Museu Etnográfico da Praia
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.Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—noon and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: ethnographic Museum in Santiago, Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Museou Etnográfico” and “Museu Etnografico da Praia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Praça Luís de Camões and Estádio da Várzea.
Praça Luís de Camões
Square
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. Praça Luís de Camões is situated 160 metres south of Museu Etnográfico da Praia.
Estádio da Várzea
Stadium
Photo: Xandu, Public domain.
Estádio da Várzea is a multi-purpose stadium in Praia, Cape Verde, just west of Plateau, the city center, in the subdivision of Várzea and on Avenida Cidade de Lisboa on its east side. Estádio da Várzea is situated 740 metres southwest of Museu Etnográfico da Praia.
Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Park
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 410 metres southwest of Museu Etnográfico da Praia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plateau and Praia.
Plateau
Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Lem Ferreira
Suburb
Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lem Ferreira is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 1,456 at the 2010 census. It is situated directly east of the city centre, on the east bank of Ribeira da Trindade.
Museu Etnográfico da Praia
- Categories: ethnographic museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.92091° or 14° 55′ 15″ northLongitude
-23.50723° or 23° 30′ 26″ westOpen location code
796RWFCV+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 194252477OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3330560
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Museu Etnográfico da Praia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Etnogràfic de Praia”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی ئیتنۆگرافی دا پرایا”
- French: “musée ethnographique de Praia”
- French: “Musée ethnographique de Praia”
- German: “Museu Etnográfico da Praia”
- Portuguese: “Museu Etnográfico da Praia”
- Slovenian: “Etnografski muzej, Praia”
- Spanish: “Museo Etnográfico de Praia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Instituto Nacional de Previdência Social and Embassy of the United States of America.
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