Museu da Resistência (Resistance Museum)

Tarrafal, Santiago Island, Cabo Verde

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The Museu da Resistência in Tarrafal on Santiago Island, Cabo Verde, is housed within the former Tarrafal Concentration Camp, a prison established in 1936 by Portugal’s Estado Novo regime to detain political prisoners and later African anti-colonial activists.

Today, the museum preserves the memory of those who suffered under colonial rule and dictatorship through exhibits, photographs, personal stories, and restored prison facilities. As an important site of remembrance and education, it highlights the struggles for freedom and independence in Cabo Verde, Angola, and Guinea-Bissau, while honoring the resilience of those who resisted oppression.