Cidade Velha (Portuguese for "old city"), or simply Sidadi in Cape Verdean Creole, is a town located 15 km from Praia (Cape Verde's capital) on Santiago. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. Praia (pronunciation in IPA: /'pɾajɐ/ meaning “ Beach ” in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole) is the Capital Santiago ( Portuguese for “ Saint James ” or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde It is the oldest settlement in Cape Verde and used to serve as the capital of Cape Verde. Once called Ribeira Grande, its name was changed to Cidade Velha so to avoid confusion with another Ribeira Grande on another island.
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History
The island was discovered and named Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for large river) by António da Noli,in 1462. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Antonio Noli (1415-1497 or possibly 1419-1491 was a 15th century explorer In 1466, the settelment became an important port for trading slaves.
Slaves from Guinea-Bissau and from Sierra Leone were shipped from Cidade Velha to Brazil and the Caribbean. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting
Cidade Velha's port was a stopping place for two great navigators: Vasco of Gamma, in 1497, on his way to India, and Christopher Columbus, in 1498, while on his third voyage to the Americas.
Cidade Velha has the oldest colonial church in the world, constructed in 1495. The fort (called Forte Real de São Filipe) that dominates the town from 120 metres of altitude, was constructed in 1590 to defend the Portuguese colony from the attacks of the Frenchmen and English.
Today, Cidade Velha is a small fishing village with a population of 2,337.
Nearest communities
Sites of interests
- Pelourinho - Located in a square praça and has the history of slavery in Ribeira Grande dating back to 1513. Nearest places Pico, northeast João Vareia, east Geography The area around Principal are very Praia (pronunciation in IPA: /'pɾajɐ/ meaning “ Beach ” in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole) is the Capital Salvador (historic name São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, in English "Holy Savior of All Saints' Bay" is a City on the northeast coast of Public square and city square redirect here For Public Square Cleveland see Public Square and for City Square in Leeds see Leeds City Square. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another It was first raised in 1520.
- Fort Real de São Filipe, constructed in 1590 was a fort which was built for attacking pirates and defending the Portuguese colony from French and theEnglish. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The elevation is at 120 m above sea level.
Other
Cidade Velha has schools, a middle school, churches, banks and a few squares praças. Public square and city square redirect here For Public Square Cleveland see Public Square and for City Square in Leeds see Leeds City Square. The nearest secondary school is in Santa Maria. Nearest settlements Murdeira, north Historical population
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