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Praia (, meaning " beach", in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole), is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports. The city centre is known as Platô due to its location on a small plateau.

Praia is Cabo Verde's largest city, a commercial centre, and a port that ships coffee, sugar cane, and tropical fruits. Praia also has a fishing industry and there are resort beaches nearby. It is the seat of the Praia municipality.

Praia (disambiguation)

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Praia (Santa Cruz da Graciosa)

Praia (officially São Mateus da Praia) is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, on the island of Graciosa, in the Azores. It still retains its former name locally, owing to the parish having once been the historical municipality of Praia. The population in 2011 was 836, in an area of 12.82 km².

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Oil streetlamps along the praia, a few windows glowing in other bungalows and godowns, Drunk Town pulsating as normal throughout the night, the gin shops never totally sleeping.

Capitu e prima Justina, que iam adiante, detiveram-se numa das voltas da praia, e fomos conversando os quatro, mas eu conversava mal.

Aquelas areias brancas, o lindo mar azul e, sobretudo o mundo de jovens lindos e pelados se namorando e se curtindo na praia.