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dance. These are reflective of the diverse origins of Cape Verde's residents. The term "Criolo", or also "Kriolu" is used to refer to residents as well as the culture of Cape Verde.
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of Cape Verde reflects its mixed West
African and Portuguese roots. It is well known for its diverse forms of music such as
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Massachusetts - Dartmouth. "1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates." Retrieved on October 18, 2007.
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Portuguese plantations. As a result, many Cape Verdeans are of
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Portugal. Because these people arrived using their Portuguese passports, they were registered as
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1267:"Cape Verdeans in the Atlantic: the formation of Kriolu music and dance styles on ship and in port"
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Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008.
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where there are lists of more people of Cape
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landed there in 1456. Africans from the main lands and Arabs from adjacent
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is estimated at less than 1 percent of the population.
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654:Portuguese Cape Verde
648:Cape Verdean diaspora
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1170:(in French)
828:evangelical
824:Pentecostal
669:coast from
667:New England
604:Inquisition
577:West Africa
569:archipelago
550:West Africa
159:Netherlands
1814:Categories
1682:Basketball
1630:(currency)
1477:Barlavento
1378:Cape Verde
1337:2011-01-20
1321:2009-08-26
1174:2024-02-03
1132:2009-08-26
933:2015-01-12
910:References
882:, and the
793:Protestant
785:Cape Verde
747:Cape Verde
691:Portuguese
573:Portuguese
566:Cape Verde
542:Cape Verde
534:Portuguese
518:Irreligion
497:Portuguese
414:Luxembourg
288:Mozambique
78:Cape Verde
1724:Education
1651:Transport
1618:Companies
1582:President
1540:Elections
1509:Volcanoes
1489:Mountains
1482:Sotavento
1440:Geography
1403:governors
1089:OECD 2004
1054:iss.co.za
879:coladeira
685:Languages
622:, or the
487:Languages
477:Venezuela
202:Argentina
1799:Category
1764:Religion
1739:Football
1567:Military
1528:Politics
1514:Wildlife
1382:articles
1290:23 March
1200:Archived
1148:Archived
1074:Archived
1038:CBS 2010
971:Archived
953:Archived
892:See also
840:atheists
743:Santiago
727:Religion
719:and the
642:Diaspora
599:lançados
503:Religion
101:Portugal
1835:Mulatto
1783:Outline
1714:Cuisine
1670:Culture
1646:Tourism
1628:Escudo
1601:Economy
1499:Streams
1472:Islands
1462:Climate
1415:Famines
1390:History
993:16 July
885:Batuque
858:culture
846:Culture
765:(78.7%)
707:, on a
636:Morocco
632:Lebanon
624:English
620:Spanish
616:British
457:Uruguay
391:Germany
207:15.000
164:21,218
140:Senegal
82:491,875
1744:Health
1729:Emblem
1656:Unions
1623:Energy
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268:Angola
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1790:Index
1754:Music
1749:Media
1709:Crime
1494:Ports
1430:PAICV
1425:PAIGC
1023:9 May
868:Morna
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628:Arabs
608:Dutch
544:, an
482:1,000
462:1,000
442:1,237
353:4,500
333:5,000
313:6,000
293:6,843
273:9,400
245:Italy
225:Spain
1734:Flag
1702:list
1555:LGBT
1292:2017
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