11 Facts About Praia

Praia is the economic, political, and cultural center of Cape Verde.

Between the end of the 16th century and the end of the 18th century, both Ribeira Grande and Praia suffered many pirate attacks, including those by Francis Drake and Jacques Cassard .

Praia officially became a city in 1858, which secured its status as the capital of Cape Verde, concentrating political, religious and economic roles.

On 28 June 1985, Praia became member of UCCLA, the Union of Luso – Afro-Americo-Asiatic Capital Cities, an international organization.

Praia has a desert climate with a short wet season and a lengthy, very pronounced dry season.

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When Edmund Roberts visited in 1832, he noted a population of black people in Praia totaling about "nineteen twentieths" of the population.

City of Praia is home to the first primary school in the archipelago, originally known as the Escola Central .

Praia was the first site in Cape Verde with a secondary education institution with the creation of the Liceu Nacional in 1861.

In 1960, Praia again had secondary education, first with a facility on 12 September Plaza and later in its own building.

Praia is home to the National Library and the National Archives Building or the ANCV.

Praia has a dual carriageway ring road, the Circular da Praia, which is connected with the main national roads to the north and the west of the island.