X-Nico

unusual facts about Praia, Cape Verde



1700 in piracy

July 18 - In the Cape Verde islands, Emanuel Wynn's pirate ship engages and escapes HMS Poole under Capt. John Cranby; this is the first recorded piratical use of the skull and crossbones flag.

1853 Atlantic hurricane season

Meteorologist William C. Redfield first observed the season's third tropical storm south of Cape Verde on August 30, which was the first Cape Verde-type hurricane ever recorded.

Academico 83

It is based in the city of Porto Inglês, island of Maio, Cape Verde.

Achadinha de Baixo

Achadinha do Baixo (from Achada and -inha meaning little, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Axtadinha du Baxu) is a village and a stream situated near the central part of Santiago Island in Cape Verde.

Balada da Praia dos Cães

Ballad of Dog's Beach (in original Portuguese Balada da Praia dos Cães) is a fiction novel by the Portuguese author José Cardoso Pires, relating the investigation into the murder of a political dissident, taking place around 1961.

Bangaeira

Bangaeira (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Bangaéra), is a village located approximately 30 km northeast of the island capital of Sao Filipe and southeast of Mosteiros and is on Fogo in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, it is the second highest village in Cape Verde.

Cape Verde-type hurricane

Twenty nations took part in the GATE research project in 1974, where Douglas DC-6 aircraft examined tropical waves which spawn Cape Verde hurricanes.

Don Kikas

2005 saw Kikas in a new career phase as he managed to round up high profile musicians to record Viagem, a double-album in that presents a diverse range of styles from kizomba and zouk to the more traditional kazukuta and kilapanga and features singers such as Cape Verde's Tito Paris and Johnny Ramos as well as countryfellows Bonga and Deusa.

Energy policy of Brazil

It is located at the Central Nuclear Almirante Álvaro Alberto (CNAAA) on the Praia de Itaorna in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro.

Fajãzinha, Cape Verde

Fajãzinha (also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK and Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo)), is a village located approximately 30 km northeast of the island capital of Sao Filipe, east of Mosteiros and north of Cova Figueira in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde and is one of the northernmost places on the island, Fajãzinha are linked with the road encircling the island.

Fernando Quejas

Fernando Quejas (1922 in Cape VerdeOctober 28, 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a singer and a songwriter of Cape Verde.

Fonte Aleixo

Fonte Aleixo (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Fonti Alexu), is a village located approximately 20 km east of the island capital of Sao Filipe and southwest of Cova Figueira on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde.

Francisco Mendes

In addition to his face being featured in 500 Pesos Guineense, many schools and streets bearing his name can be seen throughout Guinea-Bissau, and Francisco Mendes International Airport in Praia, Cape Verde was named in his honour.

GD Amarantes

Grêmio Desportivo Amarantes (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: GD Amarantis, São Vicente: GD Amarantes) is a football (soccer) club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the São Vicente Island League in Cape Verde.

Gei Zantzinger

He directed and produced films about the musics of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Lesotho, South Africa, and Brittany.

Ilhéu de Sal-Rei

Ilhéu de Sal Rei (in Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC: Djeu d Sal Rei) is an islet located 1 km west of Sal Rei and nearly 1 km southwest of its nearest point of Boa Vista Island (which includes Praia de Chaves) in Cape Verde.

José Luís Vidigal

Born in Sá da Bandeira, Portuguese Angola, Vidigal moved to Portugal at an early age, and started his footballing career with amateurs O Elvas CAD, moving in 1994 to the second division with G.D. Estoril-Praia.

Laginha

Laginha (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Lajinha, also in the São Vicente Crioulo) is a beach and a neighbourhood located about 2 km north of the downtown area of Mindelo on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde.

Leucosyrinx verrillii

This species is found in European waters along the British Isles and the Bay of Biscay, in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores, Cape Verde, Morocco; from North Carolina to Brazil, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.

Linatella caudata

This species is distributed in European waters, the Western Atlantic, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, in the Indian Ocean along Tanzania and in the Indo-West Pacific.

Mailó

Mailó da Graça da Cruz (born 10 January 1992 in São Vicente) simply Mailó, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for Leixões S.C. as a forward.

Miguel Dias

Miguel Brito dos Reis Dias (born April 1, 1968 in Santa Maria) is a retired boxer from The Netherlands, who was born on Cape Verde.

