. The coastline is very rugged, forming many bays such as: Furna, Ancião, Fajã d'Água and Somo. Evidence of the volcanic past of the island can be seen in Fundo Grande; a crater preserved by time.

Due to its altitude, Brava is the dampest and the most green of all the islands and due to and its abundance of flowers makes it known as "ilha das flores" (island of flowers).
The medium temperature oscillates between 16 and 26°C