Cabo Verde (disambiguation)

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Cape Verde , in Portuguese Cabo Verde, is an island country in West Africa.

Cape Verde Country comprising ten islands off the Northwest coast of Africa

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

Cabo Verde may also refer to:

Cap-Vert peninsula in Senegal

Cap-Vert or the Cape Verde Peninsula is a peninsula in Senegal, and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Old World mainland. Portuguese explorers called it Cabo Verde or "Green Cape", but it is not to be confused with the Cape Verde islands, which are some 560 kilometres (350 mi) further west. Dakar, the capital of Senegal, is located near the southern tip.

Cabo Verde, Minas Gerais Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais

Cabo Verde is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 14,024 people living in a total area of 367 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of São Sebastião do Paraíso. It became a municipality in 1877. The municipality is an important producer of coffee.

<i>Cabo Verde</i> (album) 1997 studio album by Cesária Évora

Cabo Verde is an album by Cesária Évora.

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