Chiquinho is a Capeverdean novel written by Baltasar Lopes da Silva in 1936 and published in 1947.

The story is named after the nickname of the island of São Nicolau in which the characters originated.

The probability of the literary work is the most common in Cape Verde, it marked the beginning of the typical literature in Cape Verde along with local themes in Creole culture.

The development of the novel began in the 1930, cultural material were developed up to 1936 and featured other Cape Verdean writers including (Nhô Chi’Ana, Nhô João Joana, Nhô Loca, Sr. Euclides Varanda, Chico Zepa, Manuel de Brito “Parafuso”, José Lima, etc.

The book was dedicated in memory of the greatest philologist Leite de Vasconcelos, the author's professor[2] The novel is organized into three parts:[3]