It is known that given a pair of real sequences
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μ on the unit circle. Precisely, the measure is such that the corresponding Verblunsky coefficients
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where
src">ρ0=1,
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src">n≥1 and
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src">Np, of all nontrivial probability measures such that the associated real sequences
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p , for
src">p∈N. By assuming an appropriate metric on the space of all nontrivial probability measures on the unit circle, we show that there exists a homeomorphism
src">gp between the metric subspaces
src">Np and
src">Vp, where
src">Vp denotes the space of nontrivial probability measures with associated
p -periodic Verblunsky coefficients. Moreover, it is shown that the set
src">Fp of fixed points of
src">gp is exactly
src">Vp∩Np and this set is characterized by a
src">(p−1)-dimensional submanifold of
src">Rp. We also prove that the study of probability measures in
src">Np is equivalent to the study of probability measures in
src">Vp. Furthermore, it is shown that the pure points of measures in
src">Np are, in fact, zeros of associated para-orthogonal polynomials of degree
p . We also look at the essential support of probability measures in the limit periodic case, i.e., when the sequences
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p. Finally, we give some examples to illustrate the results obtained.