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Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...

. The words “ Cabo Verdean” are not always used to express the same notions. They can be used to express: # People who were born in Cape Verde and/or were raised in Cape Verde, generally having lived most of their lives in Cape Verde and who ethnically identify themselves as Cape Verdeans. # People who may or may not have been born in Cape Verde, having lived most of their lives outside Cape Verde, having a different

nationality Nationality is the legal status of belonging to a particular nation, defined as a group of people organized in one country, under one legal jurisdiction, or as a group of people who are united on the basis of culture. In international law, n ...

than Cape Verdean. Many of these people also have Cape Verdean nationality. Most of these people ethnically identify themselves as Cape Verdeans, having strong ties with Cape Verde and Cape Verdean culture. # People who were not born in Cape Verde but with one or both parents being of one of the two criteria above. Since the ties between Cape Verdean descendants and Cape Verde are usually long lasting, these people often consider themselves as being "Cape Verdeans".

Cape Verdean people

Music – singers, musicians and composers

* Jalyssa Blake-DeBarros (born 1999), dental assistant, living in Taunton, MA *

Mayra Andrade Mayra Andrade (born 13 February 1985) is a Cape Verdean singer who lives and records in Lisbon, Portugal. Background Andrade was born in Havana, Cuba, to parents from Cape Verde, and she and her family returned to Cape Verde a few days after he ...

(born 1985), singer, living in France * Bana (1932–2013), singer * Bau (born 1962), musician, composer *

Teófilo Chantre Teófilo Chantre (born 1964) is a Cape Verdean musician, first noted for his decades long collaboration with singer Cesaría Évora, and later for his own recordings. Life He was born on the island of São Nicolau, growing up with his grandpar ...

(born 1964), musician, living in France * Bela Duarte, artist *

Cesária Évora Cesária Évora GCIH (; 27 August 194117 December 2011) was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nos ...

(1941–2011), singer and global popularizer of '' morna'' and ''

coladeira The ''coladeira'' ( ; , ) is a music genre from Cape Verde. It is characterized by a variable tempo, a 2-beat bar, and (in its most traditional form) a harmonic structure based in a cycle of fifths. The lyrics structure is organized in strophes ...

'' *

Fantcha Fantcha (born Francelina Durão Almeida on October 14, 1956) is a Cape Verdean singer. Biography Fantcha was born as Francelina Durão Almeida in chã De Alecrim on São Vicente, Cape Verde, São Vicente Island, Cape Verde. She grew up singin ...

(born 1956), singer * Ana Firmino (born 1953), singer, living in Portugal * Jotamont (1912–1988), composer of '' morna'' * Ildo Lobo (1953–2004), singer with Os Tubarões * Suzanna Lubrano (born 1975), ''

zouk Zouk is a musical movement and dance pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s. It was originally characterized by a fast tempo (120–145 bpm), a percussion-driven rhythm, and a loud horn section. Musicians from Mart ...

'' singer, living in Netherlands *

Vasco Martins Vasco Martins is a Cape Verdean musician and composer. Born in Queluz, Portugal, in 1956, he lives now in Calhau, Cape Verde. Biography Self-taught, he began his studies in 1974. He was a member of the band Colá in 1976, but then went to Port ...

(born 1956), musician, composer * Karin Mensah (born 1965), jazz singer and music educator living in Italy *

Manuel de Novas Manuel d' Novas (February 24, 1938 — September 28, 2009) was a Cape Verdean poet and composer. Biography Manuel Jesus Lopes was born in Penha da França, one of the neighbourhoods of Ribeira Grande on the island of Santo Antão, he became one ...

(1938–2009), composer *

Tito Paris Tito Paris (born Aristides Paris 30 May 1963) is a Cape Verdean singer and musician (mainly guitar and bass). Aged 19, he moved to Portugal. Lisbon continues to be his home town. Biography He was born in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente to ...

(born 1963), musician, composer, singer, living in Portugal *

Paul Pena Paul Pena (; January 26, 1950 – October 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Pena's music from the first half of his career touched on Delta blues, jazz, morna, flamenco, folk, and rock and roll. Pena is probably best ...

(1950–2005), singer-songwriter, guitarist * Fernando Quejas (1922–2005), singer-songwriter
Ronisia
(born 1999), singer, living in France * Gil Semedo (born 1974), singer, composer, living in Netherlands *

Armando Zeferino Soares Armando Zeferino Soares (1920 in São Nicolau, Cape Verde – April 3, 2007) was a Capeverdean composer, author of the famous song '' Sodade''. He was born in Praia Branca in the island of São Nicolau and worked there as a salesman. He had s ...

