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Baía das Gatas

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Volcanic natural-pool beach on the east coast, home of the August music festival.

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Baía das Gatas beach at São Vicente island, Cape VerdePhoto: Manuel de Sousa, License: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Baía das Gatas is the east coast's flagship beach, a bay of calm natural pools enclosed by volcanic rock. Since 1984 it hosts the Festival de Música da Baía das Gatas over the August full moon.

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