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image by Valentin Poposki, 04 Aug 2022 |
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Brava is one of 22 municipalities of Cabo Verde. Town of Nova Sintra was/is
a town and seat of the municipality of Brava.
Valentin Poposki, 04 Aug 2022
Brava island (plus a few islets, not counted to
the 10) is one of four islands that comprise
a single municipality.
António Martins, 01 Apr 2016 and 16 Nov 2017
Its flag is white with municipal logo on it.
Valentin Poposki, 04 Aug 2022
A few photos of the local town hall in Nova Sintra shows the national
flag and what seems to be a white flag with the emblem
on it. (These photos also witness a change, seemingly in the mid 2010s, in the
arrangement of the flag poles, which were changed from two wall-mounted angled
poles between windows to three balcony-mounted angled poles, but none was found
detailed enough to illustrate the flag design:
R.T.C.,
R.F.I.,
aNação,
BravaNews,
Publ.CV.)
António Martins, 15 Nov 2017 and 31 Dec 2025
The emblem has the usual 4 green
chainlinks flanked by two arcs of 5 yellow stars, and a red scroll underneath.
António Martins, 30 Dec 2025
The emblem has a round “shield”, as usual, mostly blue with
red scroll (of the stylized type). It can be
seen
on the pediment of a mall/market run by the municipality
(unveiled
in April 2016)
António Martins, 15 Nov 2017
The circular shield is cyan (light blue), sky over sea, the latter with white
waves, an black island on the horizon under a yellow sun, and in the forground a
very stylized paper boat, carrying a large red hibiscus flower, with a kingfisher
perched at its prow, and issuing a waft of white musical notes.
António Martins, 30 Dec 2025
Of this emblem at least three variants exist, and at least two can be seen used on a white flag. The variations are:
| type → | b | a | c |
|---|---|---|---|
| feature ↓ |
![[b]](../images/c/cv-91)b.gif) |
![[a]](../images/c/cv-91)a.gif) |
![[c]](../images/c/cv-91)c.gif) |
| sun | solid, +clouds | gradient | solid |
| bird | Ispidina picta (African pygmy kingfisher) |
Halcyon leucocephala acteon (Greyheaded Kingfisher) turned neck |
|
| island | dexter half | whole width | |
| boat | at sinister, cleared away from the island |
in foreground, over the island |
|
| waves | white/cyan gradient |
solid white | |
| sources | as logo: [1] |
as logo: [2] [3] |
on flag: [4] [5] [6] [7] |
The birds are Ispidina picta (the African pygmy kingfisher) and
Halcyon leucocephala acteon (the Greyheaded Kingfisher), a subspecies
endemic to the islands. They are both looking forwards — however
one is perched facing backwards, but with turned neck. (The kingfisher motif,
in the form of the latter species, was also used, during the 2016 local
elections, in its logo by a local party of nearby Fogo
island.)
António Martins, 31 Dec 2025
Another detail common to both versions is the scroll, red with white
edging at top and bottom, itself outlined (in black or red) especially
when on white background, as on the flag. The scroll text reads "Câmara
Municipal da Brava", which is incorrect — should be "Município
da Brava", refering to the actual armigerous entity, or simply the toponym
"Brava" (or "Braba", pá, passam já quinhentos anos!).
António Martins, 31 Dec 2025
The hibiscus flower has red petals but orange pistil — which is barely
distinguishable on the flag, but visible when seen up close / in large size.
António Martins, 31 Dec 2025
This is one of three among the 22 municipal emblems of Cabo Verde to show
musical symbols — the others being mun. São Domingos
and mun. São Vicente.
António Martins, 30 Dec 2025
image by Sérgio Horta and António Martins, 31 Dec 2025 |
(source)
The colonial-era municipal flag was a typical Portuguese
municipal flag, consisting of a 2:3 yellow over red quartered background
with the coat of arms centered on it. Mural crown Argent
with four visible towers (town rank) and white
scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "Vila de Nova
Sintra". The banner should have golden and purple (!) tassels and cord,
and golden staff with a spear finial.
Flag and arms approved by the Overseas Ministry in Ministerial Diploma
(Diploma Legislativo Ministerial) n.º 5 and published in the official
journal (of the colony) Boletim Oficial de Cabo Verde : I Série : 13.º
Suplemento of 1955.05.28.
António Martins, 31 Dec 2025
Its symbols were published in the Official Bulletin on 28.05.1955.
Flag - Quartered in yellow and red. Cords and tassels of gold and purple.
Golden spear.
Valentin Poposki, 04 Aug 2022
At HeraldicaCivica.PT
we can see Sérgio Horta’s account of these arms and flag, drawn in the
same style as contemporary CHAAP artwork;
other sources, such as [lgh66] and
postage stamps,
may differ in details.
António Martins, 31 Dec 2025
![[flag]](../images/p/pt-'yr4.gif)
image by António Martins, 29 Feb 2010
Non-monocolored portuguese subnational flags are
allowed to have armless variations.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
While the current law, adopted in 1991,
doesn’t apply to municipal flags in the colonies, independent in 1975, it
however draws most of its content from the 1930 ministerial dispatch, incl.
the regulation of armless variations allowed for non-monocolor municipal flags.
This 1930 ruling affected all future Portuguese municipal flags, including the
colonial ones.
António Martins, Feb 2026
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image by Sérgio Horta and António Martins, 31 Dec 2025 |
(source)
The arms have on a shield Or an anchor Sable cordoned Argent accompanied by three roses Argent seeded and barbed Gules and in chief the arms of Sintra minus its crags.
De ouro, uma âncora de negro, encordoada de prata, contida por três rosas do mesmo, abotoadas, raiadas e circundadas de vermelho. Em chefe as armas da vila de Sintra sem os penhascos. Coroa mural de quatro torres de prata. Listel branco com os dizeres "VILA DE NOVA SINTRA". Bandeira - Esquartelada de amarelo e vermelho. Cordões e borlas de ouro e púrpura. Lança e hasta douradas.António Martins, 14 Dec 2025
Nova Sintra arms - Of gold, an anchor in black, strung with silver, contained
by three roses of the same, buttoned, streaked and encircled in red. In chief
the arms of the town of Sintra without the cliffs.
Valentin Poposki, 04 Aug 2022
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