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Quebra Canela

Quebra Canela is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.

Quebra Canela
Quebra Canela · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Quebra Canela is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 19 at the 2010 census. It is situated southwest of the city centre. Adjacent neighbourhoods are Palmarejo to the west, Achada Santo António to the north and Prainha to the east. It has a popular beach.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Quebra Canela

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Estádio da Várzea

    Estádio da Várzea is a multi-purpose stadium in Praia, Cape Verde, just west of Plateau, the city center, in the subdivision of Várzea and on Avenida Cidade de Lisboa on its east side. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

    1.4 km · stadium · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    National Library of Cape Verde

    The National Library of Cape Verde is located in Praia, Cape Verde. The library was established in 1999.

    1.4 km · national library · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    University of Cape Verde

    The University of Cape Verde is the only public university of Cape Verde. It was established in November 2006.

    4 km · public university in Cape Verde (IAU-018544) · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde

    The Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde is a private university in Cape Verde. It was established on 7 May 2001, and now has about 2,000 students and 380 academic staff.

    3 km · university in Cape Verde (IAU-018687) · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Museu Etnográfico da Praia

    Museu Etnográfico da Praia is an ethnographic museum in the Cape Verdean capital of Praia on the island of Santiago. It is located at 45 Rua 5 de Julho, in the historic part of the city, the Plateau.

    2.2 km · ethnographic Museum in Santiago, Cape Verde · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Farol de D. Maria Pia

    Farol de Dona Maria Pia is a lighthouse at the southernmost point of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It stands on the headland Ponta Temerosa, at the entrance of Praia Harbour, 2 km south of the city centre of Praia.

    900 m · lighthouse in Cape Verde · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Praia

    The Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace is a catholic church on the east side of Praça Alexandre Albuquerque, in the city centre of Praia, on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The church was built between 1894 and 1902.

    1.7 km · church building in Cape Verde · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Palácio Presidencial

    The Palácio da Presidência da República is a public building in the city centre of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. It is situated on Rua Serpa Pinto, at the south end of Plateau, the historic district of Praia.

    1.6 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Quartel Jaime Mota

    Quartel Jaime Mota is a historical building in the historic city centre of Praia, Cape Verde. It is situated at the southern end of Avenida Andrade Corvo, near the Presidential Palace of Cape Verde.

    1.6 km · building in Cape Verde · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Complexo Desportivo Adega

    Complexo Desportivo Adega is a multi-purpose stadium in the Achada Grande Trás section of Praia, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics competitions, much of the football training are used for practices.

    3.9 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Quebra Canela

Airports
Nelson Mandela (RAI), 5 km · Aristides Pereira (BVC), 153 km · Amílcar Cabral (SID), 213 km
Stations
Francisco Mendes International Airport, 3.4 km · Porto da Praia, 1.5 km
  • Rabil → Quebra Canela
    152 km · quickest by road, 43h 50m · $15–21
  • Espargos → Quebra Canela
    215 km · quickest by road, 60h 10m · $20–28
  • São Pedro → Quebra Canela
    4940 km · quickest by air, 16h 47m · R$2,560–3,960
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Quebra Canela

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Quebra Canela. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inThere are ferry boats that have irregular service to and from the islands of Maio, Boavista, Sal and Sao Nicolau, and more regular and scheduled service to and from Sao Vicente and Fogo.
  • Get inAs of 2014, there were regular ferries from Fogo (4 hours) and Brava (just 40 min from Fogo).
  • Go nextCidade Velha, the historic capital, is an easy half-day or day trip and something not to be missed if you're interested in history.

From Wikivoyage: Praia, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-02.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Santo AntãoCV

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    299 km
  2. 02
    Merzouga and Erg ChebbiMA

    8 ways of moving, 41 sources

    2,680 km
  3. 03
    ChefchaouenMA

    8 ways of moving, 30 sources

    2,897 km
  4. 04
    Morro de São Paulo and Ilha de TinharéBR

    9 ways of moving, 31 sources

    3,573 km
  5. 05
    ParamariboSR

    12 ways of moving, 21 sources

    3,604 km

If you know how people move in Quebra Canela – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Quebra Canela

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  • Achadinha de Baixoneighborhood in Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde2.8 km
  • Achada Grande Frenteneighborhood of Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde2.5 km
  • Achada Grande Trasneighborhood in Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde3.7 km
  • Lem Ferreiraneighbourhood in Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde2.6 km