''Artiletra'' (a
portmanteau
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* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...](_blank)
expression "Arte e Letra", meaning "
Art
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There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
and
Letter
Letter, letters, or literature may refer to:
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* Letter (alphabet), a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
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") is a
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = ()
, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
, coordinates =
, largest_city = capital
, demonym ...
an bi-monthly
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
/
magazine
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. It is headquartered in
, and is the most circulated non-generalist newspaper in Cape Verde. Artiletra features articles and essays, as well as literary fiction (short stories and poetry), often by prominent Cape Verdean writers, covering topics such as the Cape Verdean culture, education, and science.
On April 15, 2001, the newspaper celebrated its 10th anniversary, on April 15, 2016, it celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Notable writers
One of the notable writers included
Gualberto do Rosário
António Gualberto do Rosário () (born October 12, 1950) was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 29 July 2000 to 1 February 2001. He was also the acting Prime Minister from July to October 2000 and Leader of the Movement for Democracy.
Political ...
who was also a politician.
See also
*
Newspapers in Cape Verde
External links
Development of the magazine "Artiletra"on
IPDC Projects Database
Jornal Artiletra- the newspaper's blog
Newspapers published in Cape Verde
Mass media in Mindelo
1991 establishments in Cape Verde
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