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Cape Verde — everything in one place

Explore the books, quotes, people, places, food and news of Cape Verde. One country, every corner of ZakGT — gathered here so you never have to hunt.

Capital: PraiaPopulation: ~600,000 (plus a diaspora abroad larger than the resident population)Founded: 1462 (Portuguese settlement of Santiago); independence 5 July 1975Region: AfricaLanguages: ptCurrency: Cape Verdean escudo (CVE), pegged to the euro

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Everything about Cape Verde

Books & Literature

Classics, poetry, folklore & free-to-read texts of Cape Verde

Quotes & Proverbs

Native wisdom, proverbs & famous words from Cape Verde

Authors, leaders & cultural figures of Cape Verde

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Provinces, must-see spots & travel tips for Cape Verde

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The latest announcements from across the ZakGT platform

Dishes, recipes & places to eat across the ZakGT food atlas

Notable people from Cape Verde

Cesária Évora

Cesária Évora

Known as the "Barefoot Diva," she brought Cape Verdean morna music to a global audience and won a Grammy in 2004.

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Baltasar Lopes da Silva

Baltasar Lopes da Silva

Writer, Poet, and Linguist

He co-founded the Claridade literary movement and wrote Chiquinho, considered the greatest Cape Verdean novel.

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Eugénio Tavares

Eugénio de Paula Tavares

Poet, Journalist, and Morna Composer

Regarded as the father of morna, he was among the first to write serious literature and song in Cape Verdean Creole.

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Aristides Pereira

Aristides Maria Pereira

Independence Leader and First President

He co-founded the PAIGC and became Cape Verde's first president after independence in 1975.

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Traditional Cape Verde Wisdom

Folk & Oral Tradition

The shared, author-less body of Kriolu proverbs carried by the Cape Verdean people across generations.

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Amílcar Cabral

Revolutionary Leader, Agronomist and Political Theorist

He founded and led the PAIGC guerrilla struggle that won Guinea-Bissau its independence from Portugal, and his writings shaped African liberation theory.

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