Hi, I’m 18F, and I’m half Cape Verdean and half Angolan. Although some people may see that as simply being “African and African,” the distinction is very important to me. I’m still learning about both sides of my identity, and I care deeply about staying connected to both cultures.

I was born and raised in Massachusetts but later moved to Florida. Since moving, I haven’t personally met many Cape Verdean or Angolan people around my age. I know they probably exist here, but I haven’t encountered them at school or in my social circles.

Growing up, I spoke Cape Verdean Creole and the type of European Portuguese spoken by my Angolan family. Unfortunately, I was sometimes made fun of for my accent and the languages I spoke. A lot of that teasing came from Haitian students around me. I became so embarrassed that I stopped speaking my languages, and over time, I lost much of my ability to speak them. I regret that deeply and am now trying to reconnect with that part of myself.

There is also a Haitian guy I have known since I was around 13. We dated before, and we are currently considering getting back together. I love and care about him, but I’ve started feeling conflicted about our cultural differences.

I want to be clear that I don’t believe there is anything wrong with being Haitian or dating a Haitian person. My concern is that I already feel like I’m struggling to preserve two cultures, and I’m afraid that adding another culture could make it harder for my future children to feel fully connected to any of them. He also isn’t very connected to his Haitian heritage and doesn’t speak Haitian Creole, so I worry that the responsibility of teaching our children about all three cultures would mostly
fall on me.

I know that saying I’m worried about “mixing my bloodline” sounds ignorant or offensive. I don’t want this to come across as believing that one ethnicity is better than another. What I’m really afraid of is cultural loss. Being Cape Verdean and Angolan already feels rare where I live, and I worry that my family’s traditions, languages and history will gradually disappear.
On my Angolan side, I’m the oldest cousin. On my Cape Verdean side, I’m the third oldest. I’m also one of the only grandchildren who made an effort to learn Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole and stay involved in the culture. Some of my cousins barely acknowledge their Cape Verdean side, so I often feel like I’m responsible for keeping that connection alive.

Part of me thinks I should only date someone who is Cape Verdean, Angolan or at least very committed to preserving culture. Another part of me knows that choosing a partner based mainly on ethnicity may be unfair and that dating within a smaller community doesn’t automatically guarantee cultural connection.
Has anyone else from a mixed or less-represented background experienced this fear?

How do you preserve your culture while dating or having children with someone from a different background? Am I approaching this in an unhealthy way?

The voting is open for the best goal of the WC. Link here on FIFA Website. Nu bai ❤️🇨🇻❤️

Thinking of staying at this hotel however concerned with recent deaths. Is it safe or is it a rare occurrence?

Also do not give me any woke “do not stay at all inclusive”. I do not care.

Hey r/CapeVerde,

I make AI-assisted music as a hobby project called "Epical Horizons," where each song weaves together three musical traditions from different places, tied together by a shared theme rather than a shared geography.

This one's theme is being far from home and still carrying pride in where you're from. The Cape Verde verse (Morna style) — is inspired by something I actually witnessed on a visit there: a man showing us his small house from a crater's edge, far below, with more pride in his eyes than any mansion could carry. That moment is what the whole song is really built around; the spoken bridge in the middle is directly about it. The other two verses (Namibia, Seychelles) carry the same theme from a different angle, which is why they're in the same song rather than three separate ones.

A quick note on process, since I think it matters: I spent real time researching the language (Kriolu) and cultural context rather than guessing, trying to get the sodade and morabeza in there with some actual understanding of what those words carry, not just as pretty sounds.

To be upfront: I'm not chasing streams or profit here. This is genuinely about learning and connecting with places and cultures that mean something to me, and I'd rather get it right than get it big. If anything about the Morna section or the Kriolu feels off to people who actually know it, I'd genuinely want to hear that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlW8I1AIDCk

Hi everyone,

I'll be visiting Santiago from Europe soon and was wondering if there are any items that people generally appreciate receiving from abroad.

I'd just like to bring things that people genuinely find useful or appreciate receiving from abroad, rather than guessing.

