Cape Verde the essence of Morabeza and 'Ubuntu'

There’s a feeling one gets every time one enters Cape Verde’s airspace. This sensation grows even stronger as we approach landing at one of the country’s international airports. It is amplified by the relaxed and friendly manner in which people welcome you to the Cape Verdean archipelago.

The Cape Verdean Morabeza is felt most deeply when visiting one of the smaller islands, where people greet you with radiant smiles and convey a bit of their serenity. Everyone greets you on the streets (“Tud dret”), and some even offer you their home to stay or ripe fruits from their gardens.

This profound Cape Verdean sentiment is an extension of the African philosophy (“Ubuntu”), which believes in a universal bond of sharing that connects all of humanity. I am because we are!