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Details about Praia
Praia is the capital of Cape Verde. In Portuguese it means
"beach".
Th population is around 61,644 (1990). Cape Verde is an island nation
in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on Santiago island
in the Sotavento archipelago. It is the island's ferry port and is
home to one of the nation's two international airports. Praia is also
the largest city in Cape Verde after Mindelo and municipally Santa
Catarina. The city centre is known as Platô due to its location
on a small plateau.
A variant of Capeverdean Crioulo spoken in Praia is known as Badiu
Praia is Cape Verde's largest city, and a commercial center and a
port that ships coffee, sugar cane, and tropical fruits. Praia also
has a fishing industry. There are resort beaches nearby.
Places to visit in Praia are Albuquerque Square, the Presidential
Palace, old city hall, Museu Etnográfico, and Monumento de
Diogo Gomes, named after the Portuguese navigator who founded the
island of Santiago 1460.
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