Bolola

Bolola lies on the great tidal inlet known as the Rio Grande de Buba, beyond the channels of the Bijagós islands. The river was also known by the name Bolola, and its banks formed part of the country of the Biafada. African rulers controlled communities along the waterway, where merchants from the coast could meet those coming from inland. Portuguese traders moved upriver to Bolola as the older market of Bijorei declined, making the inlet a meeting place of African and Atlantic commerce.