From the airport to the city center |
Welcome to Luanda - the world's largest Portuguese-speaking city after São Paulo and Rio |
Hotel Kudissanga, Luanda |
Driving into the city center |
Lots of satellite dishes |
Flag of Angola, Rua da Samba |
Angolan Flag with the tower of the Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, MPLA leader then the 1st President of Angola |
Rua da Samba, Luanda |
Rua da Samba, Luanda |
Paróquia da Sé Catedral - Centro São José, Barirro Azul |
Construction site for the new Assembleia Nacional de Angola |
Artist's drawing of the new National Assembly of Angola under construction in Luanda |
Coastal cliffs south of the city center, Luanda |
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda |
Agostinho Neto lead the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola during the war for independence from Portugal, 1961-1974 |
Luanda |
Lagoon and fishermen's village across from the Neto Mausoleum |
Peninsula forming the southern lagoon with shanties |
Shanties built on the southern lagoon, Luanda |
Southern Lagoon, Luanda |
Southern Lagoon, Luanda |
Marginal Santa Barbara in front of the Neto Mausoleum |
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda |
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto still under construction in December 2010 |
AAA Building - Praia do Bispo, Luanda, Angola |
An interesting modern building overlooking Chicala |
Entering Luanda's downtown area |
Downtown Luanda |
Tropical decay, Downtown Luanda |
Monument at the Largo do Baleizão, Luanda |
Largo do Baleizão, Luanda - Av. 4 de Fevereiro |
Largo do Baleizão, at the west end of the Luanda Corniche |
Torres Atlantico, a post-oil office block on the Luanda Corniche |
Bay Side Restaurant, Av. 4 de Fevereiro (Luanda Corniche) |
Luanda's nicest building, the colonial-era Banco Nacional de Angola |
Banco Nacional de Angola, Av. 4 de Fevereiro |
The whole waterfront along Av. 4 de Fevereiro is under redevelopment |
BDA - Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola |
Nossa Seguros - a colonia-era building along the Corniche |
Construction of a new tower, Luanda |
Banco Caixa Geral Totta de Angola, Av. 4 de Fev. |
Av. 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda |
Traffic along Av. 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda |
Waterfront redevelopment project, Luanda - "O futuro está a chegar à nossa baía" |
The very 1950's-1960's Luanda in need of a polish |
Av. 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda |
AngolAlissar LDA |
Tile mural with cactus, Luanda |
Tile mural - African warriors, farmers and wildlife, Luanda |
Hotel Presidente, Luanda |
Hotel Presidente, Luanda |
Hotel Presidente, Luanda |
Port Authority - Capitania do Porto at the northeast end of Av. 4 de Fevereiro marking the end of the Corniche |
Port Authority - Capitania do Porto at the northeast end of Av. 4 de Fevereiro marking the end of the Corniche |
Construction in downtown Luanda |
Side street leading off Av. 4 de Fev., Luanda |
Rua Luis Mota Leo, Luanda |
Angola Telecom, Luanda |
Angola Telecom, Luanda |
Fading colonial building, Rua Maj. Kanhangulo, downtown Luanda |
Rua Maj. Kanhangulo at Rua Mãe Isabel, Luanda |
Mural of Luanda's palm lined Corniche back in the Portuguese days, Rua Maj. Kanhangulo |
BFA billboard - Crescemos con Angola |
Mega Bingo, Luanda |
Transmundo, Luanda Imp. e Exp. |
Rua Maj. Kanhangulo parallels the Corniche, 1 block inland |
Rua Maj. Kanhangulo, Luanda |
Sabadão da Mulherada, Luanda |
Advertisements - Coca Cola & Cuca |
The new InterContinental Luanda under construction, 2010 |
Torre Ambiente under construction, Luanda |
Three Towers under construction between Rua Nasser and Rua Nehru |
Hillside construction site of the new Luanda InterContinental |
There's a nice view of downtown Luanda if you drive up Rua Nehru past the InterContinetnal |
Torre Ambiente under construction, Luanda, 2010 |
View of Luanda with Ilha do Cabo across the bay |
View of Luanda with Hotel Presidente and Angola Telecom |
The Port of Luanda |
Panoramic view of Luanda from Rua do Almirante Azevedo Coutinho, Miramar |
Monument - Woman and Child, Luanda-Miramar |
Monument - Woman and Child, Luanda-Miramar |
Monument - Woman and Child, Luanda-Miramar |
Port of Luanda |
Port of Luanda |
Port Authority, Angola Telecom and Hotel Presidente, Luanda |