Miguel Pisco

When Pisco left Estoril-Praia, the team included footballers such as Portuguese internationals Hélder Cristóvão and Paulinho, Bulgarian international Stoycho Mladenov, Moroccan international Aziz Bouderbala and Bolivian international Erwin Sanchez.

Monoplex nicobaricus

Regions where Monoplex nicobaricus is found include Aldabra, Brazil, Canaries, Cape Verde, Chagos, European waters, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mascarene Basin and West Indies.

Monoplex tranquebaricus

This species is distributed in European waters, in the Atlantic Ocean along the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, West Africa, Gabon, Angola and in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys.

Monte Grande, Cape Verde

Monte Grande (Portuguese meaning large mountain, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Monti Grandi), is a village located approximately six kilometers east of the island capital of Sao Filipe and southwest of Mosteiros in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde.

Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Cape Verde

Nossa Senhora do Livramento (first part, Portuguese meaning Our Lady) is a parish that covers a part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the island of Santo Antão in southern Cape Verde.

Ponta Verde, Cape Verde

Ponta Verdi (Portuguese meaning "Green Point" Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Punta Verdi or -Berdi, Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo): Ponta Verdi), is a village located approximately 12 km east north of the island capital of Sao Filipe and southwest of Mosteiros in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde.

Praia da Varzinha

Praia da Varzinha is a sandy beach located on the north shore of a lake called Lagoa dos Patos in the municipality of Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Praia da Vitória

The area of Praia, was one of the first points of colonization on the island of Terceira; the islands first Captain-Donatorio, Jácome de Bruges, along with his first lieutenant, Diogo de Teive, established their residency in Praia.

Praia de Valadares

António Oliveira - Former football coach of Portugal, he lived in Praia de Valadares for quite some time.

Pugilina morio

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Gabon, Mauritania; in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles and along Brazil.

Relva, Cape Verde

Relva (also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK and Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo)), is a village located approximately 40 km east of the island capital of Sao Filipe, southeast of Mosteiros and north of Cova Figueira in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde.

Right of asylum

The first list, enacted in July 2005, included as "safe countries" Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Mali, Mauritius Island, India, Senegal, Mongolia, Georgia, Ukraine, Bosnia and Croatia.

Santo Amaro Abade

Santo Amaro Abade is a parish in the municipality of Tarrafal in the island of Santiago in southern Cape Verde.

São Filipe, Cape Verde

São Filipe (Portuguese for "Saint Philip"), or San Filipi in Cape Verdean Creole, is the city that constitutes the seat of the São Filipe Municipality on the isle of Fogo, in Cape Verde.

Sergio García de la Fuente

On 22 December 2009 he scored the side's first goal in a 4–2 victory against Argentina and, on 30 December 2013, he netted twice in a 4–1 triumph over Cape Verde.

Sinezona semicostata

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Madeira and Cape Verde

Skywave

In June and July 1923, Guglielmo Marconi's transmissions were completed during nights on 97 meters from Poldhu Wireless Station, Cornwall, to his yacht Ellette in the Cape Verde Islands.

Timeline of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season

AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Nine forms 200 mi (320 km) southeast of Praia, Cape Verde.

Timeline of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season

AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Four forms 225 nautical miles (260 miles, 415 km) south-southeast of Praia, Cape Verde.

Tom Saintfiet

On 10 October, Zimbabwe played Cape Verde in Harare in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match, the game resulted in a 1-1 draw.

Toni Varela

Toni Santos Varela Monteiro (born 13 June 1986 in Santa Catarina, Cape Verde), simply known as Toni Varela, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Levadiakos in the Superleague Greece.

Vanny Reis

As the official representative of Cape Verde for the 2011 Miss West Africa pageant held in Banjul, the Gambia on December 18, 2011, Vanny Reis captured the crown of Miss West Africa 2011/12, becoming the first woman to win an international pageant for Cape Verde.

Vicente Dias

Vicente Dias (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: also Bisenti Dias, Fogo Crioulo or Djarfogo: Visenti Dias), is a village located approximately 4 km from the island capital of Sao Filipe and west of Cova Figueira and is on Fogo in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, it is the second highest village in Cape Verde.

Zaranha Beach

Zaranha Beach (also in the Capeverdean Crioulo forms of ALUPEC or ALUPEK, the Santo Antão and the São Vicente Crioulos: Praia de Santa Mónica) is a point beach covering the northern coastline of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde.


see also