(1920–2007), composer of the famous song "Sodade" *

Eugénio Tavares Eugénio de Paula Tavares (born 18 October 1867 in the island of Brava; died 1 June 1930 in Vila Nova Sintra) was a Cape Verdean poet. He is known through his famous poems ('' mornas''), mostly written in the Creole of Brava. Biography Eugén ...

(1867–1930), greatest composer of ''morna'' * Tcheka (born 1973), singer, composer, musician * Antoninho Travadinha, violinist * Dona Tututa (1919–2014), composer and pianist

Basket Ball

Carlos Andrade Carlos Eduardo Fernandes Vieira de Andrade (born April 27, 1978) is a former Portuguese basketball player who played as a small forward. Andrade played college basketball in the United States, and had brief spells in Germany and Spain. He is the ...

Poets

* Aguinaldo Fonseca (1922–2014) * Sergio Frusoni (1901–1975), Cape Verdean poet of Italian descent and promoter of the Cape Verdean Creole language *

Gabriel Mariano José Gabriel Lopes da Silva, also known as Gabriel Mariano (May 18, 1928 in Ribeira Grande – February 18, 2002 in Lisbon, Portugal), was a Cape Verdean poet, novelist, and an essayist. He studied at São Joaquim and graduated as director in Li ...

(1928–2002), poet and an essayist *

Ovídio Martins Ovídio de Sousa Martins (September 17, 1928 in Mindelo, São Vicente – April 29, 1999 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a famous Cape Verdean poet and journalist. He attended high school in his home country, went to pursue studies in PortugalLobba ...

(1928–1999), poet, journalist *

(1938–2009), poet, composer *

(1867–1930) * Arménio Vieira (1941–), journalist

Politicians

* Honório Barreto (1813–1859), governor of the

Portuguese Guinea Portuguese Guinea (), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a Portuguese overseas province in West Africa from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as G ...

* Liz Miranda (1980–), former Massachusetts State Representative; Massachusetts State Senator * Evandro Carvalho (1981–), former Massachusetts State Representative * Silvino Manuel da Luz, former Foreign Minister of Cape Verde * Clara Manuela da Luz Delgado Jesus, ambassador in Vienna from 2021 *

Gualberto do Rosário António Gualberto do Rosário () (born October 12, 1950) was Prime Minister of Cape Verde Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic ...

, former

Prime Minister of Cape Verde This article lists the prime ministers of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the Cape Verde#Independence (1975), establishment of the office of prime minister in 1975. Pedro Pires was the firs ...

Abílio Duarte Abílio Augusto Monteiro Duarte (16 February 1931 – 20 August 1996) was a Cape Verdean nationalist and early political leader in the independence era. Biography He was born in Praia, at the time colonial capital of Cape Verde. He was educated ...

(1931–1996), former Foreign Minister of Cape Verde *

Corsino Fortes Corsino António Fortes (14 February 1933 – 24 July 2015) was a Cape Verdean writer, poet and diplomat. He served as the first Ambassador of Cape Verde to Portugal from 1975 until 1981 following his country's independence. Biography Fortes wa ...

(1933–2015), ambassador, writer *

António Mascarenhas Monteiro António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro (; 16 February 1944 – 16 September 2016) was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001. Early life and education Born in Ribeira da Barca in 1 ...

(1944–2016), former President of Cape Verde * José Maria Neves (1960–), former

Aristides Pereira Aristides Maria Pereira (; 17 November 1923 – 22 September 2011) was a Cape Verdean politician. He was the first President of Cape Verde, serving from 1975 to 1991. Biography Pereira was born in Fundo das Figueiras, on the island of Boa Vist ...

(1923–2011), former President of Cape Verde *

Pedro Pires Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires (; born 29 April 1934) is a Cape Verdean politician who served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991, and later as president from 2001 to 2011. Life and career Pires was born in São Filipe, Fogo, Cap ...

(1934–), former Prime Minister of Cape Verde; former President of Cape Verde *

Carlos Veiga Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga (; born October 21, 1949, in Mindelo) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from April 4, 1991, to July 29, 2000. Early life and education Veiga was born in 1949 in Mindelo, Sã ...

(1949–), former Prime Minister of Cape Verde *

Jorge Carlos Fonseca Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (; born 20 October 1950)
is a Cape Verdean politician, lawyer and u ...

