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by the authorities. Today, more Cape
Verdeans live abroad than in Cape Verde itself, with significant emigrant Cape Verdean communities in Brazil and in the United States (102,000 of Cape Verdeans descent in the U.S., with a major concentration on the
567:. Cape Verde is a multi-ethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many different ethnic backgrounds. Cabo Verdeans do not consider their nationality as an ethnicity but as a citizenship with various ethnicities.
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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."
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dance. These are reflective of the diverse origins of Cape Verde's residents. The term "Criolo", or also "Kriolu" is used to refer to residents as well as the culture of Cape Verde.
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of Cape Verde reflects its mixed West
African and Portuguese roots. It is well known for its diverse forms of music such as
447:
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University of
Massachusetts - Dartmouth. "1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates." Retrieved on October 18, 2007.
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is used colloquially, and is the mother tongue of virtually all Cape
Verdeans. Cape Verdean Creole or
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were brought to the islands to work on
Portuguese plantations. As a result, many Cape Verdeans are of
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Portugal. Because these people arrived using their Portuguese passports, they were registered as
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1278:"Cape Verdeans in the Atlantic: the formation of Kriolu music and dance styles on ship and in port"
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A Semana. "Cape
Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008.
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Prior to independence in 1975, many thousands of people emigrated from drought-stricken
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734:. Creole has been gaining prestige since the nation's independence from Portugal.
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where there are lists of more people of Cape
Verdean descent around the world
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landed there in 1456. Africans from the main lands and Arabs from adjacent
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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International
Religious Freedom Report 2007: Cape Verde
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is estimated at less than 1 percent of the population.
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603:, were followed by Portuguese settlers, exiles, and
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877:, and a wide variety of dances: the soft dance
819:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
68:Cape Verdean ancestry and citizenship worldwide
1341:Population by origin and generation, 1 January
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8:
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599:Italian seamen who were granted land by the
563:consisting of an archipelago in the central
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1117:"Cape Verde - International emigrant stock"
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1132:Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates
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788: Other or Non Religious (10.9%)
74:Regions with significant populations
27:Citizens of the nation of Cape Verde
1175:"Une large palette de nationalités"
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934:"Estado da população cabo-verdiana"
813:Other religious groups include the
794:More than 80% of the population of
700:Cape Verde's official language is
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766:Religion in Cape Verde (2010)
1:
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841:groups. There are also small
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1276:Hurley-Glowa, Susan (2015).
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1836:Ethnic groups in Cape Verde
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1463:Administrative divisions
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909:List of Cape Verdeans
863:Culture of Cape Verde
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673:Portuguese immigrants
665:Portuguese Cape Verde
659:Cape Verdean diaspora
448:São Tomé and Príncipe
1219:Retrieved 06-10-2012
833:, and various other
831:New Apostolic Church
806:denomination is the
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18:Cape Verdean people
1652:Telecommunications
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1561:Human rights
1431:World War II
1409:Colonial era
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1181:(in French)
839:evangelical
835:Pentecostal
680:coast from
678:New England
615:Inquisition
588:West Africa
580:archipelago
561:West Africa
170:Netherlands
1825:Categories
1693:Basketball
1641:(currency)
1488:Barlavento
1389:Cape Verde
1348:2011-01-20
1332:2009-08-26
1185:2024-02-03
1143:2009-08-26
944:2015-01-12
921:References
893:, and the
804:Protestant
796:Cape Verde
758:Cape Verde
702:Portuguese
584:Portuguese
577:Cape Verde
553:Cape Verde
545:Portuguese
529:Irreligion
508:Portuguese
425:Luxembourg
299:Mozambique
89:Cape Verde
1735:Education
1662:Transport
1629:Companies
1593:President
1551:Elections
1520:Volcanoes
1500:Mountains
1493:Sotavento
1451:Geography
1414:governors
1100:OECD 2004
1065:iss.co.za
890:coladeira
696:Languages
633:, or the
498:Languages
488:Venezuela
213:Argentina
1810:Category
1775:Religion
1750:Football
1578:Military
1539:Politics
1525:Wildlife
1393:articles
1301:23 March
1211:Archived
1159:Archived
1085:Archived
1049:CBS 2010
982:Archived
964:Archived
903:See also
851:atheists
754:Santiago
738:Religion
730:and the
653:Diaspora
610:lançados
514:Religion
112:Portugal
1846:Mulatto
1794:Outline
1725:Cuisine
1681:Culture
1657:Tourism
1639:Escudo
1612:Economy
1510:Streams
1483:Islands
1473:Climate
1426:Famines
1401:History
1004:16 July
896:Batuque
869:culture
857:Culture
776:(78.7%)
718:, on a
647:Morocco
643:Lebanon
635:English
631:Spanish
627:British
468:Uruguay
402:Germany
218:15.000
175:21,218
151:Senegal
93:491,875
1755:Health
1740:Emblem
1667:Unions
1634:Energy
1468:Cities
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884:Funaná
881:, the
847:Muslim
843:Baháʼí
829:, the
825:, the
821:, the
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716:creole
712:Kriolu
623:French
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409:(1995)
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359:Brazil
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279:Angola
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263:(1999)
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193:France
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1801:Index
1765:Music
1760:Media
1720:Crime
1505:Ports
1441:PAICV
1436:PAIGC
1034:9 May
879:Morna
874:Morna
684:, to
639:Arabs
619:Dutch
555:, an
493:1,000
473:1,000
453:1,237
364:4,500
344:5,000
324:6,000
304:6,843
284:9,400
256:Italy
236:Spain
1745:Flag
1713:list
1566:LGBT
1303:2017
1036:2016
1006:2013
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