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  • Mindelo seen from the Fortim. The old part of town has beautiful examples of colonial architecture and the it is also the most cosmopolitan and cultural of the Cape Verde archipelago.
    CV-SVicente-Mindelo01.jpg
  • The ruins of Cidade Velha's cathedral. Cidade Velha  was the first capital of Cape Verde then changed to Cidade da Praia after being pillaged by French pirates.
    CV-Santiago-BasilicaInscri.jpg
  • In a "trapiche" sugar cane is used to make a kind of firewater vey appreciated in Cape Verde called "grog". The best one is usually from Santo Antao island where it is better distilled.
    CV-SAntao-TrapMelaco.jpg
  • Man passing in front of a baobab tree with a donkey. Donkeys are very common in Cape Verde but not trees.
    CV-Fogo-BurroEbondeiro.jpg
  • Women carrying water on the road. The Dry is the main problem in Cape Verde islands as most of the land remains unproductive due to arid soils.
    CV-Fogo-Aguadeiras.jpg
  • The old portuguese governor palace which is now used as a court of law is located on the main Lisboa Street.The old part of town has beautiful examples of colonial architecture and the it is also the most cosmopolitan and cultural of the Cape Verde archipelago.
    CV-SVicente-Palacio.jpg
  • The only botanic garden in Cape Verde is located near Sao Jorge dos Orgaos. The village has this name due to the similarity between the sorrounding mountains and chirches  organ-pipes.
    CV-Santiago-Orgaos01.jpg
  • The ruins of Cidade Velha's cathedral. Cidade Velha  was the first capital of Cape Verde then changed to Cidade da Praia after being pillaged by French pirates.
    CV-Santiago-BasilicaeBarcos.jpg
  • In a "trapiche" sugar cane is used to make a kind of firewater vey appreciated in Cape Verde called "grog". The best one is usually from Santo Antao island where it is better distilled.
    CV-SAntao-Trapiche02.jpg
  • In a "trapiche" sugar cane is used to make a kind of firewater vey appreciated in Cape Verde called "grog". The best one is usually from Santo Antao island where it is better distilled.
    CV-SAntao-Trapiche01.jpg
  • Sao Filipe's fortress in Cidade Velha. Cidade Velha  was the first capital of Cape Verde then changed to Cidade da Praia after being pillaged by French pirates.
    CV-Santiago-Forte01.jpg
  • Children in Cidade Velha, the first capital of Cape Verde.
    001009CPV004-5955.jpg
  • Nos desfiles de Carnaval do Mindelo, tenta-se retomar aos poucos a tradição dos grupos de "mandingas", membros da etnia africana também usados como escravos em Cabo Verde. Estes percorrem as ruas anarquicamente  brincando com a assistência, sendo geralmente oriundos das camadas mais pobres da população.
    001009CPV004-3968.jpg
  • Praia Grande (Big Beach) and an ancient volcano in the northeast coast can be seen from the highest point of Sao Vicente island, the Monte Verde (Green Mount).
    CV-SVicente-VistaAltoPrgrande.jpg
  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
    001009CPV004-3968.jpg
  • As in most of Cape verde archipelago people are very friendly and always available to help. With a circular stone road, the island has many unpaved paths that can difficult an outsider to move around without getting lost sometimes.
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  • Girls treating their hair on the main street of Barranco Velho where there are some examples of simple popular architecture. As in most of Cape Verde archipelago, facades are colorfully painted.
    001009cpv004-0489.jpg
  • Children playing football on Vila do Maio (Maio's Village) streets. Cape Verde population is very young and the country is known for the good use of international aid, specially in sending its students  abroad on scholarship programs.
    001009cpv004-0258.jpg
  • Boy walking in front of a kindergarden in Vila do Maio (Maio's village). Cape Verde population is very young and the country is known for the good use of international aid, specially in sending its students  abroad on scholarship programs.
    001009cpv004-0040.jpg
  • The dryness is one of the most important problems in Cape Verde archipelago and  for a flat island like Maio the lack of water is even more important as there are almost no mountains to retain the water from the clouds. Maio is an arid island so agriculture does not have many chances.
    001009cpv004-0652.jpg
  • Some children play on the main street of Barranco Velho where there are some examples of simple popular architecture. As in most of Cape Verde archipelago, facades are colorfully painted.
    001009cpv004-0459.jpg
  • Cidade Velha was the first capital of Cape Verde then changed for Cidade da Praia after being pillaged by French pirates.
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  • "Batuque" is one of the several musical styles of Cape verde, being the "batucadeiras" its executants. This traditional music from Santiago island has inspired new generations of capeverdian musicians as Lura and Tcheka.