(1950–), former President of Cape Verde

Sports

Athletics

* Carlos Almeida (1968–), long distance runner * Joe Campinha (1948–1950), professional baseball player * Isménia do Frederico (1971–), sprinter * Alfayaya Embalo, sprinter * Lidiane Lopes (1994–), sprinter * Sónia Lopes (1975–), middle distance and long-distance runner * Denielsan Martins (1987–), sprinter * Eva Pereira (1989–), middle distance and long-distance runner *

Ruben Sança Ruben Pascal Sança (born December 13, 1986) is a Cape Verdean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He attended and ran for the University of Massachusetts Lowell, after which he began training under Gary Gardner as a member of th ...

(1986–), long-distance runner * Lenira Santos (1987–), sprinter *

Euclides Varela Euclides Varela (born 6 April 1982) is a Cape Verdean long-distance runner. Career Varela first competed for Cape Verde at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham where he placed 21st in heats of the 3000 metres in a time of 8:29. ...

(1982–), long-distance runner *

António Zeferino António Carlos Pina Zeferino (born 17 January 1966) is a Cape Verdean athlete, specializing in long-distance running, marathon and half marathon. Zeferino, a three-time Olympian, first competed for Cape Verde in a meet in Maia, Portugal se ...

(1966–), long-distance runner

Boxing

* Flávio Furtado (1978–) *

Demetrius Andrade Demetrius Cesar Andrade ( ; born February 26, 1988) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, at light middleweight and middleweight. As an amateur, he won the U.S. national championship ...

Basketball

* Walter Tavares (1992–)

Football (soccer)

Bebé Tiago Manuel Dias Correia (born 12 July 1990), better known by his nickname Bebé, is a professional footballer who plays as either a winger or attacking midfielder for Spanish club UD Ibiza. Born in Portugal, and a former Portuguese youth i ...

* Bijou Davidson (1986–) *

Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Saudi Pr ...

* Djaniny (1991–) * Edimilson Fernandes *

Freddy dos Santos Freddy dos Santos (born 2 October 1976) is a Norwegian former association football, footballer who played most of his career for Vålerenga Fotball, Vålerenga in the Norwegian Premier League. Dos Santos has played as a defender, Midfielder, mid ...

Júlio Tavares Júlio Tavares (born 19 November 1988) is a Cape Verdean Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah Club, Al-Diriyah and the Cape Verde national footba ...

Writers

Germano Almeida Germano Almeida (; born 31 July 1945) is a Cape Verdean author and lawyer. Biography Born on the Cape Verdean island Boa Vista, Almeida studied law at the University of Lisbon and currently practices in Mindelo. His novels have been translat ...

(1945–), author, lawyer *

Orlanda Amarílis Orlanda Amarílis Lopes Rodrigues Fernandes Ferreira, known as Orlanda Amarílis (8 October 1924 – 1 February 2014) was a Cape Verdean writer. She is considered to be a noteworthy writer of fiction whose main literary themes include perspective ...

(1924–2014) * Jorge Barbosa (1902–1971), poet, writer * Viriato de Barros *

(1933–2015), poet * António Aurélio Gonçalves (1901–1984), short story writer * Manuel Lopes (1907–2005), novelist, poet, essayist *

Baltasar Lopes da Silva Baltasar Lopes da Silva (23 April 1907 – 8 May 1989) was a writer, poet and linguist from Cape Verde, who wrote in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. With Manuel Lopes and Jorge Barbosa, he was the founder of '' Claridade''. In 1947 ...

(1907–1989), writer, poet, linguist * João Cleófas Martins (1901–1970), photographer, author * Yolanda Morazzo (1928–2009) * Ivone Ramos (1926–2018), poet * Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006), writer, doctor, author * Don Xavier author, actor, speaker, entrepreneur

Cape Verdean diaspora

Music – singers, musicians and composers

* Maria de Barros, Senegalese-born, Mauritanian-grown singer, now living in United States * Lura (1975–), Portuguese-born singer * Boy Gé Mendes (1952–), Senegalese musician, singer and composer, founder of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

-based Cape Verdean music bands Cabo Verde Show, Mendes e Mendes, and Mendes e Mendes & O'asah

Politicians

* Liz Miranda (1980–), American politician * Evandro Carvalho, American politician *

Vinny deMacedo Viriato Manuel Pereira de Macedo (born October 16, 1965), also popularly known as Vinny deMacedo, is a Cape Verdean American politician, and was the Massachusetts State Senate, Massachusetts State Senator for the Plymouth County, Massachusetts, P ...

