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The town is also known for its colourful and animated carneval celebrations. Carneval has its roots in Portuguese traditions and has also absorbed some Brazilian characteristics.
Mindelo is also the birthplace of the notable folk singer Cesaria Evora.
A site dedicated to Mindelo (in french only, but with a lot of beautiful pictures in the album): Mindelo Infos
see also History of Cape Verde, Economy of Cape Verde