Ernestina: Symbol and Real
May 2, 2013 Laura Pires-Hester, Ph. D. Chairperson, MA Schooner Ernestina Commission In 1978, the newly-independent Republic of Cape Verde made an extraordinary gift to the “people of the United States”, the Schooner Ernestina. This historic ship had been headed…
March 2013 – Ministre of Tourism Cape Verde
Message published in Original document BTTR PROGRAM BOOK, Back to the Roots Tours. While responsible for the Tourism portfolio in the Government of Cape Verde, we can only praise the promoters of the initiative called “Back to the Roots Travel…
March 2013 – Mário Lúcio Former Minister of Culture Cape Verde
When you talk about roots, Cape Verde has a particular place in the world. Our roots extend over many continents. We are not like acacias, but, like the mangrove plants, which have multiple roots – the rhizomes. Inviting the world…
Isabel Bela Duarte – Artistic Design
Isabel Duarte, better known as ela Duarte, was born in the island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. She studied Decorative Arts in Lisbon, Portugal and Artistic Design in the Sociadade Nacioanal das Belas Artes (National Society of Fine Arts). Bela…
Cesaria Evora Chronological biography
Cesaria Evora – Cize to her friends Was born on the 27th August 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. Her bright voice and physical charms were soon noticed, but her hope of a singing career remained unsatisfied. A Cape Verdean women’s…
Tribute to Carlos alhinho
Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho was born on January 10, 1949, in São Vicente, Cabo Verde where he began an athletic career as a soccer player for the Académica of Mindelo. In 1965, he traveled to Coimbra, Portugal to further his…