Shocking: Downtown Praia, Cape Verde in 2024

[@timothyreardon4243]

Very nice looking town. Very clean and delightful architecture and colors.

[@nguzabantu5391]

It is relatively clean. Big up to the people of Cape Verde 👍🏾

[@akinonakoya6684]

Exactly my observation of both the people in their appearance, and everywhere

[@Zack-pb9nk]

They are very organised. I like the municipal market.

[@greenfigaro9624]

Thank you for bringing Africa alive for us viewers from an American cultural perspective. I’ve visited Asia many, many times but this year is apparently the start of visiting Africa in earnest.

[@WillieFungo]

Awesome! best of luck. And thanks for the feedback.

[@testarosa5365]

I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MUCH IT LOOKS LIKE MY HOME COUNTRY MAURITIUS......THERE'S NO ABJECT POVERTY LIKE IN OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES & IT'S VERY CLEAN TOO ! A LOT OF AFRICAN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES SHOULD TAKE EXAMPLE ON CAPE VERDE !

[@christianvanneuves9958]

Shocking! Praia is actually quite a lovely town! Thanks for the video.

[@DanielAdisi-ps6wq]

Cape Verde on my bucket list 2025. Much love from Ghana 🇬🇭. I love the sights and sounds of this beautiful island

[@Lonegan63]

It is incredible how clean and well kept this city is, much more so than other cities in the so-called “first world”.

[@mitch2620]

What you mean is, cleaner than most African Cities.

[@roddypine6077]

The city has been westernized for years(With no massive immigration). The problem in Paris is that newcomers arrive from cities/countries that are not concerned about order, law, or hygiene.

[@JeanAlainXavier-ze9jc]

Wow, these trees are well trimmed, very beautiful

[@ChimekaErica]

Very beautiful. Calm easy going beautiful people, clean, modern, organized places. I would love to be here someday. An enchanting place for touring. Love 🥰😍😘Cape Verdians.

[@Jon-p4g]

Love Cape Verdean music! Play it all the time.

[@Mounhas]

Me too…😊

[@cosmichappening1712]

What a beautiful island. Beautiful old historic buildings. It's got a European Mediterranean vibe. Beautiful people too...

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Great video ,amazing so beautiful island and culture. Thanks for sharing.

[@harrisonyoo7890]

I think Cape Verde will make a great home for Willie to consider. Peaceful, beautiful, and have some class among other nations.

[@carm738]

what a beautiful sight!!

[@kuyahkudey3217]

Beautiful country and great vlog!

[@TheBlackChessAuthority]

As always, Willie, bring us a great video!

[@ericsmedia5403]

Oh man!! Thanks for sharing this. Great video

[@karuniadi]

Cleaner and more beautiful than my country, Indonesia

[@crislopes7185]

Estamos em via de desenvolvimento temos muito pontos positivos e alguns negativos como em todos os países existe 😊

[@JAGreen-lj9zi]

Oh my God! The cities even in the rual country the streets and buildings are so clean!😲

[@broreggjudahisrael]

Thank you. Watching these videos makes me want to go there so bad. I'm definitely going to plan a trip & plan to purchase your guide 💯

[@jefestar]

MY GRANDFATHER FROM CAPE VERDE… he just pass away I have to make it home ❤ AFRIKA ✊🏾

[@VIOLATORVX2]

OLA My Condolence, R.I.P. to the fallen.. May the good dear Father god keep on blessing you and your love ones. Someday soon I am planning on visiting, safe travels.

[@allan9603]

Great video Wille! Allan in Columbia, South Carolina

[@luwagachristopher138]

I was in cape Verde for 10 years, The country is so fine❤

[@visatravls7536]

Any job

[@mwngedav9563]

wali okolaki bro?

[@gandulfcharpentier282]

This place is cleaner than Brussels (not hard though)

[@laverdajota8089]

And uk

[@Puffwinn]

I'm from Türkiye and i just wonder this country and city and then i search the youtube and i find your video. Nice video nice using camera thank you.

[@M0D60]

What a Clean place.

