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Cape Verdeans in Portugal

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Ethnic group Ethnic group
Cape Verdeans in Portugal
Total population
By ancestry: 200,000
By birth: 68,144
Regions with significant populations
Lisbon, Algarve, Azores, Madeira, Porto
Languages
Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Portuguese

In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of Cape Verdean descent or national origin in Portugal. 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."

Notable people

Further information: Category:Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent

See also

References

  1. ^ A Semana. "Cape Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008. Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Marc-Montclos, Antoine Pérouse de. " The Political Value of Remittances: Cape Verde, Comores, and Lesotho - Diasporas, Remittances and Africa South of the Sahara - A Strategic Assessment." Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
  4. A Semana. "Cape Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008. Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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