Funco (architecture)

Funco is a traditional Capeverdean house, originated from the African continent. Its houses are mainly founded on the islands of Fogo, Santiago and Maio, it is also founded in Guinea-Bissau. Its circular form are made up of different kinds of rock. The conical rock are made up thatch of palm leaves and has only a piece.

According to the historian António Carreira (1965), the term was used with the meaning of a "small, poor and miserable building".

In an article by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa, it analyzed the social structure of Fogo, his native islands, both in his novels and in his essays, showed the concern of white families with the rise of the mixed in the late 1940s, they feared the moment that "the blacks would be pushed into the funco ; [where] it would take the place of the mixed with the loja and the latter would put the Whites to the sobrado.

Notable examples of a funco house/building type include:

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