Cidade Velha ([siˈðaðɨˈvɛʎɐ], Portuguese for "old city", also: Santiago de Cabo Verde) is a city[2] in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Founded in 1462,[3]: 77 it is the oldest settlement in Cape Verde and its former capital. Once called Ribeira Grande, its name was changed to Cidade Velha in the late 18th century.[4] It is the seat of the Ribeira Grande de Santiago municipality.
Located off Africa's northwest coast, this town was the first European colonial settlement in the tropics. Some of the meticulously planned original design of the site is still intact, including a royal fortress, two churches and a 16th-century town square. Today, Cidade Velha is an Atlantic shipping stop and center for Creole culture. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World in 2009.[4]
^"2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
^Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
^Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 97
^ ab"Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Retrieved 8 July 2011.
CidadeVelha ([siˈðaðɨ ˈvɛʎɐ], Portuguese for "old city", also: Santiago de Cabo Verde) is a city in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape...
advantage over the older city of Ribeira Grande (CidadeVelha). It gradually superseded CidadeVelha to become the most important settlement of Cape Verde...
church Chão Bom church CidadeVelha Adventist church Hortelão church - Ribeira Principal Monte Alverne church - CidadeVelha - existed until around 1770...
as a fiefdom. The Portuguese established Ribeira Grande (present-day CidadeVelha) in 1462 on the island of São Tiago - the first permanent European settlement...
Fortress of Mazagão Basilica of Bom Jesus Church of São Francisco de Assis CidadeVelha The 20 finalists for the competition were: TVI24 - «Orgulho» nas 7 Maravilhas...
on the list. As of 2023, Cape Verde has only one World Heritage Site. CidadeVelha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO...
quarter is known as Pelourinho) and Africa (e.g. Cape Verde's old capital, CidadeVelha), always as symbols of royal power. In Spain, the device was called picota...
arrival of the Portuguese.: 77 In 1462, the town of Ribeira Grande (now CidadeVelha) was founded on the south coast of Santiago.: 77 The settlement became...
World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-02-27. RTP Ensina, in Portuguese. "CidadeVelha de Santiago Em Cabo Verde". Archived from the original on 2022-06-29...
located on the eastern edge of the Ribeira Grande gorge, 2 km northeast of CidadeVelha and 10 km west of the capital Praia. "2010 Census results". Instituto...
Cape Verde, there are two types of urban settlements: cities (Portuguese: cidades) and towns (Portuguese: vilas). Since 2015, there are 24 cities and 19...
located on the western edge of the Ribeira Grande gorge, 2.5 km north of CidadeVelha and 11 km west of the capital Praia. "2010 Census results". Instituto...
Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 7 km northwest of CidadeVelha. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago. "2010...
independence of Cape Verde in 1975. When the city of Ribeira Grande (now CidadeVelha) was enlarged in its early years in the 1450s, in the 1490s and the start...
Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 10 km northwest of CidadeVelha. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago. "2010...
Santiago. The beverage is made in towns such as Paul on Santo Antao and CidadeVelha on Santiago using a trapiche. A variation of the drink is ponche (punch)...
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