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Rua 5 de Julho

Rua Pedonal
Rua 5 de Julho from Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
Former name(s)	Rua D. Luís
Namesake	Date of Cape Verdean independence
Location	Praia, Cape Verde
North end	Avenida Amílcar Cabral
South end	Praça Alexandre Albuquerque

Rua 5 de Julho (also: Rua Pedonal "pedestrian street", formerly Rua D. Luís) is a street in the Plateau, the historic centre of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde. Formerly named Rua D. Luís after King Luís I of Portugal, it was renamed after 5 July, the independence day of Cape Verde (1975). It runs south to north, parallel to Avenida Amílcar Cabral and Rua Serpa Pinto. Praça Alexandre Albuquerque is at its southern end. It has been pedestrianised in the early 21st century.

Notable buildings along the street:

• the Municipal Market
• Museu Etnográfico da Praia

References

1. ^ Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008, p. 316, 361-372
2. ^ Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município da Praia, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 29-30

14°55′08″N 23°30′30″W / 14.919°N 23.5083°W / 14.919; -23.5083

• Plateau of Praia
• Streets in Praia