    020301-007-CPV-0004.jpg
  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
    001009CPV004-4573.jpg
  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
    001009CPV004-3366.jpg
  • A young girl holds a baby in a bar in Faja da Agua village. The average age of Cape Verde population is 23 years old
    001009CPV004-1915.jpg
  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population. Here a TV presenter takes part in a dance with the "mandingas".
    001009CPV004-4009.jpg
  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
    001009CPV004-3181.jpg
  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
    001009CPV004-3002.jpg
  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
    001009CPV004-2971.jpg
  • In Carnival parades in Mindelo, attempts to recover the tradition of "mandigas" groups are made. These were members of African groups also used as slaves in Cape Verde. They rumble the streets chaotically playing with the audience and covered with oil or mud. They are generally from the poorer strata of population.
    001009CPV004-2958.jpg
  • A liberian football player portrayed in the ferry from Brava to Fogo island. After fled his homeland Liberia due to civil war more than 15 years ago this refugee lived in Gambia and Guinea Conakri before going to Cape Verde to play football as a way of earning his life.
    001009CPV004-2403.jpg
  • Boys taking care of a bougainvillaea tree. With a mild climate, the smaller of Cape Verde islands has the nickname of "flower island".
    001009CPV004-1822.jpg
  • A bougainvillaea tree marks the fence of a little farm in Brava island. With a mild climate, the smaller of Cape Verde islands has the nickname of "flower island".
    001009CPV004-1749.jpg
  • A child plays in Nova Sintra, the capital village of Brava island the most inacessible of the nine inhabited islands of Cape Verde archipelago.
    001009CPV004-1362.jpg
  • Young women walking on Vila do Maio (Maio's Village) narrow streets. Usually buidings are colourfully painted and people are very friendly to visitors. Maio island has about 7.000 inhabitants and is one of the less-known Cape Verdean islands.
    001009cpv004-0231.jpg
  • Young women walking on Vila do Maio (Maio's Village) narrow streets. Usually buidings are colourfully painted and people are very friendly to visitors. Maio island has about 7.000 inhabitants and is one of the less-known Cape Verdean islands.
    001009cpv004-0227.jpg
  • Vila do Maio (Maio's Village) church. Most of Cape Verdeans are catholics.
    001009cpv004-0212.jpg
  • Talvez o ponto turístico mais famoso de todo o arquipélago seja o pontão de Santa Maria, contruído sobre as àguas de cor vibrante e onde os pescadores costumam descarregar e amanhar o peixe.
    001009CPV004-6436.jpg
  • Not far from the sadly famous prison of Tarrafal, the beach is a tropical paradise with transparent waters and palms where tourists and locals refresh themselves.
    001009CPV004-5710.jpg
  • Local's Sunday in Cidade Velha in Santiago island.
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  • One of several children that beg near the old Tarrafal prison's entrance.
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  • Porto Novo's quay is where it's most of the commercial activity of Santo Antao island. The ferryboat from Sao Vicente carries passengers but also the agricultural products from the island to Mindelo city.
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  • Children in Vale do Paul. The pedestrian road of this valley enables the vision of an extraordinary scenic beauty because the valley starts in the hillside of a volcanic crater and goes down to the sea.
    001009CPV004-5181.jpg
  • Next to  Belem's Tower replica and the statue of the explorer Diogo Afonso, fishermen from Mindelo fix the nets, talk, play cards or unload the fish for the market.
    001009CPV004-4610.jpg
  • Uma festa privada durante o Carnaval do Mindelo, a capital da Ilha de São Vicente.
    001009CPV004-3281.jpg
  • In Santa Maria beach, the touristic center of Sal island, youngs work out their bodies to impress tourists.
    001009CPV004-6570.jpg
  • One of the best places in Cidade da Praia to attend musical shows it's without a doubt the restaurant "Quintal da Música" where one can also order typical "cachupa". This night a group of "batucadeiras" was acting singing and percussing their "tchabetas".
    001009CPV004-6146.jpg
  • Music is always present in capeverdians life, in traditional styles as "mornas", "coladeras", "funánás" and "batuque", or american influences such as "hip-hop", "rap" and "soul".
    001009CPV004-5949.jpg
  • Old criminal colony of Tarrafal, where Salazar's regimen detained many political prisoners in deplorable conditions is now in a very bad condition, exception made to the museum where one can find moving explanations and documents about the prisioner's life.
    001009CPV004-5588.jpg
  • The market of Assomada, in the island of Santiago's center is perhaps the place where it's better perceived the African roots of capeverdian nation.
