Ribeira de Calhau is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Sao Vicente,

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. It takes its name from the river Ribeira do Calhau, and comprises the villages of Madeiral, Ribeira de Calhau and Calhau. Madeiral and Ribeira de Calhau are located in the river valley, Calhau is on the east coast. In 2010 its population was 1,177. The valley is surrounded by the mountains Viana,

Madeiral Madeiral or Monte Madeiral is a mountain in the southeastern part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its elevation is 680 meters.

Pico do Vento Pico do Vento is a mountain in the eastern part of the island of São Vicente. It is situated south of the Ribeira do Calhau valley, 12 km southeast of the island capital Mindelo. See also * List of mountains in Cape Verde External links Pico d ...

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Humberto Duarte Fonseca Humberto Duarte Fonseca (20 November 1916 – 1983), was one of the first Cape Verdean scientists. Biography Humberto Fonseca was born in Mindelo on the São Vicente and was the son of Torquato Gomes Fonseca and Leopoldina Duarte Fonseca. He ...

" is situated 1 km north of Calhau. It is part of a German-UK initiative to undertake long-term ground- and ocean-based observations in the tropical Eastern North Atlantic Ocean region.Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory
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Climate

Calhau has a hot desert climate like most of the island. The average annual temperature is 22.6 °C. Average rainfall is 129 millimeters.

Notable person

Vasco Martins Vasco Martins is a Cape Verdean musician and composer. Born in Queluz, Portugal, in 1956, he lives now in Calhau, Cape Verde. Biography Self-taught, he began his studies in 1974. He was a member of the band Colá in 1976, but then went to Por ...

, singer and composer

References

{{São Vicente Villages and settlements in São Vicente, Cape Verde Populated coastal places in Cape Verde