The coastal schooner Ribeira Brava in the Port of Preguica, Sao Nicolau in 1938. Captain Joao de Deus Lopes da Silva (Joaozinho) in the white shirt and light pants is pictured leaning against the cabin. This is the type of vessel which provided most of the transportation between the islands until the era of independence. - Photo courtesy of Lilia Figueira Lopes da Silva.