    001009CPV004-5480.jpg
  • The entrance in Ribeira Grande from Vale do Paul enales the vision of a quarters that resembles to a fortress.
    001009CPV004-5186.jpg
  • Cova is an old volcanic crater in the northeast zone of Santo Antao island. This area has a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    001009CPV004-4852.jpg
  • An inhabitant from the northeast zone of Santo Antao island, a zone with a wet microclimate where temperature lows more than in the other islands.
    001009CPV004-4913.jpg
  • In the ferryboat that links the cosmopolitan island of Sao Vicente to the agricultural island of Santo Antao , some people sleep while others calm the sea-sickness.
    001009CPV004-4771.jpg
  • Youth of Mindelo on the road next to a painted mural. The historical zone of Mindelo owns several examples of colonial architecture.
    001009CPV004-4696.jpg
  • The descent of Fogo's volcano peak is donne running in a very steep slope covered with ashes. In contrast with the ascent that can be hard, the descent is an amusement.
    001009CPV004-2764.jpg
  • The lunar landscape of Fogo's volcano attracts great part of the tourists in this island. The climbing to its 2.829m peak can take four hours, while descending is faster taking sometimes less than forty five minutes.
    001009CPV004-2542.jpg
  • Fishermen in Sao Pedro beach. This beach can be seen during landing in Sao Vicente island  because the airport strip is located few meters away from the beach.
    CV-SVicente-SPedro03.jpg
  • At Bau's workshop many guitars used to play worldwide famous capeverdian music are made. Bau himself is a virtuous guitar player and composer.
    CV-SVicente-GuitarrasBau.jpg
  • Fishermen in Sao Pedro beach. This beach can be seen during landing in Sao Vicente island  because the airport strip is located few meters away from the beach.
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  • Tarrafal beach is the most touristical place in Santiago island and there ae projects to build hotels around it.
    CV-Santiago-Tarrafal02.jpg
  • A tourist looks at the children playing in Tarrafal beach.
    CV-Santiago-SandraePutos.jpg
  • A girl plays covering herself with sand on Tarrafal beach.
    CV-Santiago-MiudaCroquete.jpg
  • Assomada market  in the center  of the island of Santiago's is perhaps the place where it's better perceived the African roots of capeverdian nation.
    CV-Santiago-MercAssomada02.jpg
  • Fontainhas village in the north coast of Santo Antao is an extraordinary scenery. To go there it takes one hour, because distances are time measured in Santo Antao. The deep valleys in the northeast zone of Santo Antao island have a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    CV-SAntao-ValeFontainh.jpg
  • A woman walks on the path to Fontainhas.  Fontainhas village in the north coast of Santo Antao is an extraordinary scenery. To go there it takes one hour, because distances are time measured in Santo Antao.
    CV-SAntao-MulherCaminho.jpg
  • Passengers in the old ferry boat  that links the cosmopolitan island of Sao Vicente to the agricultural island of Santo Antao.
    CV-SAntao-Ferry.jpg
  • A horse waits outside a grocery store in one of the little villages in Paul Valley in the northeast zone of Santo Antao island. This area has a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    CV-SAntao-CavaloBar.jpg
  • A woman carrying a bag on her head in a road sorrounded by sugar cane in the northeast zone of Santo Antao island. This area has a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    CV-SAntao-CarregCabeca.jpg
  • One tourist looks at Fogo island's volcano. This had its most recent eruption in 1995. Inside the massive caldera a little dispersed village survives due to the rich volcanic soil and its inhabitants grow vineyards and fruit trees.
    CV-Fogo-Vulcao01.jpg
  • Mr Montrond serves a glass of wine produced in Cha das Caldeiras, a disperse village inside Fogo's volcano caldera. The rich volcanic soil helps the growing of vineyards and coffee plants. Despite the danger of living so close to the volcano the villagers rejected to move after the last eruption in 1995.
    CV-Fogo-Vinho.jpg
  • Sao Filipe, the  capital of Fogo island is one of the best examples of portuguese colonial architecture, maily its "sobrado" houses. The masters used to live on the top flor of these houses while the servants on the ground flor.
    CV-Fogo-SFilipe03.jpg
  • Sao Filipe, the  capital of Fogo island is one of the best examples of portuguese colonial architecture, maily its "sobrado" houses. The masters used to live on the top flor of these houses while the servants on the ground flor.
    CV-Fogo-SFilipe01.jpg
  • Tourists walk on the borders of Salina's natural pool. The pool was formed by ancient lava rock that reached the sea during Fogo's volcano eruptions.