(1965–) * John Barros (1973–)

Professors and academics

Donaldo Macedo Donaldo Pereira Macedo (born 1950) is a Cape Verdean-American critical theorist, linguist, and expert on literacy, critical pedagogy and multicultural education studies. Until 2019 he was Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education at ...

University of Massachusetts Boston The University of Massachusetts Boston (stylized as UMass Boston) is a Public university, public US-based research university. It is the only public research university in Boston and the third-largest campus in the five-campus University of Ma ...

Sports

Athletics

* Márcio Fernandes (1983–), paralympic javelin thrower

Basketball

* João Gomes (1985–)

Boxing

Miguel Dias Miguel Brito dos Reis Dias (born April 1, 1968, in Santa Maria, Cape Verde, Santa Maria) is a retired boxing, boxer from The Netherlands, who was born on Cape Verde. He represented the Netherlands at the Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1 ...

(1968–) *

Alviar Lima Alviar "The Machine" Lima (born 23 March 1978) is a Cape Verdean-Dutch retired kickboxer who fought out of Rotterdam, Netherlands. He made his K-1 debut against Warren Stevelmans in K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification. Career Lima ...

(1978–)

Football (soccer)

* Cafú (1977–) * Dady (1981–) * Gélson Fernandes (1986–), naturalized Swiss, plays for Switzerland * José Emilio Furtado (1983–) * Pedro Pelé (1978–) * Toni Varela (1986–) * José Veiga (1976–) * Nélson Veiga (1978–)

Writers

* Eileen Almeida Barbosa *

David Barboza David Barboza is an American journalist. Awards In 2013 David Barboza was part of the winning team from the staff of The New York Times that received the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. Other staff members on this team included: Cha ...

(1965–), reporter, The New York Times

Cape Verdean descendants

Actors

Michael Beach Michael Anthony Beach (born October 30, 1963) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films '' Lean on Me'' (1989), ''One False Move'' (1992), ''Short Cuts'' (1993), ''Waiting to Exhale'' (1995), ''A Family Thing'' (1996), ''Soul Food'' (19 ...

(1963–), United States actor * Ashley Holliday (1985–), United States actress * Sara Martins (1977–), Portuguese-born French actress *

Anika Noni Rose Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Tiana (The Princess and the Frog), Tiana in ''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009). She was named a Disney Legends, Disney Legend in 2011. Rose starred ...

(1972–), United States actress, singer *

Chelsea Tavares Chelsea Royce Tavares is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Cranberry on the Nickelodeon series ''Unfabulous'', Autumn Williams on the Nickelodeon series '' Just Jordan'', Patience Robinson in The CW series '' All A ...

(1991–), United States actress, singer * Don Xavier (1961) Cabo Verde, actor

Artists

* Lindsay Grace, United States game designer * Tatiana Silva (1985–), was Miss Belgium in 2005

Models

Amber Rose Amber Rose Levonchuck (born October 21, 1983) is an American model and television personality. She gained attention after she starred in the music video for Young Jeezy's 2008 single " Put On", which featured Kanye West. She began a romantic re ...

(1983–), United States model, recording artist, actress and socialite

Music – singers, musicians and composers

Blu Cantrell Tiffany Cobb (born March 16, 1976), known professionally as Blu Cantrell, is an American contemporary R&B, R&B singer. Cantrell rose to fame in 2001, with the release of her debut single, "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)", which peaked at number two ...

(1976–), United States soul singer-songwriter, musician (drums and guitar), Scatter producer * Elvis "E-Life" de Oliveira, Dutch rapper from

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

* Eddy "Eddy Fort Moda Grog" Fortes, Dutch rapper from

Paul Gonsalves Paul Gonsalves ( – ) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his association with Duke Ellington. At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Gonsalves played a 27-chorus solo in the middle of Ellington's " Diminuendo and Crescendo in Bl ...

(1920–1974), United States musician-woodwinds and tenor saxophone * Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (1971–2002), United States rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer and was a member of Hip-Hop group

TLC TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment Television * ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 * TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network ** TLC (Asia), an A ...

Masspike Miles Perfect Gentlemen were an American trio of teen R&B vocalists formed under the direction of Maurice Starr, who discovered New Edition and New Kids on the Block. Starr put the group together in Boston in 1988, and had them tour the US openi ...

