Chão Bom
Chão Bom is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated near the west coast, 3 km southeast of Tarrafal on the main road (EN1-ST01) south to Assomada and Praia. In 2010 its population was 5,166. The Tarrafal prison camp was situated north of Chão Bom. The stadium Estádio de Mangue is in the northwestern part in the communal limits. Silvino Lopes Évora Silvino Lopes Évora is a Cape Verdean writer, poet, journalist and a university professor. Biography He was born in the village of Chão Bom nearly south of Tarrafal. He later attended primary school and a preparatory cycle. He achieved seco ..., a writer, poet, journalist and a university professor is native to Chão Bom. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chao Bom Villages and settlements in Santiago, Cape Verde Tarrafal Municipality Populated coastal places in Cape Verde ...
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Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago (Portuguese language, Portuguese for “James, son of Zebedee, 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, Cape Verde, Maio ( to the east) and Fogo, Cape Verde, 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, Cape Verde, Fogo collapsed into the ocean 73,000 years ago, creating a tsunami 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.
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