Luso-Africans

Luso-Africans were communities of mixed Portuguese and African descent, or Africans of Portuguese culture, who arose on the coasts of West and West-Central Africa from the 15th century. Many descended from lançados, Portuguese traders who settled among African peoples, and they acted as brokers in the trade in slaves, wax, ivory and cloth along rivers such as the Gambia, Casamance and Cacheu. They spoke Portuguese-based creoles and were often Catholic.