Quarenta anos de imigração africana: um balanço

After the characterization of African immigration in terms of volume, evolution and phases, we analyze the socio-demographic, socio-professional, socio-cultural and identity dynamics associated to the process of sedentarization of the African immigrants. In a sociological perspective and resorting to empirical data of several sources, attention is paid to aspects like the formation of a third generation, the aging, the emigration for other European countries, the social mobility, the mixed marriages, the linguistic socialization and the acquisition of Portuguese nationality.