Cape Verdeans in Portugal

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]

Cape Verdeans in Portugal

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

Further information: Category:Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent

• 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

• Cape Verde–Portugal relations

References

1. 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
2. 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. 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.
4. 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

External links

• Central Intelligence Agency. "Portugal." The World Factbook. Retrieved October 18, 2007.