From ‎Vera Quinlan‎ 
Yesterday at 9:46 AM ·
Update on Praia, cape verdes from maritime police 'you guys shouldn't come here, its dangerous, exit from mindello'. We on yacht Danú have been anchored in Praia since Friday, we did best to see immigration sat morning but he couldn't be found (Our mistake for arriving near weekend). We wanted to leave Praia (we have kids onboard) and anchor 6 miles away at Cidade velha for weekend (safer) and return Monday ...a French yacht was robbed here (praia) 5 days ago. We were prevented from leaving by MP. Hope to depart this morning. Our Advice is to keep clear of Praia and exit from Sal/Mindelo if possible. Despite Praia we have a fantastic time in the Cape Verdes and have had many wonderful experiences.

Vice Commodore, OCC 

No, it’s 30 days for everyone.
I have Portuguese passport and thought being a ex Portuguese colony I would have some benefit but no the officer confirmed 30 days only.
We too were surprised, but yes Mindelo officers seem very relaxed with this.
We had two friends overstaying for 2 months, they had no problems checking out despite that.
Needless to say that although the attitude seems very relaxed about it, does not mean you get in trouble.