Portuguese Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was the founder of the Movement for the Liberation of Women (Movimento de Libertação das Mulheres)

Was the founder of the Movement for the Liberation of Women (Movimento de Libertação das Mulheres), in April 1974, created to "fight for the right to equality of opportunity without discrimination of gender".

Is a fado singer. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 1974 and started her career in 1995 w

Is a fado singer. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 1974 and started her career in 1995 when invited by João Braga (an important fado singer) to participate in a concert at S. Luis's Theater. What initially was a single experience became a way

A Portuguese singer-songwriter born in Lisbon.

A Portuguese singer-songwriter born in Lisbon.

Is a Portuguese professional tennis player. She reached her career high WTA singles ranking of 364 o

Is a Portuguese professional tennis player. She reached her career high WTA singles ranking of 364 on July 10, 2006 and doubles ranking of 523 on July 28, 2006. Lattre has represented the Portugal Fed Cup team, where she has a singles win–loss record of 3

Is a Guinean football player who currently plays for FC Gueugnon in France.Kaba was part of the Guin

Is a Guinean football player who currently plays for FC Gueugnon in France.Kaba was part of the Guinean 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Mali.

Is a Guinean footballer. He plays for Sivasspor.He signed a three-year contract with Sivasspor in su

Is a Guinean footballer. He plays for Sivasspor.He signed a three-year contract with Sivasspor in summer 2007.

Is a Guinean footballer currently playing for French club RC Strasbourg.He began his career at Frigu

Is a Guinean footballer currently playing for French club RC Strasbourg.He began his career at Friguiabé FC]] before joining Athlético de Coléah]] in 2005. After one (1) myear, he left and joined the youth from RC Strasbourgin 2006.

Is a master drummer from the West African nation of Guinea. He specializes in the goblet-shaped hand

Is a master drummer from the West African nation of Guinea. He specializes in the goblet-shaped hand drum called djembe and is considered one of the world's foremost performers of this instrument. He is also the founder of the Tam Tam Mandingue school of drumming. He is a member of the Manding ethnic group.

Is a Guinean footballer who currently plays for Portland Timbers in the USSF Division-2 Professional

Is a Guinean footballer who currently plays for Portland Timbers in the USSF Division-2 Professional League. Keita began his professional career in Malaysia with Perak FA, making his debut on September 12, 2004 against PKNS FC. Keita was a member and capt

Is a master drummer and dancer from the West African nation of Guinea. Manimou specializes in severa

Is a master drummer and dancer from the West African nation of Guinea. Manimou specializes in several percussive instruments, namely the dynamic hand drum called djembe, three bass drums called Dundun, Sangban, and Kenkeni as well as the Kringni. July 2007 He is the founder of Dounia Djembe, a Seattle based percussion and dance company. He is a member of the Kpelle people and Malinke ethnic groups.

Is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He is frequently cited as the oldest active

Is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He is frequently cited as the oldest active film director in the world.Oliveira attended school in Galicia, Spain and his goal as a teenager was to become an actor. He enrolled in Italian film-maker Rino Lupo's acting school at age 20, but later changed his mind when he saw Walther Ruttmann's documentary Berlin: Symphony of a City. This prompted him to direct his first film, also a documentary, titled Douro, faina fluvial (1931).

Is a former French-Portuguese football defender who played for Red Star, Poissy, Reims, Paris SG, Na

Is a former French-Portuguese football defender who played for Red Star, Poissy, Reims, Paris SG, Nancy, Sporting Braga, Quimper, Charleville and Saint-Maur Lusitanos. He is currently coaching Sénart-Moissy.

Is a Portuguese poet and politician, member of the Socialist Party, and an independent candidate to

Is a Portuguese poet and politician, member of the Socialist Party, and an independent candidate to the Portuguese presidential election, 2006.He was a member of the Portuguese Communist Party in his youth, and even today he's usually considered one of th

Was a Portuguese politician.In 1945, with the end of World War II and the beginning of new democrati

Was a Portuguese politician.In 1945, with the end of World War II and the beginning of new democratic movements, he was a Member of the Central Commission of the Movimento de Unidade Democrática (MUD). However, due to the political conditionments of the E

Was a Portuguese footballer. He played as a forward for Leixões, Sporting Lisbon and FC Porto.A pro

Was a Portuguese footballer. He played as a forward for Leixões, Sporting Lisbon and FC Porto.A promising young player for Leixões, he was capped twice, before the 1966 World Cup finals, at 26 June 1966, in a 3–0 win over Uruguay, and 3 July 1966, in a 1–

Is a former Portuguese football player who played defender for Lusitano, Sporting CP, Portimonense S

Is a former Portuguese football player who played defender for Lusitano, Sporting CP, Portimonense S.C. and Silves. Caldeira best years in his career was with Sporting ,where he was a important member of the tetra-championship winning team from 1951-1954.

Is an Angolan football right defender who, as of May 2006, plays for Primeiro Agosto. He is noticeab

Is an Angolan football right defender who, as of May 2006, plays for Primeiro Agosto. He is noticeable during matches due to his unique hairstyle.He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

Is a former Portuguese footballer.Nelo grew in Boavista FC's youth system, then went on to mainly re

Is a former Portuguese footballer.Nelo grew in Boavista FC's youth system, then went on to mainly represent its first team as a professional. After an unassuming season at first division giants S.L. Benfica, he returned to his first club, then represented

Is a Portuguese Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team épée events at the 196

Is a Portuguese Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is the current bodyboarding European and World Champion, having won the ISA World Surfing Games 2006

Is the current bodyboarding European and World Champion, having won the ISA World Surfing Games 2006 on the 22nd October, at Huntington Beach, California, United States. Manuel Centeno was born in Porto, Portugal, he started practicing bodyboarding at the

Is a Portuguese footballer currently under contract for Greek side Panthrakikos F.C..

Is a Portuguese footballer currently under contract for Greek side Panthrakikos F.C..

Was a Portuguese army officer and politician, the tenth President of the Portuguese Republic and the

Was a Portuguese army officer and politician, the tenth President of the Portuguese Republic and the second of the Ditadura Nacional. Carmona, already President of the Republic and of the Council of Ministers, sent him to exile in the Azores Islands, and

Is a Portuguese lawyer and politician.After winning the leadership of the conservative Social Democr

Is a Portuguese lawyer and politician.After winning the leadership of the conservative Social Democratic Center in March 1992, he moved the party somewhat further to the right and changed its name to the People's Party (PP) in 1995. The renamed party won

Was a Portuguese goalkeeper. He played for Benfica for 20 years from 1972 until his retirement in 19

Was a Portuguese goalkeeper. He played for Benfica for 20 years from 1972 until his retirement in 1992 at the age of 44. He was their regular goalkeeper from 1976 to 1986. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper 'Record' as one of the best 100 Portug

Is a Portuguese footballer of Cape Verdean descent, playing for Valencia CF of Spain. He is the cous

Is a Portuguese footballer of Cape Verdean descent, playing for Valencia CF of Spain. He is the cousin of AS Saint-Étienne midfielder Gelson Fernandes. Fernandes grew up in the Lisbon suburb of Amadora, where he would regularly play street football with c