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    Cidade Velha ([siˈðaðɨ ˈvɛʎɐ], Portuguese for "old city", also: Santiago de Cabo Verde) is a city in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape...
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    important monument in the city of Cidade Velha in the south of Santiago, Cape Verde. The historic centre of Cidade Velha is an UNESCO World Heritage Site...
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    Cidade Velha, initially called Mairi, Cidade or Sé neighborhood, is a historic area of the capital of Pará, Belém, founded in the 1620s. It is the first...
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    Grande (now Cidade Velha) with his family members and Portuguese from Algarve and Alentejo in 1462.: 77  Transcontinental slavery made Cidade Velha the second...
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    for Our Lady of the Rosary) is a 15th century church in the town of Cidade Velha on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is located in the northwest...
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    An English expedition led by Francis Drake captured the port town of Cidade Velha in the Cape Verde islands that had recently belonged to the Crown of...
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    the southwestern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the city Cidade Velha. Its population was 8,325 at the 2010 census, and its area is 137.3 km2...
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    Praia (redirect from Cidade da Praia)
    advantage over the older city of Ribeira Grande (Cidade Velha). It gradually superseded Cidade Velha to become the most important settlement of Cape Verde...
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    Forte Real de São Filipe is a 16th century fortress in the city of Cidade Velha in the south of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is located on a...
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    on the list. As of 2023, Cape Verde has only one World Heritage Site. Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO...
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