Chã das Caldeiras-Maison traditionnelle (1)

Funco is a traditional Capeverdean house that originated in Africa. These houses are represented in

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,André Donelha, ''Descrição da Serra Leoa e dos rios de Guiné do Cabo Verde'' 'Description of Sierra Leone between the Rivers of Guinea of Cape Verde''(1625) (intro, notes and titles by Avelino Teixeira da Mota), Junta de Investigações Científicas do Ultramar, Lisbon, 1977, p. 265 found mainly on the islands of Fogo,

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and Maio. Their circular form is made of different kinds of rock. The conical thatch roof is made of palm fronds.

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explored the social structure of Fogo, his native island, in his novels and in his essays. He showed the concern of white families with the rise of mixed families in the late 1940s. They feared the moment that "the blacks would be pushed out of the ''funco'' ;

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they would take the place of the mixed in the ''loja'' and the latter would put the whites out of the ''sobrado''."Nelson Eurico Cabral, ''Le moulin et le pilon, les îles du Cap-Vert'' (''The Mill and the Pestle, the Cape Verde Islands''), Harmattan, Paris, ACCT, 1980, p. 145 According to António Carreira in 1965, the term was used to mean a "small, poor and miserable building".

Examples

Examples of a funco house/building type include: *A funco at

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*Chã das Caldeiras Vineyard and Tourist Attraction building has temporarily relocated to Cabeça Fundão *Chã das Caldeiras Farmer's Association building – the original was destroyed during the 2014 eruption, temporarily relocated to Achada Furna or Cova Figueira – there may be a newer funco building rebuilt and may have moved there Settlements named after this type of house style, (mainly) in the municipality of

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, Santiago Island: *Funco Bandeira *Funco Marques

Legacy

The Cape Verdean Architects’ Bar Association has created
Portal
to discuss architecture, named ''“Funco”'' to honor this particular Cape Verdean form of building.

Examples

Legacy

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