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The Mercado Municipal is the main indoor market in the center of the city of Mindelo, São Vicente Island. The building was constructed before independence and it is clean and pretty well preserved (unlike other colonial buildings in some African countries).
The photo was not taken at rush hour and doesn't show a busy market scene, but that wasn't my great concern in this shot, as I wanted to present the structure of the building. In the main area - the middle of the ground floor - there are the farm produce stalls; around it and in the upper floor there is an array of shops, as diverse as butcher's, bars or CD shops (the fish market is in other part of town).
The roof framework recalls me an upside-down ship, what is somewhat expected in this maritime city.
The picture is towards the main façade, on Rua de Lisboa (“Lisbon Street”), which has strong sunshine most of the day, as you seen with the strong light coming in.
In the photo Mercado Municipal de Mindelo you may see a relaxed chat inside this market.
Interior do Mercado Municipal do Mindelo, na ilha de São Vicente, Cabo Verde. Vista em direcção à fachada principal, na Rua de Lisboa. Na anterior foto Mercado Municipal de Mindelo está uma cena no rés-do-chão.

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