Latest news and stories about obituary in Portugal for expats and residents.
Diogo Ramada Curto, a prominent historian and the Director-General of the National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal), died this Saturday at age 66. A professor at the New University of Lisbon, he was widely recognized for his critical research on the Portuguese empire and his contributions to contemporary historiography.
Álvaro Salazar was born in Porto in 1938. The composer, conductor, and professor died on Friday.
Composer, conductor, and professor Álvaro Salazar died on Friday, announced today Oficina Musical, a group dedicated to the study and promotion of contemporary music, which he founded.
The farewell ceremony will take place this Saturday, starting at 15:00, at the Matosinhos funeral home.
Composer, conductor, and professor Álvaro Salazar passed away on Friday, October 23, announced today, the 24th, by Oficina Musical, the group he founded to study and promote contemporary music. Salazar was a key figure in musical education and creation in Portugal, having taught at the Lisbon National Conservatory and the Porto School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE). Trained in Paris, he dedicated his career to the dissemination of new music, conducting prestigious ensembles and supporting young artists for nearly 50 years.
The founder of Oficina Musical was 88 years old
Born into a family with theatrical traditions, she owes part of her career to the stage and appeared in films directed by Luís Filipe Rocha, Paulo Rocha, and Joaquim Leitão.
The Lisbon-born actress appeared in films such as “Pão, Amor e... Totobola!” and “A Ilha dos Amores” in the 1960s. “O Caminho Perdido” was her last short film, in 2005.
The wake will be held from 5:00 PM on Tuesday at the Saudade building, at the Carnide Cemetery in Lisbon.
The wake for the journalist and writer took place this Saturday, the 17th, in Lisbon.
He began his career at 20 at Diário de Lisboa and founded some of the most important national publications.
Born in Lisbon in 1943, he fell in love with journalism early on and by the age of 18 was already providing support to the management of the Diário de Lisboa, as recalled by his Infopédia biography.
The Head of State expresses “profound sadness” at the death of Joaquim Letria, this Friday, at the age of 82.
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Margarida Balseiro Lopes, lamented today the death of journalist and writer Joaquim Letria, classifying him as “one of the most remarkable figures of post-25 April journalism”.
Margarida Balseiro Lopes remembered the “multifaceted communication professional, founder of several editorial projects, author of several books”.
The journalist and writer had been frail for some time, but was not ill.
The family announced that a tribute in his memory will be held next Sunday at 11:30 am at the Saudade building, on Rua Rio Zêzere, in Carnide, Lisbon.
Jorge Palma echoed once again in Alvalade this Thursday, before the Portugal vs. Wales Nations League match. The 76-year-old Portuguese singer-songwriter passed away this week.
José Viale Moutinho, a renowned Portuguese writer, journalist, ethnologist, and historian, has passed away at the age of 81. Known for his deep connection to the works of Camilo Castelo Branco and his extensive research into the Spanish Civil War, Viale Moutinho left a significant mark on Portuguese literature and journalism. His career spanned decades, from his early days at Jornal de Notícias to his influential role at Diário de Notícias, always maintaining a critical spirit and a passion for storytelling.
At the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump said he has a decision at hand regarding Iran: either an agreement or the annihilation of the regime. Also, the wake for Jorge Palma will be held tomorrow at Voz do Operário, in Lisbon.
A brief personal, partial, and absolutely debatable elegy from someone who heard the songs as their own, from someone who saw the artist on stage as a close confidant. Could it have been any other way?
The writer, journalist and researcher José Viale Moutinho died this Tuesday at the age of 81, a victim of a sudden illness, his family announced in a statement.
The funeral will take place on Wednesday at 3:30 pm at the Matosinhos crematorium.
Author of works such as 'Cenas da vida de um Minotauro' and 'Monstruosidades do tempo do infortúnio', and a journalist for Diário de Notícias and Jornal de Notícias, he was 81 years old.
He went through politics without letting politics take away the best of him.
The former mayor of Porto died this Monday morning at the age of 64 at the Santo António Hospital.
Nuno Cardoso died this Monday morning at the age of 64 at the Hospital de Santo António in Porto.
