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São Vicente and Santo Antão: serenaded by Cesária Évora
One day in Santo Antão and the following day in São Vicente showcased the beauty and diversity of the islands.
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Abolition of Slave trade and ownership
A brief history of when the trade and ownership of slave labour became illegal around the world.
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Boa Vista: Getting a feel for ancestry
We know from official records in Australia that Antonio Albress was born on Boa Vista, Cape Verde. We don't know where or exactly when: sometime in the 1840s. We do know Albress was not his birth last name, making finding records of him difficult.
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Santiago: Sunshine and history
Moving from Winter to tropical heat, I was quite sluggish getting used to the change. Adding a cold picked up from the 24 hour flight Australia to London, I sweated it out. Santiago is a little like the East and Southern Africa I travelled around in 1990, and nothing like it. It is its own unique place.
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A date with history
If I could go anywhere in the world, where would I go? That led me to start planning a trip to Cape Verde and Jamaica.
