Cape Verdeans in Sweden

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Cape Verdeans in Sweden
Suecos cabo-verdianos
Total population
3,000 estimated
Regions with significant populations
Stockholm
Languages
Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese, Swedish
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism
Henrik Larsson Henrik Larsson.jpg
Henrik Larsson

Cape Verdeans in Sweden are citizens and residents of Sweden who are of Cape Verden descent. In 1995, it was estimated that there were 3,000 people of Cape Verdean descent in Scandinavia. [1] 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, his son Jordan Larsson is also now a full Swedish international after being born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.

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References

  1. ↑ 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
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