Cape Verdeans in Portugal
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In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of Cape Verdean descent or national origin in Portugal.[1] By 2000, this estimation rose to 83,000 people, of which 90% resided in Greater Lisbon."[2] 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."[3]
Notable people
- Germano Almeida
- Ângela Maria Fonseca Spínola
- Cláudio Aguiar
- Jorge Andrade
- Hernâni Borges
- Nelson Évora
- Arlindo Gomes Semedo
- José Gonçalves
- Sara Tavares
- Néné da Luz
- Nélson Marcos
- Sandro Mendes
- Vítor Moreno
- Nani
- Nilton Fernandes
- Pedro Pelé
- Rolando
- Manuel Estêvão Sanches
- Ernesto da Conceição Soares
- Marco Soares
- Edson Rolando Silva Sousa
- José Veiga
- Nélson Veiga
- João Gomes, basketball player
- Lura
- Oceano da Cruz
References
- ↑ 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ A Semana. "Cape Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008.
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