Palácio do Povo, Colonial government building in Mindelo, Cape Verde

The Palácio do Povo stands at the eastern end of Rua Libertadores de África in Mindelo, measuring about 100 by 50 metres. Built in a colonial style that borrows architectural elements from India, it has a two-storey central section flanked by single-storey wings, pink and white walls and light green window shutters. A garden and a university campus surround it.

Construction began in 1874 as a single-floor structure and expanded with a second story between 1928 and 1934 during the colonial period. The building was renamed from Palácio do Governo to Palácio do Povo when Cape Verde gained independence in 1975.

The building now houses a Carnival museum and hosts changing exhibitions. In 1997 it showed Mitomorfoses, works by Cape Verdean artist Mito Elias, and in 2018 an exhibition was dedicated to singer Cesária Évora. Its name, Palácio do Povo (People's Palace), dates from independence in 1975.

The building faces Rua Libertadores de África, with Rua Franz Fanon to the north, Avenida Baltazar Lopes to the west and Avenida Fernando Ferreira Forte to the south. A park with a monument to Adriano Durante (1892–1961) lies to the east, and the city market is to the west.

The building's footprint measures roughly 100 by 50 metres, and only the central section rises to two floors while the wings stay single-storey. East of it lies a park with a monument to Adriano Durante (1892–1961). The facade faces Rua Libertadores de África, formerly Rua Lisboa.