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Languages
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Portuguese
Other language:
Crioulo
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- Children help their families by farming, tending animals,
or fetching water.
- Many still use the traditional African methods of carrying
things on their heads and carrying children tied by scarves
to their backs.
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- One of the most unusual and delicious is pastel com diablo
dentro (pastry with the devil inside) - a mix of fresh tuna,
onions and tomatoes, wrapped in a pastry blended from boiled
potatoes and corn flour, deep fried and served hot.
- Soups are also popular. One of the most common is coldo
de peixe (fish stew), which is loaded with vegetables and
spices and thickened with manioc flour.
- Other specialities include bananas enroladas (bananas
wrapped in pastry and deep fried) and manga de conserva
(an unsweetened chutney-like concoction).
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- The Cape Verde islands were uninhabited prior to their
discovery in the 15th century.
- Ouri, an ancient African "store-and-capture"
board game that originated in Egypt and is very popular
in Cape Verde, is considered the forerunner of backgammon.
- The Cape Verde islands were uninhabited prior to their
discovery in the 15th century.
- Charles Darwin contemplated the writing of “The
Origins of the Species” while in Cape Verde. Part
of the first chapter of Darwin's "The Voyage of the
Beagle" is devoted to his observations while in Cape
Verde.
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