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Sao Tome and Principe / São Tomé e Príncipe - flag / bandeira. Background: Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century. Although independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The first free elections were held in 1991. Location: Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon. Ethnic groups: mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese) images of
São Tomé and Príncipe
Água Grande district VI - Pantufo
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Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: beach view / vista ao longo da praia - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: beach view / vista ao longo da praia Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: bell tower at St Peter's chapel / torre sineira da Capela de São Pedro - arquitectura do Ultramar Português - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: bell tower at St Peter's chapel / torre sineira da Capela de São Pedro - arquitectura do Ultramar Português
Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: St Peter's chapel / Capela de São Pedro no antigo Bairro Vieira Machado - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: St Peter's chapel / Capela de São Pedro no antigo Bairro Vieira Machado Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: balustrade on the waterfront avenue - view of the Pestana São Tomé Ocean Resort Hotel / balaústrada na marginal - vista do Pestana São Tomé Ocean Resort Hotel - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: balustrade on the waterfront avenue - view of the Pestana São Tomé Ocean Resort Hotel / balaústrada na marginal - vista do Pestana São Tomé Ocean Resort Hotel
Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: fishermen sail on their catamaran / pescadores no seu catamaran artesanal - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: fishermen sail on their catamaran / pescadores no seu catamaran artesanal Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: boats rest on the beach / barcos descansam na praia - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: boats rest on the beach / barcos descansam na praia
Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: fishermen land their pirogues on the beach / pescadores trazem as pirogas para terra - praia - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: fishermen land their pirogues on the beach / pescadores trazem as pirogas para terra - praia Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: beach and boats - the fishermen rule the beach / praia e barcos - os pescadores dominam a praia - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: beach and boats - the fishermen rule the beach / praia e barcos - os pescadores dominam a praia
Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: beach and boats / praia e barcos - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: beach and boats / praia e barcos Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé and Príncipe / STP: boat shapped restaurant / restaurante em forma de barco - photo by M.Torres Pantufo, Água Grande district, São Tomé: boat shapped restaurant / restaurante em forma de barco
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