Prédio do Baleizão, Historic building in central Luanda, Angola

The Prédio do Baleizão is a 17th-century building on Largo da Amizade Angola-Cuba, formerly Largo Infante D. Henrique and Largo do Baleizão. It is one of Luanda's oldest structures, with large cracks and a collapsed apartment visible from the square.

The Prédio do Baleizão dates from the 17th century, built at the start of Portuguese colonisation of Angola. During the colonial period it housed the Colégio Dom João II, which was classified as Cultural Heritage by decree 86, published in Boletim Oficial no. 222 of 23 September. In 1968 the college reopened, sharing the building with the café Baleizão. From the 1970s several families lived there until the building was closed on 7 January 2019.

In 1968 the Colégio Dom João II reopened and shared the building with the café Baleizão, whose ice cream was said to be the best in Luanda. The café's name also passed to the square outside, formerly Largo Infante D. Henrique, known as Largo do Baleizão.

The building was closed in 2019 due to structural issues and is not accessible to visitors inside. The square itself remains a central point in Luanda where you can view the architecture from outside and understand the neighborhood's history.

The heritage listing came by decree 86, published in Boletim Oficial no. 222 of 23 September, in Luanda. By January 2019 the building had gone ten years without piped water and large cracks had opened, one apartment collapsing; on 7 January the authorities ordered it closed and all 24 resident families were moved out, three tents being provided at Bairro da Paz.