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Visual artist known particularly for her paintings and prints based on storybooks
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Paula Rego
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Playwright, considered the chief dramatist of Portugal, called the Portuguese Plautus and often referred to as the Father of Portuguese drama
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Gil Vicente
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The greatest Portuguese poet of all time, author of The Lusiads
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Luís de Camões
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The greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style
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Eça de Queiroz
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One of the most significant literary figures of the XX century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language, author The Book of Disquiet
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Fernando Pessoa
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Writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998, author The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
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José Saramago
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Writer, author of Fado Alexandrino
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António Lobo Antunes
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General of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile
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Nuno Álvares Pereira
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The first King of Portugal, who established a new kingdom with the Reconquista
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Afonso the Conqueror
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King known for re-establishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigorating the Portuguese economy, and renewing his country's exploration of Africa and Asia, nicknamed the Perfect Prince
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John II
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Central figure of XV century European maritime discoveries and expansion
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Henry the Navigator
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The first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa
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Bartolomeu Dias
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Explorer, the first European to reach India by sea
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Vasco da Gama
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Explorer, discoverer of Brazil
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Pedro Álvares Cabral
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Explorer, who completed the first circumnavigation of Earth
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Ferdinand Magellan
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General, who expanded Portuguese influence across the Indian Ocean and built a reputation as a fierce and skilled military commander
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Afonso de Albuquerque
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Dictator from 1932 to 1974
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António de Oliveira Salazar
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One of the major opponents of the dictatorial regime of the Estado Novo. He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party
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Álvaro Cunhal
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Former President and Prime Minister, considered the father of Portuguese democracy
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Mário Soares
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Consul, who saved 10000 Jews during World War Two, recognized by Israel as one of the Righteous Among the Nations
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Aristides de Sousa Mendes
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One of the greatest mathematicians of his time, the first to propose the idea of a loxodrome
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Pedro Nunes
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Neurologist and the developer of cerebral angiography. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern psychosurgery, winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1949
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António Egas Moniz
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Saint of Catholic Church, priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Patron of Portugal
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Saint Anthony of Padua/Saint Anthony of Lisbon
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Female Fado singer, the best-selling Portuguese artist in history
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Amália Rodrigues
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Footballer, winner of Ballon d'Or in 1965 and legend of Benfica
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Eusébio
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Footballer, winner of Ballon d'Or in 2000 and legend of Barcelona and Real Madrid
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Luis Figo
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Footballer, winner of Champions League in 2004 with Porto and in 2006 with Barcelona
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Deco
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The most famous footballer, five times winner of Ballon d'Or, European champion with Portugal in 2016
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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One of the most famous football coach, two times winner of Champions League, legend of Inter Milan and Porto
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José Mourinho
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Marathon runner, first woman to win multiple Olympic marathon medals, and first Portuguese to win Olympic gold medal
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Rosa Mota
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