[@Droc010]

Good video, real on the ground street view angle

[@Cinquemendy9906]

Important information: Manjaku is the name of a West African Ethnic group found in Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Gambia and of course Cabo Verde. The Portuguese had a fort in Cacheu in Guinea Bissau and took people from the Manjaku ethnic group to populate Cabo Verde. One love Cabo Verde !

[@animemvp9862]

The problem in cabo verde we dont know what is manjaku

[@weroc-a-fellas169]

@@animemvp9862 Não sabem mais chamam guineenses de Manjakus? Eu mesmo fui chamado de Manjaku no aeroporto de Cabo-Verde quando estava de passagem para o Brasil!

[@animemvp9862]

@@weroc-a-fellas169 voce e de onde?

[@animemvp9862]

@Loveabounds. im cabo verdian i didn't know manjaku was a ethnic untill i was 20 years old. We use manjaku like white people call black people nigge#r

[@weroc-a-fellas169]

@@animemvp9862 " Eu sou China calaio, kkkk". Os pamódi módi acham que são europeus!

[@harrisonyoo7890]

The "beautiful song" at 32:33~ is singer name Eddu's title name "Kata Cola" 2nd minute in the song.

[@duchess56me-tf7fx]

Thank you

[@Hndjdj400]

Good architecture, clean and well maintained thanks to Portuguese.

[@jdhamid3919]

❤This is so interesting! Anything interesting make life meaningful.

[@ZebraAfrica]

At over 600Km from African continent, I would not consider it as being part of Africa. Nice to see the architecture and building from the first inhabitants in good clean shape, unlike Cuba's old buildings.

[@legalmexican]

Interesting. Thanks. Saludos from Mexico.

[@makavelli7211]

The song playing at the 32:23 mark is Kata Cola - Eddu. If you like you may also dig MC Galaxy feat. Davido - Nek Unek.

[@WillieFungo]

Thank you so much!

[@Faykayray]

First time hearing about this place is couple days ago as I stumbled on your channel

[@bahdembo1171]

There seems to be so many Senegalese in Cape Verde. I was hearing Wolof language in the background.

[@marcioluis3829]

We have many senegalese

[@Cinquemendy9906]

​@@marcioluis3829from one state to another you find the same families and ethnic groups only the French, British and Portuguese tried to make it different.

[@Prince.Ndubueze]

Senegal is a neighboring country.

[@rosahacketts1668]

Amazing. You would think you were in the Caribbean.

[@robertbridges9900]

Your videos are super informative keep doing what you’re doing it’s needed for Africans and the diaspora. What was the cost of living there?

[@HHBC.123]

Very clean!!

[@DamaniDanDadar]

The video thumbnail many of you clicked this for starts at 22:32. Thank me later. What a beautiful country and culture.

[@MelaniaSideWigga]

Michael Che? Is that you?

[@adrianude5189]

Thoroughly enjoyed it

[@niksdad1950]

Good to see none of the locals are going hungry !

[@pmlbeirao]

Praia looks like a typical Southern Portuguese town.

[@gambaemma2895]

Cool Video Will.

[@myjermedia]

Well done. great job

[@chandanaliyanage6656]

Been there while crossing Atlantic on board ship in 1979....❤

[@killahbanshee2798]

It's interesting seeing Cape Verde ppl outside of the Boston area. It's not that much different.

[@TheBostonR]

er no, they don't seem to be roaming around in armed gangs back in the old country.

[@lonnyjames8024]

Cape verde ladies are beautiful

[@seso3454]

I thought I was watching Bermuda - another Atlantic colonized Island. Cape Verde is the closest in resemblance I've seen!

[@rosahacketts1668]

Exactly. You would have thought he was in the Caribbean.

[@animemvp9862]

@Loveabounds. Stop with your bullsht we in Cabo Verde have no idea what is bermuda

[@rayrv7392]

Every island in the atlantic were colonized. Wht are you trying to say

[@animemvp9862]

Brah stop with your bullsht, I'm Cabo verdian and I'm telling telling telling you we in Cabo Verde west Africa we have no idea what is the word Bermuda

[@increasemathers4042]

Hi Willie! The song is Eddu feat. Kato Cola

[@teguhhandayanto3690]

Beauty of Africa , the country more look like Europe😮

[@olumideiluyomade7613]

I really enjoy your videos on CV. What is the name of your guide? I kind of like him - it will be nice to have someone to talk to about everything one is experiencing. His perspective is fascinating and insightful.

