The culture of Angola is influenced by the Portuguese. Portugal occupied the coastal enclave Luanda, and later also Benguela, since the 16th/17th centuries...

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking)...

The music of Angola has been shaped both by wider musical trends and by the political history of the country. while Angolan music has also influenced...

Angola's Independence Day commemorates the proclamation of national independence, on 11 November 1975. It honors all those who sacrificed their lives during...

Angola has twelve public holidays that can be increased by bridge holidays if a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. 2022 has fifteen national holidays...

Portuguese is the only official language of Angola, but 46 other languages are spoken in the country, mostly Bantu languages. Portuguese is the sole official...

Demographics of Angola Angolan culture Angolar Creole Something of, from, or related to the historical Bantu Kingdom of Ndongo A resident of: Angola, New York...

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Angola was first settled by San hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo. In...

of Angola Mammals of Angola Glaciers in Angola: None Islands of Angola Rivers of Angola World Heritage Sites in Angola: None Regions of Angola Angola is...

Minister of Culture, Tourism and the Environment of Angola is a cabinet level position in the national government. In 2020, three ministries merged into...

The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South", "The Angola Plantation" and "The Farm") is a maximum-security...

Kianda (or Dandalunda) is a goddess of the sea, of the waters, and a protector of fishermen in traditional Angolan culture. Kianda was traditionally worshipped...

religion in Angola, with Catholicism being its largest denomination. Angola is a secular state and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. The...

Africa, Portuguese Angola was a historical colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575–1951), the overseas province Portuguese West Africa of Estado Novo Portugal...

sortable list of films produced in Angola, many in the Portuguese language. Film portal Lists portal Cinema of Angola Culture of Angola List of African films...

The Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The...

and music genre that originated in Angola during late 1970s to early 1980s. Kizomba is a national heritage of Angola and means "party" in Kimbundu. Traditionally...

Liberation of Angola (Portuguese: Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, abbr. MPLA), from 1977–1990 called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola...

Angola is a predominantly Christian country with Islam being a minority religion. As of 2014 census, there are 195,000 Muslims in Angola, representing...

is a type of music and dance from Angola. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro was developed in Luanda, Angola, in the late...

moamba de ginguba, kissaca, and mukua sorbet. Angolan cuisine in its modern shape is a combination of indigenous African ingredients and cooking techniques...

The Angolan War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência de Angola; 1961–1974), known as the Armed Struggle of National Liberation (Portuguese:...

building in the Angolan capital Luanda, believed to have been designed and built by – or by someone associated with – Gustave Eiffel, builder of the world-famous...

Massemba) is a traditional music and dance from Angola. It is a genre of music and dance in which a circle of couples, led by a coordinator in the middle...

to the culture of Angola and Brazil. Neves e Sousa introduced the world to the Angolan martial art n'golo, which is considered the ancestor of capoeira...

kishi is a two-faced demon in Angola. According to legend, a kishi has an attractive human man's face on the front of its body and a hyena's face on...

a major Angolan writer of fiction. He writes under the name Pepetela. A Portuguese Angolan, Pepetela was born in Benguela, Portuguese Angola, and fought...

Capoeira Angola was, "above all, fighting and violent fighting". The practice of capoeira Angola is to cultivate chants, music and culture in addition...

queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. Born into the ruling family of Ndongo...