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Sotavento
Sotavento is a Portuguese word meaning “ leeward”. It is used in several geographic features: the area of Algarve, around Faro & Tavira;
- Sotavento Islands — the southern group of Cape Verde islands;
- Sotavento algarvio — the eastern part of the Algarve region, in Portugal;
The word also exists in Spanish, with the same meaning.