[@everettthomas2058]

You are very talented --- love your voice.

[@WillieFungo]

@@everettthomas2058 thanks!

[@MarioSantos-bm3os]

Praia ,have the first cape verde university

[@Mpl3564]

Looks far more similar to Southern Portugal than to any mainland African country.

[@sephoramandondo2548]

Guess who colonized them

[@Mpl3564]

@@sephoramandondo2548 That's not the point. I doubt somobody would say the same about Angola, Mozambique or Guinea-Bissau.

[@sephoramandondo2548]

@@Mpl3564 I mean Most cape verdans have a high amount of Portuguese dna so there’s that

[@adrianude5189]

Looks 100 times better than that over hyped country called Nigeria.. Clean streets and houses, love it .

[@victorlionelnazaire685]

Praia reminds me of Santiago de Cuba with pedestrian malls and colorful colonial buildings.

[@jole11461]

Willie the name of the song is "Kata Cola" by the artist Eddu.

[@hewantssomespecialtreatmen7163]

Wooow! It's very clean here, what's their secret of keeping the town so clean? Watching from🇿🇦

[@impodds]

The British didn’t build secondary school in the Eastern part of Nigeria too until independence in 1960. However, they built indoctrination centers which we call churches everywhere.

[@MelaniaSideWigga]

That must be why Naija is so obsessed with preachers and build so many megachurches there. As for education & scholarship, a large majority of brainpower seems to go overseas rather than be overwhelmed by a contrived religious society. One that doesn't have much care for logic.

[@impodds]

Not secondary school but university

[@impodds]

@@MelaniaSideWigga facts

[@PrinceSomorin]

Fantastic videos. I’ve liked and followed. I’m not seeing motorcycles, are they banned?

[@WillieFungo]

Thanks. I don't thnk they are banned, they just aren't popular or needed. People get around by walking or using public transport. And I think the main thing is that Cape Verdean cities are much more dense and compact than the typical African city.

[@montarcilioestrela1590]

Independent Islands colonized by Portugal. They speak portuguese language and have high enhanced relationship with Portugal.

[@OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOok]

Is a mix of portugal and brasil, insteresting

[@sephoramandondo2548]

Portuguese were the ones to colonize them

[@jonhayes9750]

Shocking?....it looks a clean and tidy city....

[@Wolff13]

That high school is older than sixty years old: I went there. Most capeverdeans in the U.S. don’t come from Praia, the capital, nor the island, Santiago.

[@killahbanshee2798]

Most Cape Verde ppl I know live in the Boston area of Massachusetts

[@RAZORRAZE2K]

Great job 🍺

[@mahawadiaby6827]

U seem 2 b shocked by cap verdians clothing, it's natural for them it might look sexy to others and it's the same reality in every Portuguese colonised countries

[@robertbruce1552]

What do the water plants look like?

[@ragingmouse5547]

Sexy ,are you kidding ? Maybe if you're a muslim fanatic, but otherwise, I have never ever seen a sexily dressed local woman on any of the islands of Cabo Verde .

[@EllasPOSEiDON]

Well, you are in fact NOT in Africa. Btw the song at 32:36 is Kata Cola from Eddu.

[@wayne3690]

People have pride in where they live, unlike New jersey cities 😢

[@DMike54]

Great video. What is their currency like vs. USA?

[@WillieFungo]

Currency numbers actually don't matter much unless you are doing short term forex trading. But in terms of cost of living, food at restaurants is around the same as the U.S., transportation is slightly cheaper, and housing/hotels are significantly cheaper. Quality city center hotels go for around $50-$70.

[@Wolff13]

Capeverdean currency (escudo) is pegged to the euro, therefore it doesn’t fluctuate wildly: $1 is around 105$, written in its form in Cabo verde. 🇨🇻

[@WillieFungo]

@@cromy1778 I didn't say public transport, I said transport ie taxi cabs. From the airport in Praia to the city center is $10-$15 both ways, which is not affordable at all, considering the distance. Also feel free to name a good restaurant in Praia which isn't a tourist trap.

