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Literature Of Cape Verde
The Literature of Cape Verde is among the most important in West Africa, it is the second richest in West Africa after Mali and modern day Mauritania. It is also the richest in the Lusophone portion of Africa. Most works are written in Portuguese, but there are also works in Capeveredean Creole, French and notably English. Capeverdean literature has long been known worldwide through the writing of poet Eugénio Tavares. Also Manuel Lopes, Baltasar Lopes da Silva, better known as Osvaldo Alcantarâ and Jorge Barbosa, the three would later found a review '' Claridade'' in 1936 which is related to Cape Verdean independence. History Early literature Its first recorded literature from Cape Verde was in the 16th century with some works written by André Álvares de Almada, he wrote annals of the Portuguese expansion, his most important was a treatise on the Rivers of Guinea of Cape Verde, an area between the Senegal River and Sierra Leone. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusophone
Lusophones ( pt, Lusófonos) are ethnic group, peoples that speak Portuguese language, Portuguese as a native language, native or as common second language and nations where Portuguese features prominently in society. Comprising an estimated 270 million people spread across 10 sovereign countries and territories, thus called ''Lusofonia'' or the Lusophone world ( pt, Mundo Lusófono), is the community of Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) world; these include Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, Uruguay, Kochi, Cochin, Azores, Madeira, Goa, Daman and Diu, Singapore and Malacca to various degrees. The history of the Lusophone world is intrinsically linked with the history of the Portuguese Empire, although the Portuguese diaspora, the Brazilian diaspora and the Cape Verdean diaspora communities have also played a role in spreading the Portuguese language and Lusophone c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Aurélio Gonçalves
António Aurélio Gonçalves, better known as Nhô Roque (25 September 1901 – 30 September 1984), was a Cape Verdean writer, critic, historian and professor. Life Gonçalves was born in the city of Mindelo, capital of the island of São Vicente. He was the son of Roque da Silva Gonçalves. He was absent from the island for 22 years after he headed to the imperial capital of Lisbon in 1917 after his high-school studies at the seminary on the island of São Nicolau. He attended the University of Lisbon where he studied medicine for two years. Later, he studied Fine Arts, history and philosophy. In 1938, he published a dissertation on irony in the work by Eça de Queiroz. He returned to his native island in early 1939. He was a critic in many different areas, book prefaces, literary seminaries of the Professor's Course Formation of the Secondary School, articles and reviews with ''Ponto & Vírgula'', a Portuguese word for "semicolon". He was professor of history and philos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Barbosa
Eileen Almeida Barbosa is a Cape Verdean writer and former advisor to the Prime Minister. She has a bachelor's degree in Tourism and Marketing. In 2005 Barbosa received the National Pantera Revelation Prize for Short Stories, as well as the Pantera Revelation Prize for Poetry. ''Eileenístico'', a collection of short stories, was published in 2007. In 2014, Barbosa was chosen as one of those named in the Africa39 project to showcase promising young African writers, and was included in the anthology ''Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara'' (edited by Ellah Allfrey Ellah Wakatama, OBE, Hon. FRSL (born 16 September 1966), is Editor-at-Large at Canongate Books, a senior Research Fellow at Manchester University and Chair of the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. She was the founding Publishing Direct ..., 2014). One reviewer commented: "My favorite piece was Eileen Almeida Barbosa's mellifluous and passionate 'Two Fragments of Love,' and I hope more of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmarejo, Cape Verde
Palmarejo is a subdivision of the city of Praia in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Its population was 12,037 at the 2010 census. It is situated southwest of the city centre. Adjacent neighbourhoods are Tira Chapéu to the north, Achada Santo António in the east, Quebra Canela in the southeast, Cidadela in the west and Palmarejo Grande in the northwest. The main campus of the University of Cape Verde The University of Cape Verde ( pt, Universidade de Cabo Verde, abbreviated "Uni-CVV") is the only public university of Cape Verde. The main campus is in Palmarejo, Praia, but there are also institutes in Mindelo, Assomada and São Jorge dos Órg ... is in Palmarejo. References {{Authority control Subdivisions of Praia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Cape Verde
The National Library of Cape Verde ( pt, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro) is located in Praia, Cape Verde. The library was established in 1999. The library maintains the National Bibliography, contains the country's historical archives and the theses and dissertation bank and is a legal deposit. It also serves as the public library of Praia, the country's capital. Projects In 2001, the library established the Institute of the National Library and the Book (''Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro'') which aims to promote literacy, particularly among children and young adults. According to the United Nations, as of 2015 approximately 86 percent of adult Cape Verdeans are literate. The project also works to disperse texts throughout the country and support national authors. The library has a partnership with the country's municipal libraries to create National Network Public Libraries, a national bibliographic digital database and online public access catalog. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of Cape Verde
