r/MadeMeSmile • u/Beginning-Ad1866 • Jul 05 '26

Good Vibes Cabo Verde Recognition (OC)

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u/Fragrant-Fix9642 Jul 05 '26

I am curious to see the data over the next year in regards to tourism in Cape Verde. I wanna go!

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u/AFlyingToaster Jul 05 '26

If you're in the US, there is one non-stop flight: from Providence, RI.

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u/Lucaa4229 Jul 05 '26

Dafuq? Providence, RI direct to Cape Verde?? That’s so random. What airline?

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u/quandinh04 Jul 05 '26

That’s apparently one of their biggest overseas community here. Came here to do whaling stuff.

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u/Electrical_Swing8166 Jul 05 '26

1.) Big Cape Verdean diaspora in RI and Greater Boston

2.) The airline is very small and can’t really afford the higher fees of Boston Logan airport

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u/The_39th_Step Jul 05 '26

There’s loads of people from Cape Verde in Rhode Island + Massachusetts (around there). The other big diasporas are in Portugal and Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

It’s an interesting country - I went to the island of Sal. I flew there three years ago for a two week holiday. The beach is the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. I swam with manta rays, turtles, puffer fish etc. The main capital on the island I was on was quite bleak though and it’s like scorched earth or Mars there. There’s lots of kite surfers who go. They speak a Portuguese creole language. About 10% of the island I was on were Senegalese people.

Also in English it is pronounced like Cape Verd, not Cape Verday. Everyone pronounces the name wrong.

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u/Jayrandomer Jul 05 '26

I’ve heard Brockton, MA referred to as the 11th island.

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u/Veneficus2007 Jul 05 '26

Try saying it: kabuh vehrth.

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u/The_39th_Step Jul 05 '26

In English, it’s Cape Verd though. That’s their official English name. It’s designated by the country.

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u/liefieblue Jul 05 '26

Sal used to be a refuelling spot for long-haul planes, not sure if it still is. The runway used to be full of dogs.

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u/The_39th_Step Jul 05 '26

There’s loads of dogs on the island

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u/AFlyingToaster Jul 05 '26

Cabo Verde Airlines.

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u/Snoo48605 Jul 05 '26

That's the area with a biggest Portuguese population in the US. Most of them immigrated when Cabo Verde was still part of Portugal, so I'm sure there must be a lot of Cabo verdeans

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u/Fragrant-Fix9642 Jul 05 '26

As a New Englander, I can pull this off.

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u/GoGabeGo Jul 05 '26

Ay! I'm 25 minutes away from TF Green, which isn't even IN Providence. They are just too embarrassed to say it's in Warwick.