In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of

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an descent or national origin in

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. By 2000, this estimation rose to 83,000 people, of which 90% resided in Greater Lisbon." 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."A Semana. "Cape Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008.

Notable people

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 translat ...

, writer *

Ângela Maria Fonseca Spínola Angela Maria Fonseca Spinola is a Portuguese beauty queen who was crowned Miss Portugal 2005. She represented her country to the Miss World 2005 pageant in Sanya, China and Miss Earth 2005 in Quezon City, Philippines, respectively. Spinola, who ...

* Cláudio Aguiar *

Jorge Andrade Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade (; born 9 April 1978) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a central defender. After playing two years with Porto he went on to represent Deportivo (169 offici ...

* Hernâni Borges *

Nelson Évora Nelson Évora GCIH (born 20 April 1984) is an Ivory Coast-born Portuguese track and field athlete who specializes in the triple jump. Évora is a former outdoor Olympic, World, and European triple jump champion. He has also won a European in ...

* Arlindo Gomes Semedo * José Gonçalves *

Sara Tavares Sara Alexandra Lima Tavares (born 1 February 1978) is a Portugal, Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and percussionist. She was born and brought up in Lisbon, Portugal, where she still lives. Second-generation Portuguese of Cape Verdean d ...

* Néné da Luz * Nélson Marcos * Sandro Mendes * Vítor Moreno * Nani * Nilton Fernandes * Pedro Pelé *

Rolando Rolando may refer to: Entertainment *'' Rolando'', a 2008 puzzle-adventure video game *'' Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid'', a 2009 puzzle-adventure video game *"Rolando", a song by Roland Kirk from the album ''Domino'' People *Rolando (gi ...

* Manuel Estêvão Sanches * Ernesto da Conceição Soares * Marco Soares * Edson Rolando Silva Sousa *

José Veiga José Manuel Monteiro da Veiga (born 18 December 1976) is a retired Cape Verdean footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He competed professionally in the second divisions of Portugal and Spain, also appearing for several teams in the lower le ...

* Nélson Veiga * João Gomes, basketball player * Lura, singer *

Oceano da Cruz Oceano Andrade da Cruz (born 29 July 1962), known simply as Oceano, is a Portuguese former professional footballer, currently a manager. A defensive midfielder with tremendous physical strength and leadership skills as his main assets, he wa ...

Renato Sanches Renato Júnior Luz Sanches (; born 18 August 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team. Sanches began his career at Benfica, making his profes ...

Yorgan De Castro Yorgan De Castro (born December 19, 1987) is a Cape Verdean professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He is most notable for fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

, mixed martial artist * Márcio Fernandes

References

External links

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