Cape Verdean diaspora
The Cabo Verdean diaspora refers to both historical and present emigration from Cape Verde. Today, more Cabo Verdeans live abroad than in Cape Verde itself. The country with the largest number of Cape Verdeans living abroad is the United States.
Notable people of Cabo Verdean descent[]
Horace Silver, a jazz pianist and composer, is of Cape Verdean descent
- Michael Beach - American actor of Cabo Verdean descent
- Blu Cantrell - singer
- José Ramos Delgado - association football player
- Peter Gomes - American preacher and theologian
- Ryan Gomes - former basketball player for the Boston Celtics, now playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Tony Gonzalez - former player for the Atlanta Falcons, now an analyst on Fox NFL’s pregame show
- Henrik Larsson - former football player for Celtic F.C., FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Helsingborgs IF
- George N. Leighton - retired American judge
- Dave Leitao - basketball coach at DePaul University
- Lura - a singer born in Portugal to parents from the Cape Verde islands
- Davey Lopes - former Major League Baseball second baseman and manager
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - singer and rapper from the group TLC
- Nani - Valencia C.F. (football) winger
- Paul Pena - singer, songwriter, guitarist, and subject of the documentary Genghis Blues
- Amber Rose - model, recording artist, actress and socialite
- Horace Silver - jazz pianist and composer
- Tavares - R&B/Soul group composed of five brothers
- José António Tavares dos Anjos - historian
- Patrick Vieira - football (soccer) player whose career has involved spells at French, Italian, UK and US clubs
- Nancy Vieira - singer based in Lisbon
International communities[]
Africa[]
- Cape Verdean Angolan
- Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan
- Cape Verdean Sao Tomese
- Cape Verdeans in Senegal
- Cape Verdeans in South Africa
Europe[]
- Cape Verdeans in the Netherlands
- Cape Verdeans in France
- Cape Verdeans in Belgium
- Cape Verdeans in Italy
- Cape Verdeans in Luxembourg - In 1995, it was estimated that there were 3,000 people of Cape Verdean descent in Luxembourg.[1] By 2000, according to official statistics, Cape Verdean Luxembourger numbered 1,700 individuals. "The actual figure may be 4,000, almost 1% of the total population, which would make it the highest ratio of Cape Verdeans in any foreign country."[2]
- Cape Verdeans in Portugal
- Cape Verdeans in Spain
- Cape Verdeans in Switzerland
- Cape Verdeans in Ireland
North America[]
- Cape Verdean American
- Cape Verdeans in Canada
- Cape Verdeans in Cuba
South America[]
See also[]
- History of Cape Verde
- List of Cape Verdeans
- Category:People of Cape Verdean descent
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References[]
- ^ 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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. Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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