Total population | |
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(3,000 estimated) | |
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Portuguese language Swedish language |
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Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholicism |
Cape Verdean Swedish are Swedish residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde. In 1995, it was estimated that there were 3,000 people of Cape Verdean descent in Scandinavia. One of the most famous Swedes of Cape Verdean descent is footballer Henrik Larsson, who was born to a Cape Verdean father and a Swedish mother.