In which country is Cabo (Cape) Verde (now Cap Vert)?
"along the coast northwest of Dakar. The peninsula embraces a bay and a natural harbour in the southwest. The indigenous inhabitants of the peninsula, the Lebou, lived as fishermen and farmers. Since about 1444, when the Portuguese first sighted the cape, it has been an entrepôt for African-European trade. The French later established the city of Dakar on the cape in 1857. Cap-Vert Cap-Vert or the Cape Verde Peninsula is a peninsula in Senegal, and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Old World mainland. Portuguese explorers called it Cabo Verde or ""Green Cape"", but it"
"Cape Verde Cape Verde () or Cabo Verde (, ) (, ), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as ""the Islands of the Blessed"" or the ""Fortunate Isles"". Located west of the Cape Verde Peninsula in West Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over . The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the 15th century,"
"Cape Verde islands (off the west coast of Africa). In 1498, Vasco da Gama reached India and brought economic prosperity to Portugal and its population of 1.7 million residents, helping to start the Portuguese Renaissance. In 1500, the Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real reached what is now Canada and founded the town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Newfoundland and Labrador, long before the French and English in the 17th century, and being just one of many Portuguese Colonizations of the Americas. In 1500, Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil and claimed it for Portugal. Ten years later, Afonso de Albuquerque conquered Goa in"
"Cap-Vert"" and several more. Literary works are written in both the Santiago Creole (or Badiu), a variant of Capeverdean Creole and in Portuguese. Works are even available in English and French. Other works include set on the island in the colonial years include ""A Donatária"" (2005), it was made by Sérgio Ferreira not native of the island. Art is well known on the island. Rich colonial architecture which includes neoclassical and late colonial are founded in the Plateau of Praia which is its city center, Cidade Velha, other centers of Assomada, Tarrafal, Pedra Badejo and Calheta de São Miguel. Newly"
"Cape Verdeans Cape Verdeans, also called Cabo Verdeans (), are the citizens of Cape Verde, an island nation consisting of an archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean. Cape Verde is a ""sociedade mestiça"" (mestizo society; as described in Portuguese), which means that it is home to mixed-race people. Nearly all Cape Verdeans or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited when the Portuguese landed there in 1456. Slaves from adjacent West Africa were brought to the islands to work on Portuguese plantations. As a result, many Cape Verdeans are ""mulattoes"" (""mestiços"" in Portuguese),"
"Santiago, Cape Verde Santiago (Portuguese for “Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio ( to the east) and Fogo ( to the west). It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha) was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia. The eastern side of the nearby island of Fogo collapsed into the ocean 73,000 years ago, creating a tsunami"
"Cabo Verde, Minas Gerais Cabo Verde is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 14,024 people living in a total area of 367 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of São Sebastião do Paraíso. It became a municipality in 1877. The municipality is an important producer of coffee. The city center of Cabo Verde is located at an elevation of 927 meters a short distance from the state boundary of São Paulo. Neighboring municipalities are: Monte Belo (N), Areado (NE),"
"Portuguese Cape Verde Cape Verde was a colony of the Portuguese Empire from the initial settlement of the Cape Verde Islands in 1462 until the independence of Cape Verde in 1975. The islands of Cape Verde were discovered between 1460 and 1462 by Portuguese and Genoese sailors in the service of the Portuguese Crown. The southeastern islands, including the largest island Santiago, were discovered in 1460 by António de Noli and Diogo Gomes. The remaining northwestern islands São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santo Antão were discovered in 1461 or 1462 by Diogo Afonso. There is no evidence of human settlement"
"Santiago. The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited when the Portuguese discovered it in 1456. The modern population of Cape Verde descends from the mixture of European settlers and African slaves who were brought to the islands to work on Portuguese plantations. Most Cape Verdeans are therefore mulattos, also called mestiços in Portuguese. Another term is creole, meaning those of mixed native-born African and native-born European descent. European input included Spaniards and Italian seamen who were granted land by the Portuguese Empire, followed by Portuguese settlers and exiles, as well as Portuguese Muslims (ethnic Moors) and Portuguese Jews (ethnic Sephardim), both"
