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  2. Cape Verdean escudo - Wikipedia

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    The escudo became the currency of Cape Verde in 1914. It replaced the Cape Verdean real at a rate of 1000 réis = 1 escudo. Until 1930, Cape Verde used Portuguese coins, although banknotes were issued by the Banco Nacional Ultramarino specifically for Cape Verde beginning in 1865. Until independence in 1975, the Cape Verde escudo was equal to ...

  3. Aristides Pereira International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airport was originally named Rabil Airport, but on 19 November 2011 it was renamed as a tribute to the first president of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira. In July 2023 Vinci Airports finalized a financial arrangement to take over seven airports in Cape Verde under a concession agreement signed with the island country’s government. The ...

  4. Cape Verde - Wikipedia

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    Cape Verde (/ ˈ v ɜːr d (i)/ ⓘ, VURD(-ee)) or Cabo Verde (/ ˌ k ɑː b oʊ ˈ v ɜːr d eɪ / ⓘ KAH-boh VUR-day, / ˌ k æ b oʊ-/ KAB-oh -⁠, [ˈkabu ˈveɾdɨ]), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres ...

  5. Portuguese escudo - Wikipedia

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    Of the above, only Cape Verde continues to use the escudo. In Macau , the currency during the colonial period was, as it is today, the Macanese pataca . Timor-Leste adopted the Portuguese Timorese escudo whilst still a Portuguese colony, having earlier used the Portuguese Timor pataca .

  6. Praia Harbor - Wikipedia

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    The port of Praia played an important role in the colonization of Africa and South America by the Portuguese. With 817,845 metric tonnes of cargo and 85,518 passengers handled (2017), [2] it is the second busiest port of Cape Verde, after Porto Grande (Mindelo). The bay of Praia lies between the headlands Ponta Temerosa and Ponta das Bicudas.

  7. South African pound - Wikipedia

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    The pound (Afrikaans: pond; symbol £, £SA [1] for distinction) was the currency of the Union of South Africa from the formation of the country as a British Dominion in 1910. It was replaced by the rand in 1961 when South Africa decimalised.

  8. List of ports in Cape Verde - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of ports in Cape Verde. The major ports are owned by the Cape Verdean port authority, ENAPOR. [1] Porto Grande Bay, the major port of São Vicente ...

  9. Nelson Mandela International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The first flight to the new airport was on 6 October 2005 with a flight from Sal. [3] Even though the airport serves the capital and largest city, Praia as well as the island of Santiago, Cape Verde's busiest international airport is Amílcar Cabral International Airport located on the smaller island of Sal.