Henry The Navigator

Henry The Navigator

male, deceased (1460)
ceuta, Muslim, Portuguese, FromPorto, Map-maker, North Africa…porto
Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu <small>KG</small> (Porto, March 4, 1394-Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron.), was an "infante" (prince) of the...
Francisco Sá Carneiro

Francisco Sá Carneiro

male, deceased (1980)
Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, Assembly of the Republic, francisco, oporto, Carnation Revolution, GCC…FromPorto
Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, GCTE, GCC, GCL, was Prime Minister of Portugal for eleven months in 1980. A lawyer by training, he b...
Almeida Garrett

Almeida Garrett

male, deceased (1854)
de Almeida Garrett, Portuguese historical novelist, poet, porto, Portuguese nobility, Portuguese…FromPorto, born in Porto, Portugal
João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount de Almeida Garrett, pron., (Porto, February 4, 1799 - December 9, 1854) was a Po...
Sophia De Mello Breyner Andresen

Sophia De Mello Breyner Andresen

female, deceased (2004)
Portuguese women writer, GCIH, poet, writer, oporto, Portuguese…FromPorto
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, <small>GCSE, GCIH</small&gt; (Oporto, November 6 1919 - Lisbon, July 2 2004) was one of the most important...
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

male, 71 years old
Apito Dourado, o Papa, Sporting C.P., S.L. Benfica, F.C. Porto, soccer chairman…FromPorto, porto, fc porto
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, pron., (born Porto, 28 December 1937) is the president of Portuguese sports club F.C. Porto. Pinto da Costa is a...
Rosa Mota

Rosa Mota

female, 51 years old
Olympic gold medalist, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1986 European Championships in Athletics, European Championships, bronze medal, silver medal…FromPorto, porto, From PORTUGAL
Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, <small>GCIH, GCM</small&gt;, pron., (born June 29, 1958) is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her...
Tiago Monteiro

Tiago Monteiro

male, 33 years old
Midland, Midland F1 Racing, Spyker F1, World Touring Car Championship, United States Grand Prix, Formula Three Championship driver…porto, FromPorto
Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro is a former Formula One driver who drove for Jordan, Midland and Spyker F1 -- all progressive iterations of the...
Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

male, 100 years old
Leopard of Honour recipient, film director, Manoel, de Oliveira, Order of St. James of the Sword, GCSE…FromPorto
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, <small>GCSE</small>; is a Portuguese film director born in Oporto on December 12, 1908. Since 2001, he is the o...

Jorge Chaminé

male, 53 years old
Lyrinx, Sons Croisés/Exodos, bmg, Portuguese operatic baritone, Adda, rca records…FromPorto
Jorge Chaminé is a Portuguese operatic baritone. Of Spanish and Portuguese parentage, he began his musical studies (piano, voice, cello, guitar, c...
Pedro de Escobar

Pedro de Escobar

male, 544 years old
iberian peninsula, Renaissance composer, polyphony, Renaissance music, FromPorto, Portuguese…Pedro do Porto
Pedro de Escobar (c.1465 - after 1535), a.k.a. "Pedro do Porto", was a Portuguese composer of the Renaissance, mostly active in Spain. He was one...