It is based in the town of Porto Novo in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão.
Recently the club cannot afford to compete in the island league due to the financial reasons in the early 2010s.
The last match ended in a loss to Académica Fogo 5–1 on June 29 and was the club worst defeat at the nationals.
Between 1984 and 2012, it was of the westernmost football (soccer) clubs in the whole of Africa, Tarrafal de Monte Trigo took the spot afterwards.
Together with Santo André (based in Ribeira da Cruz), the club withdrew and was absent from the 2015/16 season due to financial concerns.