A fan site introducing Cabo Verde's islands, national football team, travel, music, language, and food culture.
Ten islands, ten personalities
The archipelago splits into the northern Barlavento (windward) islands and the southern Sotavento (leeward) islands.
Click a marker or an island card below for details
Barlavento Islands Windward · North
Four doors into Cabo Verde
Full sections are on the way — here's a taste of what's coming.
Travel
Getting there from Asia (usually via Europe), best seasons, the escudo currency, and entry procedures.
Routes, visa & vaccinations →Culture & Music
Morna — a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage — the great Cesária Évora, and the rhythms of funaná and coladeira.
Enjoy the music in video →Kriolu Language
Greetings and everyday phrases in Cape Verdean Creole, the Portuguese-based language of the islands.
Learn greetings & basic words →Food
Cachupa, the national dish, plus Atlantic seafood and corn-based island cooking.
See the cachupa recipe →The Blue Sharks — Tubarões Azuis
From an island nation of about 520,000 to the world stage: at their first-ever World Cup in 2026, Cabo Verde went unbeaten through the group stage and became the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout rounds — the Cinderella story of the tournament.
Morna — the saudade of the Atlantic
Morna, Cabo Verde's signature music, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2019. Let the voice of the "Barefoot Diva," Cesária Évora, carry you to the islands' bittersweet longing — saudade.