Praça Luís de Camões
Praça Luís de Camões is the second main square of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde. It is located between Rua Serpa Pinto and Avenida Andrade Corvo in the eastern part of the Plateau, the historical city centre of Praia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museu Etnográfico da Praia and Embassy of France.
Museu Etnográfico da Praia
Museum
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Museu Etnográfico da Praia is an ethnographic museum in the Cape Verdean capital of Praia on the island of Santiago. It is located at 45 Rua 5 de Julho, in the historic part of the city, the Plateau. Museu Etnográfico da Praia is situated 160 metres north of Praça Luís de Camões.
Embassy of France
Government office
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Embassy of France is a government office, which is situated 130 metres south of Praça Luís de Camões.
Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Park
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Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is the main square of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde. It is located in the southwestern part of the Plateau, the historical city centre of Praia. Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is situated 280 metres southwest of Praça Luís de Camões.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plateau and Praia.
Plateau
Suburb
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Plateau is the historic centre of the capital city of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It gets its name because it is situated on a plateau overlooking the port of Praia.
Praia
Praia — literally "Beach" in Portuguese — is Cape Verde's capital and busiest city. While it's maybe not comparable to a western metropolis, with a population of only about 159,050, one in four Cape Verdeans call the city home and the city is an important thoroughfare for international visitors to the archipelagic country.
Várzea
Suburb
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Várzea is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 4,834 at the 2010 census. It is situated west of the city centre.
Praça Luís de Camões
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Praça António Loreno”
- Categories: recreation area and locality
- Location: Nossa Senhora da Graca, Praia Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
14.91951° or 14° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-23.5073° or 23° 30′ 26″ westOpen location code
796RWF9V+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 194097856OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q48784632
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Praça Luís de Camões” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان انطونيو لورينو”
- French: “place Luís de Camões”
- French: “Place Luís de Camões”
- Portuguese: “Praça António Lereno”
- Portuguese: “Praça Luís de Camões”
- Portuguese: “Pracinha da Escola Grande”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reitoria da Universidade de Cabo Verde and Hotel Santa Maria.
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