(1980–), United States singer * Pebbles (1964–), United States radio presenter, personality and voice-over artist *

(1950–2005), United States singer-songwriter and guitarist * Tavares Brothers (1959–), United States R&B, funk and soul music group * Horace Ward Martin "Horace Silver" Tavares Silva (1928–2014),

hard bop Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz that incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospe ...

United States Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader *

Sara Tavares Sara Alexandra Lima Tavares (; 1 February 1978 – 19 November 2023) was a Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and percussionist. She was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. Second-generation Portuguese of Cape Verdean descent, she comp ...

(1978–), Portuguese singer * Elle Varner (1989–), United States singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Politicians

Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Lopes Cabral (; – ) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, and diplomat. He was one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders. He was also a pan-Africanist and intellectual nationalist ...

(1924–1973), Guinea-Bissau nationalist politician

Professors and academics

* Peter J. Gomes (1942–2011), United States preacher and theologian,

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

* Charles Manuel "Sweet Daddy" Grace (1881 or 1884–1960), United States bishop * Lindsay Grace,

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...

Sports

American football

* Stephen Cooper (1979–), United States American football player *

Wayne Fontes Wayne Howard Joseph Fontes (; born February 17, 1940) is an American former professional football player and coach. He was the head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996. He is the longest tenured head co ...

(1940–), United States American football player *

Tony Gonzalez Anthony David Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976) is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is the NFL's all ...

(1976–), United States American football player

Athletics

* Henry Andrade (1962–), United States hurdler *

Nelson Cruz Nelson Ramón Cruz Martínez (born July 1, 1980), nicknamed "Boomstick", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Ranger ...

(1977–), Portuguese long distance runner

Baseball

* Wayne Gomes (1973–), United States baseball player * Davey Lopes (1945–), United States baseball player

Boxing

* Demetrius "The Best" Andrade (1988–), United States boxer *

Marvelous Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 – March 13, 2021) was an American professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1973 to 1987 and reigned as the undisputed champion of the middleweight division from 1980 t ...

(1954–), United States boxer

Basketball (
NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
)

Dana Barros Dana Bruce Barros (born April 13, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player from the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college, he played at Boston College, finishing as one of the school's all-time leading scorers. He w ...

(1967–), United States basketball player *

Ryan Gomes Ryan Anthony Gomes (born September 1, 1982) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is currently an assistant coach for the Providence Friars. He was named a First Team All-American power forward at Providence C ...

(1982–), United States basketball player * Charles D. Smith (1965–), United States basketball player

Football (soccer)

Bruno Paz Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz (born 23 April 1998) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Moldovan Liga club Zimbru Chișinău. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angola national team. Football career On 6 August 2016, ...

* Dion Pereira * Gelson Martins *

Jerson Cabral Jerson Cabral (born 3 January 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Volendam. Club career Feyenoord Cabral was scouted by Feyenoord at the age of seven. He made his professional debut for Feye ...

(1991–), Dutch football player *

Luc Castaignos Luc Castaignos (born 27 September 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Early career The roots of Castaignos' family are located in the département of Landes, one hundred kilometers south of Bordeaux i ...

(1992–), Dutch football player *

David Mendes da Silva David Miquel Mendes da Silva Gonçalves (; born 4 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer. During his career, he played for Red Bull Salzburg, AZ, Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, Panathinaikos and NAC Breda. He was a versatile player ...

(1982–), Dutch football player * Lerin Duarte (1990–), Dutch football player * Manuel Fernandes (1986–), Portuguese football player *

Henrik Larsson Edward Henrik Larsson (; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish professional association football, football coach and former player who played many times for the Sweden men's national football team, Swedish national team. A Striker (association f ...

(1971–), Swedish football player * Cecilio Lopes (1979–), Dutch football player * Nani (1986–), Portuguese football player * Guy Ramos (1985–), Dutch football player *

Patrick Vieira Patrick Paul Vieira (; born 23 June 1976) is a French professional association football, football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Genoa CFC, Genoa. He was named in the FIFA 100 of the greatest living footballers i ...

(1976–), French football player *

Hélder Rosário Hélder Miguel do Rosário (born 9 March 1980; ) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Born in Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Rosário started playing professionally with Sporting CP's far ...

(1980–), football Player * Roberto Lopes (1992–), Irish Football Player

Other sports

* Cynthia Barboza (1987–), United States volleyball player *

Maria Andrade Maria Andrade Teixeira (born 19 March 1993) is a Cape Verdean taekwondo athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro ...

(1993–), Taekwondo

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