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Much of the fabric in Cape Verde is imported from the United Kingdom or India, but some of the cloth that appears ‘tie-dye’ is done locally

Older youths sat along the rooftops to observe the festivities framed by a flocking of roosting pigeons behind them. As backdrop to their joyful procession, stood their city…full of rusting and gutted automobiles.

Through the gate, I glanced at species of plants I had never seen before obstructed by the canopies of small tents erected in preparation for Children’s Day.

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