Avenida Amílcar Cabral

Avenida Amílcar Cabral

Avenida Amílcar Cabral, nearby are a couple of buildings including Ildo Lobo Cultural Palace, the tallest shown is the Bank of Cape Verde, east is Albuquerque Square
Namesake	Amílcar Cabral
Length	1.05 km (0.65 mi)
Addresses	Northward
Location	Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde
South end	Rampa São Januário, small street
Major junctions	Rampa São Januário and the side street Rua Patrice Lumumba Rua Dr. António Loreno Rua Abílio Macedo Rua 5 de Julho Rua Domingos Ramos Ruas Caixa Economica and do Aeroporto
North end	Avenida Caixa Economica, Rua Ché Guevara and Rua do Aeroporto

Avenida Amílcar Cabral is an avenue in the Plateau of Praia, in the very center of Praia, Santiago island, Cape Verde, it is also the neighborhood's longest running street. It is one of the major streets of the city. The street is named after Amílcar Cabral, a hero who struggled against colonial rule. It runs south to north in the west of the Plateau and is entirely two lanes. It is more than a kilometer long, the portion at Praça António Loreno is a pathway. Address numbers are ordered northward. The northern portion forms one of three streets accessing the Plateau with other parts of the city. It is the starting point of the main highway EN1-ST01 starting north of the square, the main traffic flow is bypassed today.

The avenue begins at the intersection with a street and Rampa São Januário, it is next to the newly created square. Buildings at that location includes Casa o Cidadão and the Capeverdean Ministry of Finances building, headquarters of Banco Comercial do Atlântico is not located on the avenue but borders. For the next two intersections, it lies west of Alexandre Albuquerque Square, also known as 12 de Setembro, the northern intersection is with Rua Patrice Lumumba, both have traffic lights, one of the first two installed in Cape Verde. Numerous buildings are located on the west side including the supermarket Calu e Angela, Banco Interatlântico, Moderna pharmacy, in a building with colonial architecture, LG Cabo Verde offices and Mundilar, hotels also at that location includes Praia Confort (or Praia Comfort), Rosymar Inn and Solatlântico, the latter are with modern architecture, nearby the purple-rose building lying north of the square borders and is located on another street, features neoclassical architecture. Trees at the square surround the avenue, Esplanada Morabeza, a restaurant in the esplanade lies near the square, also by the square is the kiosk built in 1926.

Four streets are followed, two are pedestrianized since 2009 on the east side, inbetween is the , once the most busiest, now it's at Sucupira, at the first intersection on the right side is the offices of the airline company TACV, the other office is at the airport. Rua Judice Biker and Rua Dr. António Loreno (then Luis de Camões) are its next intersections, Impar buildings is in the northeast corner of the latter intersection and is located at another street. Two more intersections followed before the 20 degree turn, close by, Rua António Pusich intersects. Rua Abílio Macedo intersects and one of the famous pubs in the city center is 5tal da Música (or Quintal da Música), in two portions of the building have names of the greatest singers of Capeverdean music, in Cape Verde and amongst the Capeverdeans abroad, also in that area has wide parking spaces. Rua Dr. Manuel Arreaga and Rua 5 de Julho are its next intersections, at the corner is the headquarters of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). After a small left curve, on the left side, another bank's headquarters are located, Banco Caboverdiano de Negócios west of Rua Domingos Ramos along with its square. The avenue partly runs west of Liceu Domingos Ramos and makes a 65 degree left curve then a 15 degree right curve before Rua PMI, the only pedestrian bridge is located there, from there it is in the neighrborhood of Fazenda, the remaining intersection is Rua Cruz Vermelha (after the Red Cross) and finishes at the stoplights at Ruas Caixa Economica and do Aeroporto, the northern part enters Rua Ché Guevara.