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RecordTV Cabo Verde
RECORD TV is a channel of RecordTV in Cape Verde. It is the first Brazilian based channel to have its own version in Cape Verde. The network was launched on 31 March 2007. Its station is in the west of the city in the northern part of Cidadela in Praia and located off the road linking with Ribeira Grande and Porto Mosquito and the Circular Road. Nearly a kilometer west is the Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde. The network may have now recently broadcasting sports programs from Cape Verde apart from football (soccer). The network first broadcast the 2011 federal elections, the parliamentary and the presidential. Programming *''Balanço Geral'' *''CV no Ar'' *''Eco Musical'' *''Ponto de Vista'' (''Point of View'') *''Fala Cabo Verde'' *''Record Shopping'' *''Tudo a Ver'' (''ALl for To'') *''Contacto Directo'' (''Direct Contact'', also known as ''Contato Direito'') *''Pikinotes Sabe Tcheu'' Fala Cabo Verde Its own version equivalent to ''Fala Brasil'' is titled ''Fala Cab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Cape Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde), Instituto Nacional de Estatística Located on the southern coast of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago island, within the Sotavento Islands group, the city is the seat of the Praia, Cape Verde (municipality), Praia Municipality. Praia is the economic, political, and cultural center of Cape Verde. History 
The island of Santiago was discovered by António da Noli in 1460. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponta Do Sol, Cape Verde
Ponta do Sol (formerly: ''Vila Dona Maria Pia'') is the northernmost cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 on the island of Santo Antão and . It is situated on the coast, 4 km northwest of |
Fogo, Cape Verde
Fogo (Portuguese for "fire") is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. Its population is 35,837 (2015),Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística with an area of 476 km2. It reaches the highest altitude of all the islands in Cape Verde, rising to at the summit of its active volcano, |
Palmarejo, Cape Verde
Palmarejo is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 12,037 at the 2010 census. It is situated southwest of the city centre. Adjacent neighbourhoods are Tira Chapéu to the north, Achada Santo António in the east, Quebra Canela in the southeast, Cidadela in the west and Palmarejo Grande in the northwest. The main campus of the University of Cape Verde The University of Cape Verde ( pt, Universidade de Cabo Verde, abbreviated "Uni-CVV") is the only public university of Cape Verde. The main campus is in Palmarejo, Praia, but there are also institutes in Mindelo, Assomada and São Jorge dos Órg ... is in Palmarejo. References {{Authority control Subdivisions of Praia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia, Cape Verde
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Cape Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística Located on the southern coast of Santiago island, within the group, the city is the seat of the Praia Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago (Portuguese for “ Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio ( to the east) and Fogo ( to the west). It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site) was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia. History The eastern side of the nearby island of Fogo collapsed into the ocean 73,000 years ago, creating a tsunami 170 meters high which struck Santiago. In 1460, António de Noli became the first to visit the island. Da Noli settled at ''Ribeira Grande'' (now Cidade Velha) with his family members and Portuguese from Algarve and Alentejo in 1462.Valor simbóli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cidade Do Maio
This is a list of cities in Portugal. In Portugal, a city ( pt, cidade) is an honorific term given to locations that meet several criteria, such as having a minimum number of inhabitants, good infrastructure (schools, medical care, cultural and sports facilities), or have a major historical importance. The country's demographic expansion of the 1980s prompted the elevation of several towns to city status and, as of 2018, 159 locations in Portugal are considered a city. Overview In Portugal, the city is not an administrative division, therefore a city generally does not necessarily correspond to a municipality, with the exception of the entirely urban municipalities, such as Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Amadora, Entroncamento, and São João da Madeira. The municipality with the most cities is Paredes Municipality, which contains four cities. Until 1910, a location was proclaimed city by royal charter, which happened 25 times to current Portuguese cities (royal charters were also gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maio, Cape Verde
Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the island of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. Administratively, the island forms one ''concelho'' (municipality): Maio. History The island was discovered in 1460. It was first settled at the end of the 16th century, when the land was used to raise livestock, especially goats. Salt was first exploited in the 17th century which caused the population to grow. The English exported salt to Europe from Porto Inglês, hence the name of that city.História Municipio do Maio The inconclusive was fought between British and French |
Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Boa Vista (Portuguese for "good view"), also written as Boavista, is a desert-like island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At , it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago. The island of Boa Vista is closer to the African continent than all the other islands in Cape Verde, being the easternmost island of all. The distance between Boa Vista and Senegal is only 450 km. The capital of Boa Vista, Sal Rei, is located in the north-western part of the island. Boa Vista is mainly known for its beaches, turtles and traditional music. Geography Boa Vista is the third largest island after Santo Antão and Santiago, with an area of 631.1 square kilometres. It is situated south of Sal and north of Maio. The island is generally flat, but it has numerous hills like Monte Estância (the highest point of the island at 387 m), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Santa Maria (Portuguese for Saint Mary) is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the southern part of the island municipality of Sal, . It is located on the south coast, about 16 km south of the |
Monte Curral
Monte Curral is a hill in the city of Espargos, on the island of Sal, Cape Verde. Its elevation is 109 meters. On the summit there is an air control tower for the nearby Amílcar Cabral International Airport, as well as several telecommunication masts. See also *List of mountains in Cape Verde This is a list of mountains in Cabo Verde: List See also *Lists of mountains by region *Geography of Cape Verde Notes External links * {{Cape Verde topics * Cape Verde Mountains Cape A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveles ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Curral Monte Mountains of Cape Verde Curral Espargos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal (Portuguese for "salt") is an island in Cape Verde. Sal is a tourist destination with white sandy beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern islands of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa. Cabo Verde is known for year-round kiteboarding, for the large reserve of Caretta turtles which hatch from July to September, and the music of Cesaria Evora. History For Europeans , the island was discovered on 3 December 1460 and named ''Llana'' ("flat"). This name was changed into the current "Sal" when the two large salt ponds (Pedra de Lume and Santa Maria) were discovered. The first three centuries after its discovery, the island was only sparsely inhabited; in 1720 there was a small fishing village near present Palmeira. This changed when the salt industry was developed at the end of the 18th century, starting in Pedra de Lume. Santa Maria was founded in the south of the island in 1830 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
