He is Portuguese but of mixed descent with Portuguese (white) and Cape Verdean (black) blood. His mother side comes from Cape Verde which is in Africa.
Besides that, he's from the Madeira Island which is located off the African coast even though they belong to Portugal. He gets a nice tan all year round!
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No, he is Portuguese. No, he is Portuguese. Cristiano Ronaldo is mostly White/Southern European but with some African influence from his mother side who immigrated to Portugal from Cape Verde many years ago. Besides that his family settled in Madeira Island which is located closer to Africa than to Portugal, therefore he gets to tan almost all year round.
Conclusion: He is about 75% White/Southern European and about 25% Black, therefore mixed. And for the record, Portuguese people are White/Southern European (aka Mediterranean). The Latin aspect about Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, and Romania is linguistic, not racial.
His nationality is Portuguese and currently plays for a Spanish club (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Portugal and was named captain of the Portuguese national team in 2007.