Rua Serpa Pinto
There is also Rua Serpa Pinto in the neighbourhood of Mártires in Lisbon, Portugal
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Former name(s) | Rua do Lencastre | ||
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Namesake | Alexandre de Serpa Pinto | ||
Location | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
South end | Presidential Palace | ||
North end | Praça Domingos Ramos |
Rua Serpa Pinto (formerly Rua do Lencastre) is a street in the Plateau, the historic centre of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde.[1] It is one of the main arteries of the city centre. Formerly named Rua do Lencastre after early 19th century Portuguese governor , it was renamed in honour of Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese colonial administrator. It runs south to north in the central part of the Plateau, parallel to Rua 5 de Julho and Avenida Andrade Corvo. It forms the east side of Praça Alexandre Albuquerque and the west side of Praça Luís de Camões.
Notable buildings along the street:[1]
- Presidential Palace (Palácio Presidencial)
- Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, at Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
- Escola Grande, at Praça Luís de Camões
- the Nazarene church, built in 1947
- Liceu Domingos Ramos, at Praça Domingos Ramos
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Praia-Igreja_Nossa_Senhora_da_Gra%C3%A7a_%284%29.jpg/220px-Praia-Igreja_Nossa_Senhora_da_Gra%C3%A7a_%284%29.jpg)
Praia Pro-Cathedral on Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
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Praia Nazarene Church from Rua Serpa Pinto
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Escola Grande on Praça Luís de Camões
References[]
- ^ a b Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 316, 350-357, 439-448
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