July 1992 events at Expo92 Sevilla

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The National Day of Cape Verde is celebrated at Expo 92. Posted on July 7, 2017 Hemeroteca Expo - July 07, 1992.

Cape Verde was located in Africa Square. The archipelago of Cape Verde , located 455 kilometers from the west coast of Africa, commemorated that day its National Day at Expo 92. His presence in the Universal Exhibition had a clear goal: to become known touristy around the world. Its building, with an area of ninety-four square meters, was located on the ground oor of the joint pavilion of Plaza de Africa , which brought together fourteen other countries d sub-Saharan area of this continent.

The ag of Cape Verde was adopted on September 22, 1992. Cape Verde, in addition to showing itself as a tourist potential, re ected its historical references fundamentally through its craftsmanship and music, << re ection of the soul >>, for Cape Verdeans. Its small pavilion was divided into three exhibition spaces: an exhibition of old and modern miniature cars made by hand with used cans; an area dedicated to the typical crafts of the island, where wicker and ceramic items were shown, and a loom used for the manufacture of the traditional cloths of this African area; and a part destined to the music, so strongly rooted to the customs of Cape Verde, in which a collection of guitars of different sizes was exhibited.

Seal Pavilion of Cape Verde. He also had a store that had a great advantage, and that was that you could haggle. Some of those items that he offered us were coffee sets, earrings, wicker baskets, vases, among other items. Cape Verde prepared an extensive three-day musical program to celebrate its National Day. The traditional music and dance groups << Finka Pe >>, << Simentera >>, << Paulino and Vieira >> and << Finacon >> performed at the Palenque.


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