    CV-Fogo-PonteLava01.jpg
  • In Fogo Island there's lots of people with green eyes and fair skin supposedly descending from the french Duke of Montrond that lived there from 1870 on.
    CV-Fogo-Miudoolhverde.jpg
  • A boy sells little houses made with lava rock from Fogo's volcano. The most recent eruption of this volcano  was in 1995.
    CV-Fogo-MiudoCasas.jpg
  • Sao Filipe, the  capital of Fogo island is one of the best examples of portuguese colonial architecture, maily its "sobrado" houses. The masters used to live on the top flor of these houses while the servants on the ground flor.
    CV-Fogo-IgrejaMar01.jpg
  • Sao Filipe Town Hall. The capital of Fogo island is one of the best examples of portuguese colonial architecture, maily its "sobrado" houses. The masters used to live on the top flor of these houses while the servants on the ground flor.
    CV-Fogo-Camara.jpg
  • Barranco Velho é uma das pequenas povoações dispersas pela árida Ilha do Maio. Esta aldeia está dividida em duas partes, uma alta e uma baixa, situando-se cada uma delas de um lado de um pequeno vale.
    001009cpv004-0459-Low.jpg
  • Crianças brincam nas ruas da Vila do Maio, ostentando máscaras de Carnaval improvisadas.
    001009cpv004-0058-Low.jpg
  • Fishermen in Sao Pedro beach. This beach can be seen during landing in Sao Vicente island  because the airport strip is located few meters away from the beach.
    CV-SVicente-SPedro02.jpg
  • Cafe Lisboa is one of the most famous cafes in Mindelo town.
    CV-SVicente-CafLisboa.jpg
  • A couple in Tarrafal beach, the most touristical place in Santiago island and there ae projects to build hotels around it.
    CV-Santiago-TarrafCasal.jpg
  • Boys playing in Tarrafal beach, the msot touristical place in Santiago island.
    CV-Santiago-TresmiudosTarraf.jpg
  • Old criminal colony of Tarrafal, where Salazar's regimen detained many political prisoners in deplorable conditions is now in a very bad condition, exception made to the museum where one can find moving explanations and documents about the prisioner's life.
    CV-Santiago-TarrafalMuseu.jpg
  • Fishing boats at Tarrafal beach, the most touristical point in Santiago island.
    CV-Santiago-TarrafalBarcos.jpg
  • Tarrafal beach is the most touristical place in Santiago island and there ae projects to build hotels around it.
    CV-Santiago-Tarrafal01.jpg
  • Some "rabelados" still inhabit the northern part of Santiago island. Originally the "rabelados" oposed the new catholic education imposed since 1941 by the Holy Spirit Congregation, which, is some cases, banned the traditional mix of catholic and traditional beliefs. They are still a symbol of resiliance and they try to keep their independance from the State.
    CV-Santiago-Rabelados.jpg
  • A young boy trying to seduce a young girl in Tarrafal beach.
    CV-Santiago-CantadaTarraf.jpg
  • The east coast of Santiago island has some little bays that give shelter to the fishing boats.
    CV-Santiago-Baiabarcos.jpg
  • An old man in one of the little villages of the northeast zone of Santo Antao island.
    CV-SAntao-Velhote.jpg
  • The twisted "Estrada da Corda" (Rope road" meanders through the deep valleys and cliffs in the northeast zone of Santo Antao island.
    CV-SAntao-ValePenhasco.jpg
  • The deep valleys in the northeast zone of Santo Antao island like the Pauls Valley, have a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    CV-SAntao-ValePaul01.jpg
  • The deep valleys in the northeast zone of Santo Antao island like the Pauls Valley, have a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    CV-SAntao-ValePaul.jpg
  • Women smashing corn to make flour.  The northeast area of Santo Antao has a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    CV-SAntao-Pilao.jpg
  • A boy coming from school in Paul Valley with an umbrella. The northeast area of Santo Antao has a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    CV-SAntao-MiudoSombrinha.jpg
  • A glass with sugarcane honey. The northeast area of Santo Antao has a microclimate that makes it the only part of the archipelago where it rains regularly and where many vegetables and fruits grow.
    CV-SAntao-Mel.jpg
  • Aon old man relaxes in Fontainhas village in the north coast of Santo Antao which is an extraordinary scenery. To go there it takes one hour, because distances are time measured in Santo Antao.
    CV-SAntao-HomemGalo.jpg
  • A boy looks at the landscape of Fontainhas Valley. Fontainhas village in the north coast of Santo Antao is an extraordinary scenery. To go there it takes one hour, because distances are time measured in Santo Antao.
    CV-SAntao-FontainhMiudo.jpg
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