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11 unusual facts about São Vicente


Agriculture in Cape Verde

Only the islands of São Tiago, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Fogo and Santo Antão have conditions suitable for raising cash crops.

Boa Ventura

Boaventura, São Vicente, a parish in the municipality of São Vicente, Madeira

Degredado

In 1533, the 'Bachelor' famously led a raid to sack and destroy the Portuguese colony of São Vicente.

Eduardo Falaschi

His mother decided to move back to São Paulo, and then São Vicente, influenced by factors including the death of Falaschi's father.

The band grew quickly in São Vicente, so they decided to look for opportunities in São Paulo, where they signed a record deal with a record company which released a split-LP called Eyes of Time with four tracks: "Eyes of Time", "Run From the Fire", "Lives So Close" and "The Shadows", all of them written by Falaschi and heavily criticized by the press.

Ferreira Louis Marius

When a teenager, lived with his parents in São Vicente - coast of São Paulo - and liked to attend a town of fishermen in the region, called Guamium.

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.

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 Sutil

Mines of Cuiabá attracted adventurers from various regions, most obviously those of the captaincy of São Vicente.

Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares

He was elected to the National Assembly from São Vicente under the Movement for Democracy in the 2006 parliamentary election.

São Vicente, São Paulo

A suspension bridge linking the island to Praia Grande on the mainland was first constructed in 1914; a second link, the Mar Pequeno Bridge, was opened in 1981.


Banco Cabo-Verdiano de Negócios

The banking company is located in the second major city of Cape Verde, Mindelo on São Vicente Island.

Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda

Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda (Sá de Miranda Secondary school) is a Public school, located in São Vicente, Braga, Portugal.

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.

Germano Almeida

O mar na Lajinha (2004) More erotic stories, from a group of people meeting regularly for a swim at the Lajinha beach on the island of São Vicente.

Ilhéu dos Pássaros

Ilhéu de Pássaros (in Cape Verdean Creole: Djeu) is an islet located between 2 to 3 kilometres NW of the island of São Vicente (Mindelo) and also 2 kilometres northwest of the Mindelo's nearby point, the João Ribeira.

Língua Geral of São Paulo

The Língua Geral Paulista (São Paulo General language), or Tupí Austral (Southern Tupi), was a Tupi-based trade language of São Vicente, São Paulo, and the upper Tietê River.

Nilópolis

Nilópolis was part of the hereditary captainship of São Vicente that belonged to Martim Afonso de Sousa in 1531.

Péricles Pereira

Péricles Santos Pereira (born 10 April 1993 in Mindelo, São Vicente), commonly known as Pecks, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Gil Vicente F.C. in Portugal, mainly as a central defender.

Rodovia dos Imigrantes

The highway connects the city of São Paulo to the Atlantic coast and with the seaside cities of São Vicente and Praia Grande.

Sergio Frusoni

In 1947, he managed the O Café Sport in Mindelo, the main city of São Vicente, where he presented poems and anecdotes in Crioulo.

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.