Cape Verdeans in Portugal
Ethnic group
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In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of Cape Verdean descent or national origin in Portugal.[1] By 2000, this estimation rose to 83,000 people, of which 90% resided in Greater Lisbon.[2] 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."[3]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 260,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Lisbon metropolitan area | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese (Cape Verdean), Cape Verdean Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Portuguese |
Notable people
- Germano Almeida, writer
- Ângela Maria Fonseca Spínola
- Cláudio Aguiar
- Nélson Semedo
- Jorge Andrade
- Hernâni Borges
- Hugo Cardoso
- Nelson Évora
- Arlindo Gomes Semedo
- José Gonçalves
- Sara Tavares
- Néné da Luz
- Nélson Marcos
- Nuno Mendes
- 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