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Explore Rui Vaz
Rui Vaz in Praia Municipality is a city in Cape Verde a little north-west of Praia, the country's capital.
Local time in Rui Vaz is now 05:01 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Cape Verde with an UTC offset of minus one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Rui Vaz. The closest airport in Cape Verde is Praia International Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande in a distance of 81 mi (or 130 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Joao Teves, Sao Domingos, Picos, Assomada and Cidade Velha. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
Evening Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
Night Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
24°C (76 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
24°C (75 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Residencial Cosmo
Videos from this area
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Violencia na Praia: Cabo-verdianos dizem que o País não está seguro
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PLATEAU - Festival Internacional de Cinema da Praia
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Presépio e Decoração da Igreja da Assomada Natal de 2012
Presepio realizado pelo Padre Michel e o Grupo de Jovens da Igreja da Assomada.
1º Acantonamento Exploradores
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
São Domingos, Cape Verde (municipality)
São Domingos is a Municipality in Santiago island in Cape Verde. The São Domingos municipality was formed primarily to relieve Praia of the administrative difficulties involved in managing both a large capital city in addition to agrarian villages. The São Domingos municipality includes two roads, one of which was widened to three lanes and paved in 2004. The two major settlements in the concelho are São Domingos and Praia Baixo, São Domingos being by far the largest settlement in the area.
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago, or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago. Santiago is located between the islands of Maio (40 km west) and Fogo (50 km east) and is one of the Sotavento. It was the first of the islands to be settled, the town of Cidade Velha being founded as Riberia Grande in 1462.
São Lourenço dos Órgãos, Cape Verde
São Lourenço dos Órgãos is a municipality on Santiago island in Cape Verde.
Rui Vaz
Rui Vaz is a village situated at the center of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. Due to its altitude (1 km) its climate is pleasant compared to the rest of the country. Like many other villages in Cape Verde, the decentralisation of the government has made possible the appearance of many infrastructures, including the motel "Quinta da Montanha", where one can enjoy a traditional meal and peaceful rest. The Capeverdean musician Silva Rosa is from Rui Vaz.
Jardim Botânico (Cape Verde)
The Jardim Botânico is the only botanical garden in Cape Verde and is the westernmost in the entire Africa, The garden is located in Assomada, it features plants including flowers, palm trees, hydrangeas, hibiscuses, and many more native of Cape Verde.
São Jorge dos Órgãos
São Jorge dos Órgãos is a town located on the south-central part of Santiago in Cape Verde, in the São Lourenço dos Órgãos municipality. It is also known for being an important agricultural research center, and for hosting the INIDA, one of the centers of the University of Cape Verde. It features the Jardim Botânico (Botanical Garden), the only one in Cape Verde.