List of people from Póvoa de Varzim

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The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.

Saints and religion[]

Literature[]

Discovery Age & imperialism[]

  • Tomé de Sousa (1503 — 1579), first general-governor of Brazil
  • , captain of the Portuguese armada, liberator of Bahia, Brazil
  • , Judge/Mayor of Póvoa de Varzim, liberator of Pernambuco, Brazil
  • , Bandeirante in Brazil

Ethnography and local politics[]

Relevant people on subjects of local importance, such as ethnographic studies, history and politics:

Politics and economics[]

  • Diogo Freitas do Amaral (b. 1941), politician, founder of the CDS party, former prime minister and minister
  • Tavares Moreira (b. 1944), economist and former president of the Bank of Portugal
  • (b. 1944), economist and former finance minister
  • (1837-1902), capitalist, Portuguese Progressist party, mayor of Póvoa de Varzim

Television[]

  • , TV presenter, journalist

Sports[]

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