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Guides

Guides intemporels sur Mindelo — écrits une fois, toujours d’actualité.

  1. Baía das Gatas festivalCape Verde's most famous music festival, at a beach bay east of Mindelo — what it is, when it happens, and how to do it right.
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  2. Carnival in MindeloSão Vicente's biggest party — when the grand parade rolls, what the Mandinga days are, and how to hold a good spot on the waterfront.
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  3. Kolá San Jon — São João in São VicenteDrums, traditional dance and a riverside festa around 24 June — São Vicente's São João mixes mass and procession with a proper popular party.
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  4. Live music in MindeloMorna, coladeira, funaná — where to hear the real thing tonight, with the week's actual programme below.
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  5. Mindel Summer JazzThe jazz festival Mindelo built for itself — late-July nights, free open-air stages, and a challenge the city keeps choosing to keep.
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  6. Mindelact — Mindelo's theatre festivalCape Verde's biggest theatre festival takes over Mindelo every November — mostly free, island-hopping companies, one city on stage.
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  7. New Year's Eve in MindeloFireworks over the bay at midnight, free concerts for nights beforehand — how Mindelo sees the year out on the waterfront.
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  8. São Vicente DayThe island's municipal holiday every 22 January — the discovery it marks, the mass and procession, and how Mindelo spends the day.
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Articles

  1. The Mindelo guide is liveEvents, places, and now editorial guides — what the first release of the Mindelo Life guide covers.
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