Strela is a beer that is produced by the company CERIS, based in the eastern part of Praia, Cape Verde. The name Strela is Cape Verdean Creole for "star". Production of the beer was started in November 2006, replacing the production of Coral, [1] a brand of CERIS's former owner Madeira Brewery. Cavibel distributes the beer. CERIS and Cavibel are owned by Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company. [2] Strela beer is exported to Gambia, Guinea and Portugal. [3]
In 2016, Strela beer received a Superior Taste Award from the International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) in Brussels. [4] In 2009, Strela was the second most consumed beer in Cape Verde, covering 35% of the market. [5]
The Cape Verdean Armed Forces, Cabo Verdean Armed Forces or FACV are the military of Cape Verde. They include two branches, the National Guard and the Coast Guard.
Sociedade Central de Cervejas is a Portuguese brewery, founded in 1934. Its main output is the Sagres brand of beers. The company has been controlled by Heineken since April 2008.
A Semana is a Cape Verdean daily that covers its top stories in the archipelago and local stories ranging from each island. A Semana is located in the Cape Verdean capital city of Praia and is one of the most circulated newspapers and dailies in Cape Verde. Its slogan is the "First Capeverdean Daily in Line".
Heineken N.V. is a Dutch brewer which owns a worldwide portfolio of over 170 beer brands, mainly pale lager, though some other beer styles are produced. The two largest brands are Heineken and Tecate; though the portfolio includes Amstel, Fosters, Sagres, Cruzcampo, Skopsko, Affligem, Żywiec, Starobrno, Zagorka, Zlatý Bažant, Laško and Birra Moretti.
Beer in Portugal has a long history, going as far back as the time of the ancient Roman province of Lusitania, where beer was commonly made and drunk. Portugal is among the 11 largest beer producers in Europe, and is the 7th largest European exporter of the product.
The University of Cape Verde is the only public university of Cape Verde. The main campus is in Palmarejo, Praia, but there are also institutes in Mindelo, Assomada and São Jorge dos Órgãos. It has over 5000 students. A new campus for Uni-CV is under construction in Palmarejo, financed by the Chinese government. It should be completed by July 2020. It will have capacity for 4,890 students and 476 professors, with a library, dorms, cafeterias and sports facilities. It will have 61 class rooms, five auditoriums with a capacity of 150 seats, eight computer rooms, eight reading rooms and 34 laboratories.
Cape Verde produces a popular beer called Strela which is a Pale lager brewed by CERIS in the capital Praia on the island of Santiago. The beer is exported to Gambia, Guinea and Portugal.
RECORD TV is a channel of RecordTV in Cape Verde. It is the first Brazilian based channel to have its own version in Cape Verde. The network was launched on 31 March 2007.
Silvino Lopes Évora is a Cape Verdean writer, poet, journalist and a university professor.
Gilyto Semedo, aka Mr. Entertainer is a Cape Verdean Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, TV & Music Producer, Cultural Activist, Mentor Of Cabo Verde Music Awards-CVMA and PALOP Music Awards - PALOPMA.
The Cabo Verde Music Awards is an annual music award ceremony that takes place every year. The award ceremony takes place in the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde. It is also broadcast on TCV.
CERIS is a beverage company in Cape Verde that produces beer, soft drinks and water. Together with the distribution company Cavibel, it is owned by Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company. CERIS was established as a mixed capital (public/private) company in 1988. In 2001 it was acquired by the Madeira Brewery, and in January 2005 the majority of its shares were sold to the shareholders of Cavibel, part of Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company. It produces the brands Bonaqua, Schweppes, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola, Ceris, the Cape Verdean beer Strela, Ego, Actimalt and Vimto. The factory is located in the neighbourhood Praia Negra, east of the city centre of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde.
Quercus Cabo Verde is a Capeverdean branch of the Portuguese environmental organization Quercus. It is headquartered in the capital city of Praia. Its logo features the grey-headed kingfisher. The first and current head is Paulo Ferreira.
For the Brazilian footballer, see Mário Lúcio da Silva Junior
The cuisine of Cape Verde is a West African cuisine largely influenced by Portuguese, Southern and Western European and West African cuisine. Cape Verde was a colony of Portugal from its colonization until 1975.
João Lopes Filho is a Cape Verdean anthropologist, historian, university professor, novelist and an investigator.
The Cabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF) is a film festival in Cape Verde first established in 2010.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Cape Verde in March 2020.
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