The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano, commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).
Talho is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is located in the valley of Ribeira Brava, 1 km west of the city Ribeira Brava. In 2010 its population was 308. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava and the parish of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.
Its logo has a half semi-circular shield colored sky blue. The soccer ball is in the mid-bottom, the swan on top, the yellow label on the bottom with the acronym "FCT" colored in black, the corn stalk on the left (the chief production of the island) and the pine tree on the right.
Its uniform color has a white T-shirt and the rest of the clothing in dark blue.
History
Talho won their only cup title in 2010 and later headed to the 2010 Cape Verdean Cup and had no success there. Later, Talho lost the Super Cup title to Desportivo Ribeira Brava. In recently years, Talho greatly suffered, their last win was on March 3, 2013 where they defeated SC Atlético with a single goal, also the club finished last place for three season from 2014. The club scored 4 goals and had 3 points, they had 2 points in 2015 and conceded 55 goals. Their last draw was on March 29, 2015 with a goal each with Praia Branca. From there Talho started their 5 match losing streak for the season and had a 19 match losing streak at a championships. Talho lost one match on March 14 0-9 to Ultramarina which was their worst match in history. Talho suffered in 2016 as they had not a single point, the club scored only four goals and conceded 54, one less than last season. Talho had a 50 match winless streak and had become the longest of any Cape Verdean club and one of the longest of any club in West Africa. Overall, Talho suffered a 26 match losing streak at the regionals until 2016, their next win was at the 2016-17 Opening Tournament where the club made a draw with Preguiça in Round 3 on December 2, their winless streak ended when the club defeated AJAT'SN in Round 5 on December 13. Talho's 3+ years without a win finally came to an end along with their losing streak as they won a match 4-1 on January 14, 2017 in the regional championships and got first position at the first round. An eight match losing streak was followed and their positions dropped to third then seventh at the third round and worst last place from the 7th round onwards. Inbetween, Belo Horizonte defeated that club 4-1 which was the region's worst until February 11 when they lost to Atlético 5-1, the worst was picking up as it was the worst defeat until March 11 where they lost to Ultramarina 6-0. Talho's only draw was made with Belo Horizonte with a goal after. Two more losses Talho suffered, first to Académica then Atlético 7-0 and became the region's worst defeat of the season. On April 29, the club made a small win defeating Ribeira Brava 0-1. The final match of the season was a loss to Ultramarina. Talho finished 8th, but its results were slightly better than last season with 2 wins and 5 draws, they scored 10 goals, they conceded 45 goals which was the most in the region.
The Taça de Cabo Verde is the main knock-out football tournament of the Cape Verde islands. It started in 1982, it was later revived in 2007 and is played annually. The competition features the winners of each island or regional cup competition and competes into two groups.
Clube Desportivo Ribeira Brava is a football club that currently plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde and is the island's third most popular club. It is based in the Ribeira Brava, the island's largest and the capital on the island of São Nicolau. The team won island titles, first in 1990 and another in 2010. The club currently has four championship titles and a cup title for the island.
Sport Club Atlético is a football (soccer) club based in Ribeira Brava and plays in São Nicolau Island League and had played in the Premier division in Cape Verde. Its current head is Artemiza Ramos and its coach is Pirico who is since January 2017. Also its honorary president is António Manuel Santos. Its nickname is Encarnados, the same nickname of Portugal's SL Benfica.
Stadium
Estádio João de Deus Lopes da Silva, the second homefield of Talho
Estádio João de Deus Lopes da Silva is a multi-use stadium in São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SC Atlético and Desportivo Ribeira Brava. The stadium holds 1,000 people. It is named for João de Deus Lopes da Silva. Its size is 105x68 m and its grass is artificial. The stadium remains to be one of the symbols of the island.
Futebol Clube Belo Horizonte is a football club that plays in the São Nicolau Island League in Cape Verde. It is based in Juncalinho in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau.
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