[@victorlionelnazaire685]

@@WillieFungo Tell us about RENTING an apt or condo/small house for 3 months , furnished (bed, table, sofa) average neighbourhood ( office clerks, nurses,teachers).

[@victorlionelnazaire685]

@@WillieFungo Where for local Praia cuisine does the average resident go to ?

[@jewelniles4041]

What are the costs of different things like foods at open market vs local open market and rent etc...

[@garyclarke5417]

People talk about how clean Praia is, unfortunately this is not true everywhere. On Sal island (Which is the most popular island for tourists) the centre of the main tourist town, Santa Maria, is kept quite clean, but walk just a few minutes from the centre and it is horrifically dirty and you are still surrounded by small hotels and tourist apartment buildings so you are not "Out in the sticks" so to speak. There is so much rubbish, dog faeces and building rubble everywhere it really is disgraceful for an Island that relies so heavily on tourism. if you ask a local person about the things that are not good on Sal they will all say the same thing "All the money stays in Praia". Don't get me wrong, I like being on Sal in winter, the climate and longer hours of daylight compared to the UK is an obvious bonus, and the local people are generally nice and pretty laid back, but the lack of cleanliness in Santa Maria is disgraceful and makes me wonder if this is true on other Islands.

[@WillieFungo]

Santa Maria was definitely odd. But i think the problem there is that it is basically deserted. No one seems to actually live there. On the other hand, Espargos actually looked like a normal clean city.

[@z3llc423]

Well, the cleanest island is Fogo. São Filipe is the cleanest city in Cape Verde. I've lived abroad for about 12 years, but I believe it still holds the title of the cleanest city in Cape Verde. Fogo people have a different approach when it comes to cleaning.

[@TheBostonR]

It was all going so smoothly, until the Man Utd shirt came into view...

[@javabrown4851]

What song name at 29.48???

[@bala-vala1855]

Actualy the building Liceu Domingos Ramos at 17:11 is more than 100 years

[@WillieFungo]

Do you have a source for that?

[@victorlionelnazaire685]

@@WillieFungo He probably meant the building but not the Liceu ,

[@vida_by_monique_mendes]

Welcome in my country

[@alasangsm133]

Hi

[@AkyraNN]

Benfica shirt ❤❤

[@ThatNoviceDallasTraveler]

Where and how did you find your guide?

[@LucasMauricio]

Cabo Verde parece ser um pais "bom" em comparação aos outros colonizados por Portugal na Africa.

[@delianatygoodwing2857]

Eh também melhor do que Brasil

[@delianatygoodwing2857]

E Melhor do que o Brasil também

[@LucasMauricio]

@@delianatygoodwing2857 depende do quesito? Infraestrutura? PIB percapita? Criminalidade? Tem coisas que o Brasil é superior a países de primeiro mundo, o Brasil é um país continental. Onde eu moro o IDH é superior a 0.800 e o PIB percapita é de mais de 30 mil.

[@animemvp9862]

@@LucasMauricio nao perde seu tempo ele nao e Cabo verdiano

[@roybatty2030]

Shocking? In what way? Looks nice to me.

[@dropdroppie1653]

SECOND HAND THRIFT CLOTHING IS MORE A MENTALITY THING ?

[@lionbell9]

For me cape verdian women are the most beautiful black women on earth

[@Amukalalu]

But the population is not even close to 1 million.

[@ceecope3797]

So men should travel there to see the women?

[@ceecope3797]

You stalking the woman😮

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

@ceecope3797, Your ability to jump to unfounded conclusions is impressive.

[@Zack-pb9nk]

I think Willie was starving when he focused his camera on the lady wearing brown.

[@FrithonaHrududu02127]

Boston has a HUGE CV population.

[@tonycomedia]

Get your facts right my friend , the portuguese established the first High School in Cabo Verde in 1866 was called Liceu de S. Nicolau

[@WillieFungo]

Get your listening skills right my friend. I said it was the first secondary school in Praia, not the whole of Cape Verde. There was another opened in 1860. But I'm not counting that because It only lasted for 2 years. I make my content very carefully.

[@larrystranger961]

@@WillieFungo You said the country....listen again... the S. Nicolau liceu functioned for 50 years, it was closed in 1917 and moved to Praia

[@WillieFungo]

​@@larrystranger961 No, I didn't. Stop embarrassing yourselves and post the exact timestamp where i said that.

[@WillieFungo]

@@xmatosjoao Name the timestamp where I said this was the first school in the entire country. You have three hours before you are blocked .

[@WillieFungo]

​@@larrystranger961Since you can't use a computer or understand English, here: 17:08. What did I say here little man?

[@harrisonyoo7890]

Senegal vs. Cape Verde is like Mexico vs. US in the context of economy it seems..

[@animemvp9862]

Lol why are you putting a island vs country 😅😅?? It's more cabo verde vs são tome that us fair 😊

[@dropdroppie1653]

ALOT OF RELATIVLY NEW CARS ? IS THE ECONOMY THAT GOOD ?

[@TamaraMonteiro-d1t]

We have one of the beste economy of africa

[@ReaonGroup]

Statues do not give vibes, where are the man? Do they have cycling lanes here? They do not have plenty of tree lines along the roads/pavement. Dominant hard surface, grey infrastructure and limited green spaces in the high street. I am learning how Portuguese lack sense of building with nature and people into built. It looks like heat Island zone, pollution drawbacks. They have slightly similar traffic lights design to South Africa. Fresh Market place is clean big up to that, most vegetables here from African decent.

[@WillieFungo]

Trees and plants don't grow well in Cape Verde because it is a desert climate.

[@Onelove-Oneheart-h4c]

I bet you are South African 🙄. This is a beautiful island, and you had to find the negatives

[@edsoncota5129]

Chove pouco aqui

[@ackjlo6078]

The Country is CABO VERDE, not Cape Verde And I saw nothing “shocking “ !!

[@TheBostonR]

Well, it is in Portuguese, but not in other countries languages.

[@ackjlo6078]

@@TheBostonR If you’re going to translate, then it should be Cape Green We don’t say Port Rico for Puerto Rico, we don’t say Cape San Lucas for Cabo San Lucas

[@pinkyring1587]

4:24 nice

[@RisitasPolonais7335]

The black Switzerland

[@gracewangui1632]

Wow so beautiful. Do many people speak English as a second language? I would love to visit but afraid of language barrier.

[@marcioluis3829]

Many dont

[@solomonKachi7000]

@@marcioluis3829 what do they speak? Portuguese?

[@marcioluis3829]

@@solomonKachi7000 yeah

[@africansister]

​@@solomonKachi7000colonial language

[@Abstract.Noir414]

Just learn portuguese and practice

[@sidvicious647]

So Why dont They Work on Saturday????

[@WillieFungo]

@@sidvicious647It's the weekend. They have a relaxation culture. 🍷

[@sidvicious647]

@@WillieFungo I want you to know that "relaxation culture " is a respected for that Sabbath ! Saturday = Sabbath Day . Do a small bit of research About Benin who in the not so distant past was called the " Slave Coast "but whose true name was The Kingdom of Juda ! Also check out San Tome and Principe Islands( the same people are in Cape Verde)and their connections to the expulsion of certain people during the inquisition from Spain and Portugal ! VERY Interesting .

[@nilsasoares966]

I like the video, however I would appreciate if you would call my country by it correct name Cabo Verde instead of Cape Verde

[@olumideiluyomade7613]

Cabo Verde is the name in Portuguese. We are speaking English.

[@bentar450]

Would love to live here. ....Not a colonizer n sight ,,,, beautiful!!!!

[@NathanBeckham.]

Do Ethiopia next

[@cezarsilva4811]

Nothing European about it, unless you had dreams every night about Europe! AFRICA BIG UPSS!

[@fredshred5194]

errr like every building is European in style just saying.

[@stoicman31]

Looks far less chaotic than the mainland.

[@respectedgentleman4322]

Why does the video title say 'shocking'? What is shocking about this?

[@classics39]

Just the usual click bait...

[@adiyantosukadis5220]

No trees. _ warm

[@africansister]

Clean 😊. Angolan + congo blood is there too i watched a documentary they mentioned those kingdoms as well

[@animemvp9862]

Angola + congo that is cap we are only mix with people from west africa