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Cape Verde residential proxies

Cape Verde residential proxies from TrueProxies: 65 of 72 test requests exited in Cape Verde on October 1, 2026. GB-based plans, from $1.64 for 1 GB, target by country, city, region or ASN; Unlimited plans, from $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps, by country and city.

Coverage verified

65/72

requests exited in country

1

cities seen

470 ms

median response

Market context

Why use proxies in Cape Verde

Ten islands, nine of them inhabited, split Cape Verde's small online market, and that geography is what makes it distinct. Storefronts, news and search are in Portuguese, while Kriolu is the everyday spoken language. The escudo (CVE) is pegged to the euro, and hotels and tour operators on Sal and Boa Vista often quote euro prices directly, so rate comparisons usually carry two currencies. Card payments run through SISP, the national payments company, whose vinti4 service handles web and bill payments.

Demand divides between the tourist islands and the population centres. Sal and Boa Vista hold most of the all-inclusive resorts that European package operators such as TUI sell, so hotel rates and flights to those islands are the most-watched prices. Praia on Santiago and Mindelo on São Vicente are where local shoppers and businesses are. Inter-island flights and ferries shape delivery times and prices between islands. For publisher monitoring, Expresso das Ilhas, the weekly A Nação and the state news agency Inforpress are the main local outlets.

Google is the dominant search engine, and Portuguese queries from Cape Verde return local pages alongside results from Portugal and Brazil, so rank checks should run from Cape Verdean connections. The country was early to regulate personal data: Law No. 133/V/2001 of 22 January 2001 sets the general regime, amended in 2013 and again by Law No. 121/IX/2021, and the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) enforces it.

More Cape Verdeans live abroad than in Cape Verde itself, and that diaspora is part of the market. The largest community is in Portugal, followed by the United States, where Cape Verdeans have long been concentrated on the New England coast from Providence to New Bedford, with sizeable groups in the Netherlands and France. Families abroad pay for goods, services and travel for relatives on the islands, and Cape Verdean businesses and media address them directly. A campaign or price check can therefore have two audiences: residents browsing in Praia or Mindelo, and Cape Verdeans in Lisbon, Rotterdam or Boston who follow the same brands and publishers from abroad.

Measured

Cape Verde measured coverage

Test results

Verified
October 1, 2026
Requests that exited in the country
65 of 72 (90%)
By test run
24/24 at 2026-09-30 17:09 UTC, 21/24 at 2026-09-30 17:55 UTC, 20/24 at 2026-10-01 03:58 UTC
Distinct exit IPs
9
Cities seen
1 (Praia)
Networks seen
2 (CABO VERDE TELECOM, Starlink)
Median response time
470 ms
Sticky sessions
Same IP for 30 minutes in 1 of 2 tests
Targeting
Country, City
Sessions
Rotating, Sticky
Protocols
HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5
Unlimited plans
Country and city targeting; not part of this test

Measured from our gateway in the Netherlands. Results describe the test, not a reserved exit, city or network. How we measure

What teams use Cape Verde proxies for

Ad verification

In Cape Verde: Check display placements on Expresso das Ilhas, A Nação and Inforpress, and confirm hotel and tour ads reach residents in Praia and Mindelo with escudo prices rather than euro-only offers.

Ad verification proxies in Cape Verde

Market research

In Cape Verde: Compare resort rates on Sal and Boa Vista across booking sites and package operators such as TUI, and follow inter-island flight and ferry fares between Santiago, São Vicente and the tourist islands.

Market research proxies

SEO monitoring

In Cape Verde: Track Portuguese-language Google rankings from Cape Verdean connections, where local sites compete with Portuguese and Brazilian pages for the same queries.

SEO monitoring proxies

Plans for Cape Verde

Integration

Start using Cape Verde proxies in 3 steps

Select Cape Verde with the country suffix -country-cv in your proxy username.

Python
import requests

proxies = {
    "http": "http://USER-country-cv:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
    "https": "http://USER-country-cv:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
}

response = requests.get(
    "https://httpbin.org/ip",
    proxies=proxies,
    timeout=30,
)

print(response.json())

Cape Verde proxy FAQ

Do prices in Cape Verde differ between Sal, Boa Vista and Praia?

Yes. Sal and Boa Vista are resort islands where hotels, excursions and restaurants price for European visitors and often quote euros. Praia on Santiago and Mindelo on São Vicente are where most residents live, shop and see local advertising, priced in escudos. Goods moving between islands depend on inter-island flights and ferries, which adds cost and delay, so treat each island as its own price zone.

Are Cape Verde prices shown in escudos or euros?

Both, depending on who the seller targets. The escudo is the legal currency and is pegged to the euro, so conversion is stable. Local shops, news sites and services price in escudos and take payment through SISP's vinti4 system, while resorts and tour operators selling to European visitors often list euros. Rate comparison should record which currency each page shows before converting.

How do Mindelo and Praia differ for Cape Verde price checks?

They are the two urban markets, on different islands. Praia, on Santiago, is the capital and largest city, with the government and most businesses. Mindelo, on São Vicente, is the port city and cultural centre, known for its carnival, and it is the departure point for ferries to Santo Antão. Assortment, delivery times and prices can differ between the two, so check each from its own connection.

Does TrueProxies have residential proxies in Cape Verde?

Yes. 65 of 72 test requests exited in Cape Verde on October 1, 2026, from 9 IPs in Praia on CABO VERDE TELECOM and Starlink. Both plans can also target a city there; GB-based plans add region and ASN targeting.

How fast are Cape Verde proxies?

470 ms median response in our October 2026 test, timed from our gateway in the Netherlands.

Can I keep the same Cape Verde IP address?

Yes: 1 of 2 sticky sessions kept one IP for 30 minutes in our test.

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