In cultural terms, the city of Praia is a
notable contrast to the rest of the island of Santiago. While the rest of the island, having
been first to be inhabited, maintains conservative and traditionalist
characteristics, Praia possesses a more cosmopolitan outlook. In its overall
culture, Praia has easily absorbed influences from the outer islands due to
inter-island migration, as well as influences from abroad due to the
concentration of population of foreign origin and the relative
