Praia de Santa Mónica ( Portuguese meaning "beach of
Saint Monica
Monica ( – 387) was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo. She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, albeit on different feast days, for her outstanding Christian virtues, partic ...
") is a sandy beach in the southwestern part of the island of Boa Vista in
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 ...
.Cape Verde Islands pocket guide, Emma Gregg, ''Berlitz'' 2009 The nearest village is