"one on Brava and the other on Santo Antão, closed for safety reasons. Due to its geographical location, Cape Verde is often flown over by transatlantic airliners. It is part of the conventional air-traffic route from Europe to South America, which goes from southern Portugal via the Canary Islands and Cape Verde to northern Brazil. Cape Verde Cape Verde () or Cabo Verde (, ) (, ), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores,"
"a national Express service connects Castro Verde communities to stations in Beja, Évora, Lisbon and Algarve, in addition to Tomar, Coimbra, Porto, Braga and Elvas. Notes Sources Castro Verde Castro Verde () is a town and a municipality of the Alentejo region of Portugal (in the historic district of Beja). The population in 2011 was 7,276, in an area of 569.44 km. Castro Verde is situated in the Baixo Alentejo subregion, within a territory known locally as the ""Campo Branco"" (). The municipality can be recognized by the local municipal markers along its borders, that appear within its borders to"
"Cidade Velha Cidade Velha (Portuguese for ""old city"", also: ""Santiago de Cabo Verde"") is a city in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Founded in 1462, it is the oldest settlement in Cape Verde and its former capital. Once called ""Ribeira Grande"", its name was changed to ""Cidade Velha"" in the late 18th century. It is the seat of the Ribeira Grande de Santiago municipality. Located off Africa's northwest coast, this town was the first European colonial settlement in the tropics. Some of the meticulously planned original design of the site is still intact, including a"
"On 24 May 2010, Cape Verde played out a 0–0 draw in a friendly match against a full-strength Portugal. At the time, Portugal was third in the FIFA rankings and Cape Verde were 117th. On 31 March 2015, a second friendly against Portugal resulted in a 2–0 victory in Portugal. The team used to play their games at Estádio da Várzea. It is located in the capital city, Praia, on the Santiago Island. The stadium opened in 2006 and holds 10,000 people. In 2014 the new stadium Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde was opened, able to host a capacity of"
"Cape Verde–Guinea-Bissau relations Cape Verde–Guinea Bissau relations refers to the bilateral relationship between the Republic of Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Cape Verde is an island country about 900 km north-west of Guinea-Bissau, a coastal West African country. Both were colonies of the Portuguese Empire and they campaigned together for independence with a plan for unification, but the countries separated after 1980. The area on the mainland under Portuguese rule now containing Guinea-Bissau was originally called ""Guiné de Cabo Verde"". Cape Verde was a site of transit in the slave trade from Guinea-Bissau to the Americas."
"Cabo Verde Airlines Cabo Verde Airlines, previously branded ""TACV Cabo Verde Airlines"", is a scheduled, passenger and cargo airline based in Praia, Cape Verde. It is the national flag carrier of Cape Verde, operating flights to Europe, North America and South America. Its main base is Amílcar Cabral International Airport with a smaller one at Praia International Airport. Cabo Verde Airlines is also a ground handling company serving all airports in Cape Verde. Cabo Verde Airlines was established in 1958. In July 1975, following the independence of Cape Verde, the airline was designated as the national carrier and became a"
"and remains one of the most developed and democratic countries in Africa. Lacking natural resources, its developing economy is mostly service-oriented, with a growing focus on tourism and foreign investment. Its population of around 540,000 is mostly of mixed European, Moorish, Arab and African heritage, and predominantly Roman Catholic, reflecting the legacy of Portuguese rule. A sizeable diaspora community exists across the world, slightly outnumbering inhabitants on the islands. Historically, the name ""Cape Verde"" has been used in English for the archipelago and, since independence in 1975, for the country. In 2013, the Cape Verdean government determined that the Portuguese"
"Cape Verde was built in 1939 as a fuel and provisions stopping-point on routes from Rome to South America. The first flight, an arrival from Rome and Seville, was on 15 December 1939 (in 1947, the Portuguese colonial government purchased the airport from Italian interests). The flight from Rome to Rio de Janeiro lasted 23 hours (for the 9,200 km distance). In summer 1941 the route was enlarged until Buenos Aires (capital of Argentina). On January 15, 1941 during the return trip of the transatlantic flight # 104, the SM-75 tagged Y-BAYR was lost on the Atlantic ocean with 8"
