Famous Portuguese

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VascoDa

Gama Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery; 

Commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India;

He was born 1460 or 1469 in Sines, on the southwest coast of Portugal.

1460/1469? -1524 (55/64 years old)

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PedroÁlvaresCabral

He was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. 

He was born in 1467 or 1468 at Belmonte, about 30 kilometres from  Covilhã in central Portugal.

1467 /1468? -1520 (51/53 years old))

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FernãoDe

Magalhães

He was a Portuguese explorer.

Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean (then named "peaceful sea" by Magellan; the passage being made via the Strait of Magellan), and the first to cross the Pacific. His expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth.

Magellan was born around 1480 at Sabrosa, in the northeast of Portugal.

1480-1521 (41 years old))

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FernandoPessoa He was a Portuguese poet,

writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language

He also wrote in English and French

He wrote The Book of Disquiet, and the Message

He was born in 1888, in Lisbon 1888 -1935 (47 years old))

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Luís de Camões

1524 -1580 (56 years old))

He is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet

His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Homer, Virgil and Dante

He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work ”Os Lusiadas“ (The Lusiads)

 He is thought to have been born around 1524 in Lisbon

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AntónioEgas Moniz

1874 -1955 (81 years old))

He was a Portuguese neurologist 

He developed the surgical procedure leucotomy (also known as lobotomy), for which he became the first Portuguese national to receive a Nobel Prize in 1949 

He was born in 1874 in Avanca (Aveiro’s District)

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JoséSaramag

o  He was a Portuguese writer

He wrote Gospel According to Jesus Christ; Blindness; Cain

Awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, more than two million copies of Saramago's books have been sold in Portugal alone and his work has been translated into 25 languages

1922 -2010 (87 years old))

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Eusébio Full name: Eusébio da Silva

Ferreira

He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS,[experts and fans

He won the Ballon d’Or award in 1965

He played for Benfica for 15 years

He was the first ever player to win the European Golden Bootaward, in 1968, a feat he later replicated in 1973

Nicknamed the Black Panther, the Black Pearl, or O Rei (The King) in Portugal, Eusébio scored 733 goals in 745 competitive games in his career. 1942 -

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LuísFigo

1972 -

He is a Portuguese former international  footballer

He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale

Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named amongst the FIFA 100

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CristianoRonaldo

1985 -

He is considered one of the best footballers in the world.

He is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and who serves as captain of the Portuguese national team.

Ronaldo became the most expensive footballer in history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth 90 euros.

In 2008, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or. He placed second in the Ballon d'Or in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. esporte.uol.com.br 

JoséMourinho

1963 -

He is a Portuguese football manager, currently the head coach of Real Madrid

He is commonly known as "The Special One"

Mourinho became the third manager in football history to win the UEFA Champions League with two different teams

He won the first ever FIFA Ballon d'Or Best Coach Award in 2010

He became the fourth coach, to have won league titles in at least four different countries: Portugal, England, Italy, and Spain

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AmáliaRodrigue

s

1920 -1999 (79 years old))

Amália Rodrigues was a Portuguese singer and actress

She was known as the Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado") and was most influential in popularizing fado worldwide

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Manoelde

Oliveira

Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, Industrialist

He was born in 1908, in Oporto

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Papa João XXI

(Pedro Hispano)

Pope between 1276-1277 (8 months)

Famous doctor, philosopher, teacher and mathematician

He was probably born in 1205 and 1220, in Lisboa

1205/1220? -1524 (55/64 years old))

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Aristides de Sousa Mendes

Aristides de Sousa Mendes was a Portuguese diplomat

He is known for saving the lives of more than 30,000 refugees seeking to escape the Nazi terror during World War II

He ignored and defied the orders of his own government for the safety of war refugees fleeing from invading German military forces in the early years of World War II

Between June 16 and June 23, 1940, he frantically issued Portuguese visas free of charge, to over 30,000 refugees seeking to escape the Nazi terror, 12,000 of whom were Jews

1885 – 1954 (68 years old))http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Aristides20I.jpg