In the main town of Ilha do Maio, Porto Inglês (Vila do Maio) it’s organized around a square, the architecture of the buildings articulates the Portuguese and English colonial style. The town develops along the slope of a small but steep hill, up to the white late-baroque style Nossa Senhora da Luz church.… Read More
The Prime Minister guaranteed that the trips will be resumed with extra precautions of sanitary control. He reinforced, “A number of measures were approved in good time: mandatory use of masks, temperature measurement, hygiene and health surveillance form. Ports and airports, air and sea carriers, are subject to strict health security measures”.… Read More
MICE visits Maio, Cape Verde, works to view the expansion works and modernisation of the harbour at Porto Inglês and tells of their satisfaction with the progress of the works.… Read More
The Municipal Assembly of Maio was installed today and conferred possession of the Municipality of Maio, led by re-elected Miguel Rosa, during a ceremony attended by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Energy, Alexandre Monteiro.
In his speech, the Mayan mayor promised to continue working to make the island a reference at national, and even international, betting on the infrastructure and requalification of towns and villages and, above all, in the city of Porto Inglês.… Read More
“Cape Verde, for the first time, has world Biosphere reserves and joins the existing 701 world Biosphere reserves”, announced Ulisses Correia e Silva, on the classification approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Culture (Unesco).… Read More
The island of Maio is preparing itself for visitors. So when they arrive they can find a variety of local attractions created by Maio island locals.… Read More
The elected mayor of the Municipality of Maio, Miguel Rosa, today expressed “satisfaction” with the classification of the island as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, which he classified as “excellent news” for Maio.… Read More
For the Minister of Culture and Creative Industries, these are two great achievements. Abraão Vicente foresees significant impacts in terms of the projection and planning of the future and sustainable development of the islands of Maio and Fogo.… Read More
The Management Plan for the Complex of Protected Areas on the island of Maio (CAPM), approved by a resolution of the Council of Ministers (CM), comes into force today, after being published in the Official Bulletin this Monday 19th.
The creation of a National Network of Protected Areas was a fundamental political instrument with regard to the preservation of natural landscapes, conservation and maintenance of natural resources and processes.… Read More
Nanette Scriba is a musician, artist and composer and is a regular visitor to the archipelago. Nanette has been inspired by the local people and the colours of Cape Verde and especially the falling in love with the island of Maio.… Read More