"Demographics of Cape Verde This article is about the demographic features of the population of Cape Verde, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Cape Verde has a population of about round -4 inhabitants, divided evenly of those who live in the islands and the ones who live abroad in the Cape Verdean diaspora in mainland Africa, Europe, U.S., Brazil, et cetera. A large proportion (236,000) of Cape Verdeans live on the main island, Santiago. The archipelago of Cape Verde were first found and claimed by Portuguese"
"Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde () is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde. It covers the islands of Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava (the Sotavento Islands). Its seat is the Pró-catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça in Praia, Santiago. The Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde was created on January 31, 1533 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Funchal (Azores, Portugal) by Pope Clement VII. Its seat was Ribeira Grande, on Santiago. Bishop Francisco de la Cruz started construction of a cathedral in Ribeira Grande"
"island of Boa Vista. Captain JC Bartz sold the airline back in 2007 to the Portuguese group Omni Aviacao, the owner of White Airways. Its head office is at the Amílcar Cabral International Airport in Espargos, Sal. As of July 2015 Cabo Verde Express has three aircraft: Cabo Verde Express Cabo Verde Express is a Cape Verdean regional airline headquartered in Espargos and based at Amílcar Cabral International Airport operating domestic scheduled and charter services. It was established in 1998 by Jean-Christophe Bartz, airline transport pilot and business man with many interests within the airline industry in West Africa. Operations"
"of the world's top ten coral reef Biodiversity hotspots. The Cape Verde archipelago, a cluster of 10 islands and three islets located in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at a distance of off the coast of Senegal in West Africa, are volcanic in origin. Cape Verde is divided into two areas: the southern leeward islands known as the Sotavento Islands and the windward islands known as the Barlavento Islands in the north; Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista, and the Sotavento Islands of Maio, Santiago (the largest with an area of 991 km2), Fogo (with"
"CI's institutional since. CI has supported a number of successful companies and enterprise to establish in the country including hotel providers such as RIU, Hilton and The Resort Group. Overall, countries that invest in Cape Verde were the countries of the European Union including Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Portugal. Recently other countries invested into the country including Angola, Brazil and some other African countries. Cabo Verde Investimentos Cabo Verde Invesimentos (CI) (Portuguese for Cape Verdean Investments) is a Cape Verdean agency promoting national and foreign investments and exports. Among its main objectives are the promotion of conditions"
"the world, only a little more than one-third actually live on the islands. Some 500,000 people of Cape Verdean ancestry live in the United States, mainly in New England. Many people of Cape Verdean ancestry also live in Portugal, Netherlands, France, Italy, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, and Senegal. Cape Verdean populations also settled Spain, Germany, Canada, and other CPLP countries (Angola, Brazil and Guinea-Bissau). Since after independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Cape Verdean students continued to be admitted every year at Portuguese high schools, polytechnical institutes and universities, through bilateral agreements between the Portuguese and Cape Verdean governments."
"22 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho): Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Porto Novo, Praia, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina do Fogo, Santa Cruz, São Domingos, São Filipe, São Lourenço dos Órgãos, São Miguel, São Nicolau, São Salvador do Mundo, São Vicente, Tarrafal, Tarrafal de São Nicolau. Article 24 of the Cape Verde Constitution states that The website of the governmental Institute of Cape Verde Communities states that such a measure was adopted """"to stimulate reciprocity from host countries of Cape Verdian migrants"""". A law nr. 36/V/97 was promulgated on August 25, 1997 regulating"
"Cape Verdean Football Federation The Cape Verdean Football Federation () is the governing body of football in Cape Verde. It was founded in 1982, affiliated to FIFA in 1986 and to CAF in 2000. It organizes the national football league and the national team. Its current president is Victor Osório since 2015. The federation is headquartered in the capital city of Praia and is located on Avenida Cidade de Lisboa in the subdivision of Várzea where the sport complexes are located. Is offices is just south of Estádio da Várzea and features a small field on the east part. The"
