Cidade Velha
City in Santiago, Cabo Verde
Cidade Velha is a city in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Founded in 1462, it is the oldest settlement in Cape Verde and its former capital. Once called Ribeira Grande, its name was changed to Cidade Velha in the late 18th... Wikipedia
Island: Santiago
Nov 13, 2023 · A centre of trade between Africa and the Americas. Back in colonial times, Cidade Velha was known as Ribeira Grande, after the river that runs ...
Dec 9, 2023 · We're just outside the small town of Cidade Velha (literally, “Old City”), which is the very spot where life on Cape Verde began. This was the ...
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Classificada pela UNESCO como Património da Humanidade desde 2009. Teve como primeiro nome Ribeira Grande e foi aqui que os portugueses fundaram o primeiro ...
The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of ...