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Guests arriving at an independent cinema in Praia at blue hour
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THE CITY, EDITED FOR YOUR TIME.

PRAIA, HAPPENING NOW.

The nights, food, places and experiences worth your time — selected locally, explained clearly.

Public discovery. Human selection.
Prominence is never for sale.

PRAIA FIRST · THE WHOLE ISLAND

Praia · right now

A short list, so you can decide quickly.

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Musicians performing beside the Atlantic at Marina da PraiaLIVE
CONFIRMED · 20:30 · Praia

ONDA — LIVE

A live set built for the edge of the Atlantic.

Marina da Praia
Official The Odyssey posterWATCH
CONFIRMED · 19:30 · Praia Shopping, Quebra Canela

THE ODYSSEY

A war is over. The voyage home is only beginning.

CINEPRAIA
Official Avengers: Doomsday artwork featuring Doctor DoomWATCH
TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED · DETAILS BEING CONFIRMED · Praia Shopping, Quebra Canela

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

Three universes. One collision course.

CINEPRAIA
Guests entering the composed late-night room at AQVALIVE
CONFIRMED · 22:00 · Praia

VELVET

Thursday finds its proper room.

AQVA
A small guided walk through Plateau at blue hourWALK
CONFIRMED · 17:00 · Plateau, Praia

PLATEAU AT BLUE HOUR

One neighbourhood, read slowly.

Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Guests sharing cachupa and coffee near Sucupira in the early morningEAT
LIMITED · 07:30 · Fazenda, Praia

THE MORNING TABLE

Cachupa, coffee and the city before it accelerates.

Mesa da Sucupira
CINEPRAIA screen and audienceCINEMA
FILM · CONVERSATION · PRAIA

CINEPRAIA

The Odyssey and Avengers: Doomsday open two cinema nights with stories that continue after the credits.

A shared table in PraiaEAT
AFRICAN KITCHEN · PRAIA

JẸUN

One Room. A continent of tables. Nigeria opens the menu with jollof, soups, suya and swallows.

EXPLORE THE CITY

Different ways in, one city to discover.

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EXPLORE SANTIAGO · PRAIA FIRST

The coast is only the beginning.

Move from Praia to Cidade Velha, Assomada, Serra Malagueta and Tarrafal with the context to arrive well.

Praia’s Plateau district in clear Atlantic light
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Praia · Santiago · 14.9177° N · 23.5092° W

PLATEAU

Praia’s civic table: streets, courtyards and public memory above the port.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
People crossing Praça Alexandre Albuquerque in Praia
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Plateau · Praia · 14.9168° N · 23.5093° W

PRAÇA ALEXANDRE ALBUQUERQUE

A shaded public room at the centre of Plateau.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
Quebra Canela beach in Praia at late afternoon
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Quebra Canela · Praia · 14.9055° N · 23.5190° W

QUEBRA CANELA

A city beach for a swim, a pause and the first light after work.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
Prainha shoreline in Praia seen from street level
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Prainha · Praia · 14.9094° N · 23.5108° W

PRAINHA

A small Atlantic edge between the city’s tables and diplomatic quarter.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
Basalt streets and historic architecture in Cidade Velha
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Ribeira Grande de Santiago · Santiago · 14.9153° N · 23.6052° W

CIDADE VELHA

The island’s oldest city and a UNESCO World Heritage site, west of Praia.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
Tarrafal bay on Santiago island in daylight
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Tarrafal · Santiago · 15.2784° N · 23.7524° W

TARRAFAL

A northern bay where Santiago slows into sand, fishing boats and shade.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
Vendors and guests among fruit and vegetables at Assomada market
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Assomada · Santa Catarina · Santiago · 15.1007° N · 23.6830° W

ASSOMADA MARKET

Santiago’s interior in trade: produce, cloth, conversation and the weekly movement of the island.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
Walkers following a mountain trail through Serra Malagueta
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Serra Malagueta · Santiago · 15.1775° N · 23.6697° W

SERRA MALAGUETA

High Santiago: marked trails, changing cloud and long views between the island’s two coasts.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
Terraced agriculture and mountain paths near Rui Vaz
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São Domingos · Santiago · 15.0259° N · 23.5946° W

RUI VAZ / PICO D’ANTÓNIA

A cultivated mountain landscape where Santiago’s food, weather and village knowledge meet.

EXPLORE THE PLACE
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ONE ROOM. A CONTINENT OF TABLES.

JẸUN begins with Nigeria, a very deliberate bias and a table that refuses to stay in one country.

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AQVA after dark in Quebra Canela
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WHEN PRAIA LOWERS THE LIGHTS

AQVA is not where the night begins. It is where the night should stop feeling like work.

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The CINEPRAIA screen and auditorium
CINEPRAIA / WATCHCINEPRAIA / Quebra Canela

THE CITY NEEDS A BIG SCREEN

A film should begin before the lights go down—and stay with the city after they come back up.

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A human-edited guide to places, culture and distinct Rooms across Santiago, beginning in Praia.

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