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Rua Serpa Pinto

Coordinates: 14°55′11″N 23°30′27″W / 14.9196°N 23.5075°W / 14.9196; -23.5075
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There is also Rua Serpa Pinto in the neighbourhood of Mártires in Lisbon, Portugal

Rua Serpa Pinto
Former name(s)Rua do Lencastre
NamesakeAlexandre de Serpa Pinto
LocationPraia, Cape Verde
South endPresidential Palace
North endPraça 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 António Lencastre, 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]

Praia Pro-Cathedral on Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Praia Nazarene Church from Rua Serpa Pinto
Escola Grande on Praça Luís de Camões

References

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  1. ^ a b Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 316, 350-357, 439-448

14°55′11″N 23°30′27″W / 14.9196°N 23.5075°W / 14.9196; -23.5075