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Mindelo
Mindelo (Cape Verdean Creole: Mindel’) is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality. The city is home to 93% of the entire island's population. The town is known for its colourful and animated carnival celebrations, with roots in Portuguese traditions and some Brazilian characteristics.
History
A settlement at Mindelo was founded in 1795 by the Portuguese. It became a coal deposit for ships of the British East India Company in 1838, followed by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1850. The town grew to 1,400 inhabitants in the 1850s. In 1884 a submarine communications cable was laid between Europe, Africa, India and North America, making Mindelo an important communications centre for the British Empire.
The shift from coal to oil as fuel for ships after 1900 caused the decline of Mindelo. Unemployment and poverty struck the island, even worsened by famines and the economical crisis of the 1930s. Many inhabitants emigrated. With independence, the city gained more prominence and has seen steady growth.
Mindelo (Vila do Conde)
Mindelo is a civil parish in Vila do Conde Municipality, along the Green Coast in continental Portugal. Situated 21 km northwest of Porto, it is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. The population in 2011 was 3,491, in an area of 5.74 km².
History
A land with more than 1000 years of history, the first documents from Mindelo date back to the 10th century. The first registered reference to the region, dates back to 1068, to the village of Amidjelus, that would become Mindelo. Other resources suggest that the local toponymy developed from the terms Amenidello, Amenitello, Amenitelo or Menidello, from the name of a knight, during the age of Vimara Peres, who settled in the area and battled Arab forces.
Ancestral records and property titles are also mentioned in successive records for 1069, 1081, 1082, 1095 and 1127. After administrative reforms in 1258, clearer records identified the places within the parish, such as Igreja, Passos, Pinheiro, Gondosendo, Outeiro, Manhalde and Paredes. Each of these localities were composed of many families, while a few pertained specifically to the King. This was related to Medieval donations of land or testaments that left many of those properties in the hands of the church, such as the Monasteries of Vairão, Moreira, Santo Tirso and Roriz.
Radio Stations - Mindelo
| RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
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| Radio Capo Verde International | Varied | Cape Verde |
| Rádio Comercial (Cap Verde) | Varied | Cape Verde |
| Praia FM 94.1 | Dance | Cape Verde |
| Kriola FM | World Africa | Cape Verde |
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Rainy Green Grass
by: MondialitoYou lay on the grass, raising the eyes
Far away from the green playground
Not a word to be heard
Not a baby bird, below the sky
Raindrops fell on your hair
All the dewy landscapes reminded you of days
You were in the playground
No one made you stay,
So you went there in half-dry shirt
Waiting for the sun
Come another day, rain, go away
Little kids want to play in the ground
You were on your feet to find playmates
From above rain of memories fell
Faster than speed of light
Scattered in the green, all around
Giving off scent of grass
All the dewy landscapes reminded you of days
You were in the playground
No one made you stay,
So you went there in half-dry shirt