Cape Verdeans in the Netherlands consist of migrants from
Cape VerdeThe Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago located in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa, opposite Mauritania and Senegal....
to the
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
and their descendants. In 1995, it was estimated that there were 20,000 people of Cape Verdean descent in the
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
. Of those 20,000 approximately 90% live in the
RotterdamRotterdam ; city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the country, with a population of 584,046 as of January 2007...
metropolitan area.
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Cape Verdeans in the Netherlands consist of migrants from
Cape VerdeThe Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago located in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa, opposite Mauritania and Senegal....
to the
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
and their descendants. In 1995, it was estimated that there were 20,000 people of Cape Verdean descent in the
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
. Of those 20,000 approximately 90% live in the
RotterdamRotterdam ; city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the country, with a population of 584,046 as of January 2007...
metropolitan area.
Notable people
- David Mendes da Silva
David Mendes da Silva is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for AZ Alkmaar. His former teams are Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax Amsterdam and NAC Breda. He is a very versatile player who can play all over midfield and in defence...
, soccer player
- Aalviar Lima
- Miguel Dias
Miguel Brito dos Reis Dias is a retired boxer from The Netherlands, who was born on Cape Verde. He represented the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight division by Tunisia's Riadh Klai...
- Agostinho dos Santos, member of Town Council in Rotterdam
- João Varela, former member of the Dutch Parliament
- Suzanna Lubrano
Suzanna Lubrano is a Cape Verdean Zouk singer based in Rotterdam. On December 6 2003 she was awarded the Kora All African Music Award for Best Female Artist of Africa of the year 2003...
, singer
- Gil Semedo
Gil Semedo Moreira is a recording artist and performer.-Biography:Gil Semedo is by far one the most popular Cape Verdean singers who has been very successful and has made his country proud. To know a little about Gil you must know where he is from and what type of rich culture he was brought up in...
- E-Life
E-Life is a rapper from Rotterdam, Netherlands. He is also a DJ for radio station Juize FM.E-Life started his music career with rap crew Dope Syndicate. DJ Raw Deal's move to the USA in 1995 prompted E-Life to go solo, touring through Europe. His first solo single, Stacked With Honors, came out a...
- Eddy Fortes
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