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10 Most Famous People from Cape Verde
Cape Verde is saluted for its warm tropical climate, volcanic islands, outstanding musicians, and delicious cuisine. And did you know it’s a winter escape island for the countries of Europe? The rest of the world may have little to celebrate Cape Verde for but the Europeans share a different side of the story.
Visualize the experience of all-year warm weather, natural landscapes, and a tranquil musical environment. Couple that with hospitable people all around and complete your imagination with a flavorsome meal. That is Cape Verde for you.
You can go in-depth on the country’s climate, nature, food, and whatever. But let’s talk about the people and the most prominent in that regard. Check them out.
10 Most Famous People from Cape Verde.
1. Mayra Andrade
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Mayra Andrade is a musician who was born in Havana, Cuba, to parents from Cape Verde. She and her family returned to Cape Verde a few days after her birth. Hence she spent the first years of her life in Cape Verde.
Additionally, because her father was a diplomat for the Cape Verdean government, she traveled extensively with her family and lived in many countries during her childhood. She is multilingual though most of her songs are influenced by Cape Verde’s Crioulo language, which happens to be her native dialect.
2. Aguinaldo Fonseca
Fonseca was a Cape Verdean poet. He was born in Mindelo, the capital of the island of S茫o Vicente on 22 September 1922. He moved to Lisbon in 1945 and published several poems in Portuguese journals.
Aguinaldo’s publicity began with his first collaboration with the journal Claridade in 1945. Later, he joined the Portuguese review Mundo Liter谩rio (World of Literature) published between 1946 and 1948.
He was dubbed the “forgotten poet” even though his creations were published in 1951’s “Linha do Horizonte” collection. About seven years later his works were also featured in the “Not铆cias de Cabo Verde” cultural supplement. Further, his poems made appearances in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 1979. He died on 24 January 2014 at the age of 91 in Lisbon, Portugal.
3. Carlos Veiga
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Veiga is a Cape Verdean politician. He was Prime Minister of Cape Verde and he unsuccessfully ran for President as the candidate of the Movement for Democracy
(MpD) in 2001 and 2006.
He served as prime minister under President Ant贸nio Mascarenhas Monteiro and resigned in July 2000 to stand as the MpD’s candidate in the February 2001 presidential election. He ran again in the February 2006 presidential election but lost again to Pire.
4. Hon贸rio Barreto
He was born in Portuguese Guinea to a Guinean mother and Cape Verdean father Jo茫o Pereira Barreto, Jr. He was educated in Lisbon. Before the independence of Guinea-Bissau, Barreto was cited by the Portuguese as the most famous governor and an example of what the local population had the potential to achieve.
He was captain major (governor) of Cacheu for three terms, the first between March 30, 1834, to 1835, the second between 1846 and 1848, and the third in 1852.
Furthermore, Barreto also ran a family business with his mother from the settlement of Cacheu. The main products of their mercantile dealings were slaves. He died at Fortaleza de S茫o Jos茅 da Amura in Bissau in1859. At the time of his death, he was in his fourth term of service as governor of Bissau.
5. Pedro Pires
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He is a Cape Verde politician and the third president of the country. He was the head of state from March 2001 to September 2011. Besides, he was prime minister from 1975 to 1991.
6. Sergio Frusoni
Sergio Frusoni was born on August 10, 1901, and died on May 29, 1975. He was a poet and promoter of the Cape Verdean Creole language. He was born in Mindelo on the island of S茫o Vicente. He was the son of Italian immigrants Giuseppe Frusoni and Erminia Bonucci.
For several years, he was a chronicler at the radio Barlavento, where he produced the program Mosaico Mindelense in the Crioulo language. He wrote many short stories and poems in the Creole of S茫o Vicent dialect. He died, aged 73, in Lisbon.
Frusoni is well known in Cape Verde, but almost unknown internationally. On June 7, 2005, Cape Verde’s then-President Pedro Pires paid homage to Sergio Frusoni and declared him one of the greatest Crioulo poets.
7. Gualberto Do Ros谩rio
Ant贸ntio Ros谩rio was the Prime Minister of Cape Verde starting July 2000 until February 2001. Moreover, he was the leader of the Movement for Democracy in 2000. The position lasted a few months from July to October of the same year. After his service, he tried his luck for the Municipal Council of St. Vincent as an independent candidate in 2008.
8. Athlete Carlos Almeida
Senior Women’s Final of the 2008 Edinburgh Cross World Championship in Scotland by Xabier Cid from
The 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal, was Almeida’s first international appearance representing Cape Verde. He finished 138th in the men’s short race.
Also, he ran the Madrid Marathon for the 25th time managing a personal best timing of 2:25:50. He placed 69th in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics held in 麻豆APP where he finished in 2:33:31.
9. Ism茅nia Do Frederico
The Cape Verdean sprinter, Ism茅nia do Frederico was born on 15 June 1971. She was the first woman to represent Cape Verde at the Olympics. Frederico, a two-time Olympian, first competed for Cape Verde at the 1993 World Championships where she ran 100 meters in 13.03 seconds.
Her other opportunity at the Olympics was the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She made history along with Ant贸nio Zeferino and Henry Andrade by becoming the first athletes to represent the tiny African nation at the Olympic Games.
During the competition, she took part in the women’s 100 meters and finished 52nd in a time of 13.03 seconds. The following year she competed in the 1997 Francophone Games, recording her all-time personal best in the 100 meters with a time of 12.75 seconds.
Thereafter, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In the100 meters race, she finished in 78th place crossing the line in 12.99 seconds.
10. Fl谩vio Furtado
Fl谩vio Furtado was born on 15 March 1978 .He is a Cape Verdean former amateur boxer who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships.
The above are the top 10 most famous people from Cape Verde. The list includes different individuals noted for their achievements and talents in various spheres. Yet, there are still many more successful people in Cape Verde that are worth noting. So, keep the names rolling.
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