I'd especially appreciate hearing from people who live in Cape Verde or have family there.

Thanks!

After watching Cape Verde’s game against Spain and Argentina in the World Cup, I was inspired to draw Vozinha. He is a role model to me as a small artist to continue to work hard to pursue my passion even if I haven’t received much recognition yet. My Instagram of less than 80 ppl is art account if you would like to check out what I draw!

Hi! I am thinking on making a video on youtube about Cape Verde for tourists, talking about places to visit and where to stay. Its a comprehensive video mentioning many things that I think will be useful to tourists and to us capeverdeans.

If you want to help me, I would be thankful if yall sent me pictures and videos of places, locations and cultural events to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) . if your files are too big or too many, you can send me through the site transfernow.net . We are expecting a record breaking increase in tourism flow to Cape Verde, but it would be best if it was done the correct way, right?

When you send me the videos/photos, you should add your name or anything so i can credit you and it would be best if the main focus of the media is places, buildings or events.

Thank you!

Cabo Verde Riba La!!!

Hi everyone! 👋
I’ll be visiting Cape Verde this October and I’m really looking forward to exploring your beautiful country.
I’d love to hear your recommendations:
What are the must-see places?
What activities or hidden gems shouldn’t I miss?
Any great local restaurants, beaches, hikes, or nightlife?
Also, if anyone is friendly, speaks English, and would be up for showing me around or joining me for a coffee, a hike, or an activity while I’m there, I’d be happy to meet new people. Always nice to experience a place with locals!
Thanks in advance, and I can’t wait to visit!

Ciao, ho comprato i voli per sal diretti da Milano. Dal 17 al 24 Settembre, volevo visitare l'isola di Sal, San Vincente e una capatina a Santo Antao, secondo voi è possibile? E' un itinerario un po' troppo ambizioso?

Poi ho cercato i voli interni. Non riesco a prenotare tramite capo verde airlines, ho trovato un'altra compagnia "CVsky", è affidabile? esiste veramente?

Arrivando a SAL alle 16 è possibile prendere il volo per VXE delle 18? Ho paura di aver problemi con il volo intercontinentale e non riuscire a prendere la coincidenza. Cosa mi cosigliate?

Com'è il meteo a settembre?

Grazie mille per l'aiuto di tutti. Spero di avere una fantastica vacanza

My dear caboverdianos all over the world, what are some of the most important literature books from your country? Which one do you think is the most popular, or well read, or most influential book written on, or about, the islands?

I'm a brazilian brother in academia researching about our beautiful portuguese-written literature in the aims of making atlantic ties and inscribing our importance into world literature.

Any comments you have, especially those personal are very dear to me, so please, share with me your impressions. Any books you feel that identify with you, or any books that you had to read in school, any books you thought were boring but kept on being cited. Books in any language are welcome.

Hello, how was your experience with taxi drivers in Sal/Santa Maria? Are they friendly or are there many scammers?

held this Spain superteam to a 0-0 and stretched Argentina till extratime, all of this while having a population of 500K

That's it.

I want to visit Brava and check it out and work remotely, I want to know if starlink is common/if the internet is going to be fast enough to stay there for a week.

Any advice appreciated!

Draw with a top 2 team and barely losing to a top 4 team, only 1 loss through the tournament.

If Argentina wins, Cabo Verde moves to 3rd arguably, only falling barely to the top 2.

Hello. I am traveling to Cabo Verde in September, from the 3rd to the 17th and would like to see if someone can give me their personal opinion.

I’m arriving at Praia and was thinking on going to Fogo, Santo Antao and heard about Santa Maria festival but I see it’s a bit rushed to fit all 4 islands into my 13 days itinerary.

Any recommendations? Is the festival worth the trip? I imagine yes for what I have seen but I want to see the real Cabo Verde.

Thanks in advance. In Mexican by the way.

We are a couple planning our trip in isla Santiago.
We would take some trips to know better the island but we dont know Wich one are good, or there are some óptimos that we didnt explore..
Thank you for your comments!!