Preguiça is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 6 km south of Ribeira Brava. It served as the port of Ribeira Brava, after the older Porto de Lapa, 6 km to the northeast, had been abandoned in 1653 due to pirate attacks.Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de Ribeira Brava de São Nicolau, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 16-17 The settlement was mentioned as Paraghisi in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. In 1820 the Forte do Príncipe Real, now ruined, was built to protect the port.Recuperação do Forte da Preguiça, C. Amaro and V. Santos, IPPAR, 2002 Preguiça's port consists of a stone quay and a short mole. Preguiça Airport is located 3 km north of the village.
Population history 2000: 465 2010: 567
See also
List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde
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