The Palácio do Povo (People's Palace), formerly the Palácio do Governo (Government Palace), is a public building in the city centre of Mindelo in Cape Verde. It is situated at the eastern end of Rua Libertadores de África (formerly Rua Lisboa).[1] It was built in 1874, when there were plans to move the capital of Cape Verde to Mindelo. Originally with only one floor, it was expanded with a second floor between 1928 and 1934.[2] Since independence (1975), it is called Palácio do Povo.[1] It currently houses a Carnival museum.[2]
^ abRevitalização como mecánismo de protecção do património arquitectónico: uma proposta para Mindelo, Valdemar Jorge de Almeida Fortes Martins, 2014, p. 30-31
^ abGénese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade, Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016, p. 126