The Bank of Cape Verde ( pt, Banco de Cabo Verde) is Cape Verde's central bank. Its headquarter is located on Avenida Amílcar Cabral, in the national capital of Praia on the island of Santiago. Its current governor is João António Pinto Coelho Serra, who is in office since December 2014. Governors * Corentino Santos, 1975-1984https://www.bcv.cv/pt/O%20Banco/Sala%20de%20Imprensa/Arquivo/Documents/BCVNews%20Edi%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Especial.pdf * Amaro da Luz, 1984-1991 * Oswaldo Sequeira, 1991-1999 *Olavo Correia, 1999-2004 * Carlos Burgo, 2004-2014 * João Serra, 2014- History The government established the Bank of Cape Verde in 1975, as a bank that combined commercial banking and central banking functions. The government created the bank by nationalizing the operations of the Portuguese colonial and overseas bank, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, which had established its first branch in Cape Verde in 1865. In 1993, the government split off the commercial banking functions into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Cape Verde
The unicameral National Assembly (Portuguese: ''Assembleia Nacional'') is the legislative body of the Republic of Cabo Verde. History National People's Assembly (1975–1991) The country's first legislative election took place in June 1975. The body was known as the National People's Assembly and its members came from the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which was the sole political party allowed to field candidates. They elected PAIGC Secretary-general Aristides Pereira President on 5 July 1975, when the country officially gained independence from Portugal. One-party elections were again held on 7 December 1980 with Pereira being re-elected unopposed by the Assembly on 12 February 1981. That same year the Cape Verdean branch of the PAIGC, which was also the ruling party in Guinea-Bissau, was renamed African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). Elections for an enlarged 83-seat National People's Assembly took place on 7 Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Will And Testament Of Senhor Da Silva Araújo
''The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo'' (Portuguese: ''O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno da Silva Araújo'', Cape Verdean Creole (Badiu): ''U Testamentu du Sinhor Napumosenu da Silva Araúju'') is a Capeverdean novel published in the Portuguese language in 1989 by Germano Almeida. It mixes humor with cruel realism, sometimes pathetic, in a modern writing favoring the free indirect style. The novel was adapted into a movie titled '' Napomuceno's Will'' in 1997 and was directed by Francisco Manso and starring Ana Firmino. The book was first published on Ilhéu Editora. Its first translation was in French and translated by Édouard Bailby by Éditions Sepia in 1995, it was later published in an English translation in 2004 by New Directions Publishing as ''The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo''. Plot The death of Senhor Napumoceno da da Silva Araújo, an illustrious merchant from Mindelo, the opening of the testament shows in surprises. More ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Dia Das Calças Roladas
''O dia das calças roladas'' is a Cape Verde, Capeverdean novel published in 1982 by Germano Almeida. The book was first published on Ilhéu Editora. The story is about an account of a strike that happened on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão. External links ''O dia das calcas roladas'' at Editorial Caminho Books by Germano Almeida, Dia Das Calcas Roladas 1982 novels, Dia Das Calcas Roladas Cape Verdean novels Novels set in Cape Verde Santo Antão, Cape Verde {{poetry-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germano Almeida
Germano Almeida (; born 31 July 1945) is a Cape Verdean author and lawyer. Biography Born on the Cape Verdean island Boa Vista, Almeida studied law at the University of Lisbon and currently practices in Mindelo. His novels have been translated into several languages. He married Sam Stewart in 1970. Almeida founded the literary magazine ''Ponto & Vírgula'' (1983-87) and ''Aguaviva''. In 1989 he founded the Ilhéu Editora publishing house and has since published 16 books (nine novels). Published works His first work was ''O dia das calças roladas'' which was about an account of a strike on the island of Santo Antão, it was first written in 1982 and was published in 1983. He wrote the novel ''The Last Will and Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo'' which was about businessman turned philanthropist who leaves his fortune to his illegitimate daughter. As independence comes he is shown up to be a relic of colonialism. A motion picture would be made about the novel in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Island Of Contenda
''The Island of Contenda'' (original title: ''O Ilhéu de Contenda'') is a 1995 drama film directed by Leão Lopes. Synopsis Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of mulatto begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation with the beautiful landscape of Fogo, Cape Verde as scenery. ''The Island of Contenda'' was the first feature film to be produced with the financial support of the Cape Verde national film institute (Instituto Cabo-verdiano de Cinema) that no longer exists. It is adapted from the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa. Cast * João Lourenço - Eusébio * Camacho Costa - Felisberto * Luísa Cruz - Esmeralda * Filipe Ferrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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