Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte, Multi-purpose sports arena in Gamboa, Cape Verde.

Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte is a multi-purpose arena on Avenida de Cuba in the Gamboa subdivision of Praia, just south of the Várzea stadium. Its court hosts basketball, volleyball and futsal, and the arena holds about 2,000 people. The entrance is on the south side, roughly 5 metres above sea level, and the federations' offices sit in the section next to the court.

The arena is named after Vavá Duarte, one of Cape Verde's basketball greats, who founded the Lapaloma club and played in both football and basketball competitions. Travadores' basketball and futsal teams had to be abandoned in 2004. National championship finals were held here in 2011, 2012 and 2015, and after ADESBA won the 2015 national title, some of its African championship games were played in the arena in late 2015.

The venue serves as a gathering place for basketball fans and sports enthusiasts throughout Praia, where local clubs call home for their matches. Supporters of different teams meet here to cheer and be part of the city's active sports community.

The entrance is on the south side, about 5 metres above sea level, on Avenida de Cuba just south of the Várzea stadium. Two bus stops sit near the southeast corner, on Avenida de China and Avenida Cidade de Lisboa, served by minibuses and taxis; routes link the Plateau with Cidade Velha, Palmarejo and Achada Santo António. The arena can be seen from the Plateau and Achada Santo António hills.

Beyond serving as a playing venue, the complex houses the offices of national federations for basketball, volleyball, futsal, and athletics under one roof. This makes it a central hub for organized sports administration across the islands.