"populations in Portugal (150,000), Angola (45,000), São Tomé and Príncipe (25,000), Senegal (25,000), the Netherlands (20,000, of which 15,000 are concentrated in Rotterdam), Spain (65,500), United Kingdom (35,500), France (25,000), Italy (10,000) Luxembourg (7,000) and Scandinavia (7,000). There is a Cape Verdean community in Argentina numbering 8,000. A large number of Cape Verdeans and people of Cape Verdean descent who emigrated before 1975 are not included in these statistics, because Cape Verdeans had Portuguese passports before 1975. The Chinese make up a sizable and important segment of the immigrant population in Cape Verde. The immigrants from the nearby West African"
"Cape Verdean cuisine The cuisine of Cape Verde is a West African cuisine largely influenced by Portuguese, Southern and Western European and West African cuisine. Cape Verde was a colony of Portugal from its colonization until 1975. Because the archipelago is inside the Atlantic Ocean, fish is very important in Cape Verdean cooking. One of the most important aspects of Cape Verdean culture is the beverage ""grogue"", a strong rum made from distilled sugar cane on the islands of Santo Antao and Santiago. The beverage is made in towns such as Paul on Santo Antao and Cidade Velha on Santiago"
"Verde"" is to be used. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Cape Verde Islands were uninhabited. The islands of the Cape Verde archipelago were discovered by Genoese and Portuguese navigators around 1456. According to Portuguese official records, the first discoveries were made by Genoa-born António de Noli, who was afterwards appointed governor of Cape Verde by Portuguese King Afonso V. Other navigators mentioned as contributing to discoveries in the Cape Verde archipelago are Diogo Gomes (who was with António de Noli and claimed to have been the first to land on and name Santiago island), Diogo Dias, Diogo Afonso and"
"Verde's most popular beer who started production in 2006, it superseded Portuguese beers including Super Bock and Sagres (in 2009). Cape Verdean cuisine The cuisine of Cape Verde is a West African cuisine largely influenced by Portuguese, Southern and Western European and West African cuisine. Cape Verde was a colony of Portugal from its colonization until 1975. Because the archipelago is inside the Atlantic Ocean, fish is very important in Cape Verdean cooking. One of the most important aspects of Cape Verdean culture is the beverage ""grogue"", a strong rum made from distilled sugar cane on the islands of Santo"
"Picos, Cape Verde Picos, also known as Achada Igreja, is a city in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is the seat of São Salvador do Mundo municipality. Picos is located 4 km southeast of Assomada and 23 km northwest of the capital city of Praia, near the national road from Praia to Tarrafal via Assomada (EN1-ST01). Picos is surrounded by mountains, and lies about 4 km north of the highest peak of the island of Santiago, Pico de Antónia. Picos was the seat of the municipality of Santa Catarina between 1834 and 1859. In"
"collaborators, mostly physicians and health technicians, have been working in that African nation, and nearly 1,000 Cape Verdean scholarship students have completed pre-university and university studies in Cuba."" As of 2007, however, there are no estimates for the number of people of Cape Verdean descent living in Cuba. In 2005, Germano Almeida's ""Two Brothers"" was translated into Spanish and included in an ""Arts and Literature"" anthology. In the same year, Fidel Castro presented Pedro Rodrigues Pires with the Jose Marti Order, Cuba's highest decoration. Cape Verdean Cuban Cape Verdean Cuban are Cuban citizens or residents whose ancestry originated in Cape"
"Geography of Cape Verde Cape Verde (formally, the Republic of Cabo Verde) is a group of arid Atlantic islands which are home to a number of birds and reptiles and constitute a unique ecoregion in the World Wildlife Fund classification. The Cape Verde Islands are located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean some off the west coast of the continent of Africa. The landscape varies from dry plains to high active volcanoes with cliffs rising steeply from the ocean. The climate is arid. The archipelago consists of ten (10) islands and five (5) islets, divided into the windward (Barlavento) and leeward (Sotavento)"
"Cape Verde–European Union relations Cape Verde is an island nation, part of the Macaronesian group of islands of the Atlantic Ocean and was a former Portuguese colony during the colonial era between 1460 and 1975. EU-Cape Verde relations are founded on the EU/Cape Verde Special Partnership, agreed in 2007, building on six pillars; Following that, an Action Plan for Security and Stability was launched in 2014 and a Mobility Partnership. Cape Verde is 97% Christian and its background is a fusion of African, Asian, European and South American backgrounds, where about 70% is African and mixed. Less than 30% is"