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Carriçal is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 24 km east of Ribeira Brava, it is also east of Juncalinho, it is the easternmost settlement on the island.
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One of the subdivisions are Carriçal and in the east Castilhano, an abandoned locality, first abandoned after people left for other areas and countries during the famine that started in 1948 and lasted until the 1960s.
History
The road linking with other parts of the island was unpaved until the late 2000s.
Hurricane Fred struck the village and devastated fruit and hydroponic crops along with some roads and homes
References
Carriçal Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA