Avenida Amílcar Cabral is an avenue in the

Plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...

, the historic centre of

Praia Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

island,

Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia
Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, pp. 316, 330-350 It is the neighborhood's longest street and the main artery of the city centre. Formerly named ''Rua Sá da Bandeira'' after 19th-century Portuguese politician Sá da Bandeira, it was renamed after Cape Verdean independence in honour of

Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Lopes Cabral (; – ) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, and diplomat. He was one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders. He was also a pan-Africanist and intellectual nationalist ...

, leader of the independence movement of Cape Verde and

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

. It runs south to north in the western part of the Plateau, parallel to Rua 5 de Julho,

Rua Serpa Pinto ''There is also Rua Serpa Pinto in the neighbourhood of Mártires in Lisbon, Portugal'' Rua Serpa Pinto (formerly ''Rua do Lencastre'') is a street in the Plateau, the historic centre of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde.

and Avenida Andrade Corvo. It forms the west side of

Praça Alexandre Albuquerque Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is the main square of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde. It is located in the southwestern part of the Plateau (Praia), Plateau, the historical city centre of Praia. Formerly known as ''Praça do Pelourinho'', it ...

. Notable buildings along the street:Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município da Praia
Direcção Geral do Turismo, pp. 26-28 *Palace of Culture " Ildo Lobo", at Praça Alexandre Albuquerque * Banco Interatlântico, at Praça Alexandre Albuquerque *townhouse "Serbam" *townhouse "Feba" * Banco de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde's central bank *the Municipal Market * Liceu Domingos Ramos, at Praça Domingos Ramos File:Praia - Musiklokal .JPG, 5ta da Musica on Av. Amilcar Cabral File:Praia pr A Albuquerque.jpg, The avenue from Albuquerque Square File:Praia-Siège du PAICV.jpg, The headquarters of PAICV, on the left is Rua 5 de Julho and Av. Amílcar Cabral on the right

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