Preguiça is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau,

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. It is situated on the south coast, 6 km south of Ribeira Brava. It served as the port of Ribeira Brava, after the older ''Porto de Lapa'', 6 km to the northeast, had been abandoned in 1653 due to pirate attacks. The settlement was mentioned as ''Paraghisi'' in the 1747 map by

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. In 1820 the Forte do Príncipe Real, now ruined, was built to protect the port. Preguiça's port consists of a stone quay and a short

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Preguiça Airport Preguiça may refer to the following places: * Preguiça, part of the town Espargos on the island of Sal, Cape Verde * Preguiça, São Nicolau, a village on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde * Preguiça River in northeastern Brazil {{ ...

is located 3 km north of the village.

Population history

*2000: 465 *2010: 567

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Preguica, Sao Nicolau Villages and settlements in São Nicolau, Cape Verde Populated coastal places in Cape Verde Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde Ports and harbours of Cape Verde

Population history

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