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Mindelo Carnival

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Best forFebruary/March travellers who book months ahead

Mindelo takes Carnival more seriously than anywhere else in Cape Verde. Floats, schools, weeks of rehearsal. It is not a hotel animation.

If you go

Book rooms as soon as dates drop. Flights fill. The centre is loud at night. If you want quiet, this is the wrong week — go to Santo Antão and come in for one parade.

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