Lombo Branco is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão,

Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

. It is situated 4 km southeast of

Ribeira Grande Ribeira Grande may refer to the following places: Cape Verde * Ribeira Grande (stream), a stream on the island of Santo Antão * Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santo Antão * Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality), a municip ...

and 17 km north of the island capital

Porto Novo , , ; ; ; also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the capital and second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people. In 1863, following British bombardment, Porto-Novo accepted French ...

. A notable person who was born in Lombo Branco is

António do Espírito Santo Fonseca António do Espírito Santo Fonseca (born April 26, 1951) is a former Cape Verdean politician and was the 3rd president of the National Assembly from 1996 to 2001. in pdf He succeeded Amílcar Spencer Lopes and was succeeded by Aristides Raimun ...

who was president of the National Assembly from 1996 to 2001.

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{{Subdivisions of Santo Antão, Cape Verde Villages and settlements in Santo Antão, Cape Verde Ribeira Grande Municipality

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