article_snippet.sent: Situated roughly 350 miles off the west coast of Africa, Cape Verde has long been a mesh of cultures, history and races.
article_snippet.sent: The former Portuguese territory was once a key location for the transatlantic slave trade, a target for 16th century pirates and a refuge for exiled Jews.
article_snippet.sent: Now, Cape Verde is seeking to tap-into the spoils of this rich cultural heritage in a bid to help Cape Verde economy flourish.
article_snippet.sent: Bereft of oil, gas, gold, diamonds or the conventional natural resources that have fueled growth in many other African countries, Cape Verde has had to look for alternative sectors to aid Cape Verde development.
article_snippet.sent: However, a 2013 report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development noted that Cape Verde creative sector remained a relatively small part of Cape Verde economy with much room for improvement and long term planning.
article_snippet.sent: Economically Cape Verde's name's beneficial for the country because the money we would have to spend on the market to give the country this exposure in the world would be too big," Da Silva said.
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