In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of Cape Verdean descent or national origin in Portugal.[2] By 2000, this estimation rose to 83,000 people, of which 90% resided in Greater Lisbon."[3] In 2008, Portugal’s National Statistics Institute estimated that there were 68,145 Cape Verdeans who legally resided in Portugal. This made up "15.7% of all foreign nationals living legally in the country."[4]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| By ancestry: 200,000[1] By birth: 68,144[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Lisbon, Algarve, Azores, Madeira, Porto | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Portuguese |
Notable people
edit- Germano Almeida, writer
- Ângela Maria Fonseca Spínola
- Cláudio Aguiar
- Jorge Andrade
- Hernâni Borges
- Nelson Évora
- Arlindo Gomes Semedo
- José Gonçalves
- Sara Tavares
- Néné da Luz
- Nélson Marcos
- Sandro Mendes
- Vítor Moreno
- Nani
- Nilton Fernandes
- Pedro Pelé
- Rolando
- Manuel Estêvão Sanches
- Ernesto da Conceição Soares
- Marco Soares
- Edson Rolando Silva Sousa
- José Veiga
- Nélson Veiga
- João Gomes, basketball player
- Lura, singer
- Oceano da Cruz
- Renato Sanches
- Yorgan De Castro, mixed martial artist
- Márcio Fernandes
- Cristiano Ronaldo
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b A Semana. "Cape Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008. Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marc-Montclos, Antoine Pérouse de. " The Political Value of Remittances: Cape Verde, Comores, and Lesotho - Diasporas, Remittances and Africa South of the Sahara - A Strategic Assessment." Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
- ^ A Semana. "Cape Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008. Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine