Porto Grande Bay
Porto Grande Bay ( pt, Baía do Porto Grande), also Mindelo Bay, is a bay on the north coast of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. The main city of São Vicente, Mindelo, is situated at the bay. The Porto Grande Bay is a natural harbour. It ...
. Adjacent neighbourhoods include
Fortinho
Fortinho or Fortinho/Escola Técnica is a subdivision of the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its population was 92 at the 2010 census. It is situated northwest of the city centre and south of Matiota. It takes its nam ...
Ribeira Bote
Ribeira Bote is a subdivision of the city of Mindelo
Mindelo is a port cityAvenida Marginal along the waterfront, and the perpendicular
Rua Libertadores de África
Rua Libertadores de África (Portuguese for "street of the Liberators of Africa") is one of the main streets in the city centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde It was formerly called Rua Lisboa ("Lisbon street").Praça Amílcar Cabral in the north. Many colonial buildings from the 19th and early 20th century have been preserved. Sites of interest include:
* Paços do Concelho, built 1860–1873, the city hall of the municipality of São Vicente
* Palácio do Povo (People's Palace), the former ''Palácio do Governo'' (Government Palace), built in 1874, expanded in 1928-34
* Our Lady of the Light Cathedral, Catholic church built in 1862, seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mindelo
The Diocese of Mindelo ( la, Dioecesis Mindelensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cabo Verde. Its cathedral is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz in the episcopal see of Mindelo. The diocese is immedi ...
* Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design, built as the house of Senator Vera Cruz at the end of the 19th century, now houses exhibitions from Cape Verdean craftsmen
*Torre de Belém, on the waterfront, a 1918-1937 replica of the
Belém Tower
Belém Tower ( pt, Torre de Belém, links=no, ), officially the Tower of Saint Vincent ( pt, Torre de São Vicente, links=no) is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portu ...
in Lisbon
*Municipal market, built in 1878
*the former Customs House, now the Cultural Centre of Mindelo, built 1858-1860
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Escola Jorge Barbosa
Liceu Velho is a building in the eastern part of the city centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde. It is situated on Praça Dr. Duarte Silva,Mindelo