P4 – Nova Sintra/Aguada (Eugénio Tavares house)
Points of interest
Natural value
Along the way, there are some plants endemic to the island, the silence that is felt during the journey leads a person to have an interesting contact with nature and you can enjoy the Praia d´aguada very close to the house where the poet lived.
Cultural Values
In cultural terms, it is inevitable for anyone who has ever heard of Brava without having heard about her most illustrious son and a little bit of his history. Eugénio Tavares, in order to hide himself from the persecution he was targeting, largely because of what he wrote and published in newspapers, on the part of the existing regime, he had a very large and comfortable house built far away from difficult access that would allow him to be peaceful and enjoying freedom. There in “Aguada”, he found his source of inspiration, writing his most beautiful songs and poetry inspiring the beautiful women of the island and the sea, a few meters from his house. The symbolism of the house is great, giving the various stories lived by Eugénio in the locality that are told in books and by historians.