View of Luanda from Rua do Almirante Azevedo Coutinho |
Port of Luanda |
Port of Luanda - Grimaldi Lines Repubblica di Venezia and Carmania Express |
2010 -35 Years of Victory |
Construction project, Luanda |
Construction project, Luanda |
Giant construction project underway at Largo do Kinaxixi |
Kinaxixi Complex Project, Luanda |
Sign for the Porto de Luanda |
Downtown Luanda |
I'm guessing that was a building under construction when the war broke out that was never completed |
This squatter tower is on the southeast corner of Largo do Kinaxixi |
Downtown Luanda |
Museu Nacional de História Natural - Bem-vindo 900-1200 & 1430-1700 |
Hotel Trópico, Rua da Missá, Luanda |
Hotel Trópico, Rua da Missá, Luanda |
TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola |
Rua da Missá, Luanda |
Hotel Tivoli, Rua da Missá, Luanda |
Rua da Missá, Luanda |
Epic Sana Luanda Hotel nearing completion |
Epic Sana Luanda Hotel, 2010 |
A Nova York, Luanda |
Suniver, Downtown Luanda |
Suniver, Downtown Luanda |
New towers, Rua Rainha Ginga, downtown Luanda |
Hotel Skyna, Luanda |
Hotel Skyna, Luanda |
Torres do Carmo twin tower residential complex under construction in downtown Luanda |
Torres do Carmo under construction 2010 - Rua Joaquim Kapango |
Torres do Carmo under construction 2010 - Rua Joaquim Kapango |
Vitorias 35 Anos - Angolan independence, Luanda |
Armazem Antonio dos Santos Limitada - Carvalho & Freitas Sarl |
Beautiful downtown Luanda |
Blue - Avida é uma festa, Luanda |
Angolan Independence 1975-2010 |
Downtown Luanda |
Sonangol Tower, Luanda |
Sonangol Tower, Luanda |
Sonangol - the Angolan national oil company |
Sonangol Tower, Luanda |
Sonangol Tower, Luanda |
Sonangol Tower, Luanda |
Sonangol Tower, Luanda |
Sonangol Tower, Luanda |
Sonangol Tower, Luanda |
Largo Rainha Ginga, Luanda |
Largo Rainha Ginga, Luanda |
Downtown Luanda |
Slowly downtown Luanda is being cleaned up - Rua Cerveira Pereira |
A mix of old and new - Rua Cerveira Pereira, downtown Luanda |
Rua Rainha Ginga, Luanda |
Torres Atlantico - Rua Francisco Tavora, Luanda |
Club Palos, Luanda |
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto |
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto |
Coming around the hill to the old residential area of Praia do Bispo |
Old residential area of Praia do Bispo south of the castle |
Igreja de S. Joaquim, Praia do Bispo, Luanda |
Igreja de S. Joaquim, Praia do Bispo, Luanda |
Another pass by this modern hillside home overlooking Av. Dr. Antonio Agostino Neto |
Another drive through downtown Luanda later in the day after visiting Ilha do Cabo |
Largo do Baleizão, Luanda |
Torres Atlantico, Av. 4 de Fev. |
BRC - Juntos a construir o futuro hoje |
Banco Nacional de Angola, later afternoon |
Banco Nacional de Angola, 1956 |
Banco Nacional de Angola on the Luanda Corniche |
Banco Nacional de Angola |
Banco Nacional de Angola |
Banco Nacional de Angola |
Banco Nacional de Angola |
The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro |
Organized armed resistance to Portuguese rule was begun by the MPLA on 4 February 1961 |
The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro |
The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro |
Once the renewal of the waterfront park along Av. 4 de Fev. is complete, this may become an attractive area again |
The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro |
The Luanda Corniche - Av. 4 de Fevereiro |
Tile mural on the corner of Av. 4 de Fev. & Rua Luis Mota Feo |
Tile mural, Luanda Corniche |
Tile mural, Luanda Corniche |
Driving northeast along Av. 4 de Fevereiro, Luanda |
Hotel Presidente, Luanda |
Port Authority, Luanda |
Porto de Luanda |
Porto de Luanda |
Porto de Luanda |
Porto de Luanda |
Porto de Luanda |
Angola Telecom |
...and driving back the other way along the Corniche |
Waterfront project - Requalificação de Baía de Luanda |
Heading back to the south away from towntown |
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda |
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda |
Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Luanda |
Luanda really does need better taxis |
Stuck in traffic, a common occurrence in Luanda |
Leaving the city center southbound along Rio do Samba |
Novo Templo - Jesus Cristo éo Senhor |
Novo Templo - Stained glass window |