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João de Brito (born 1958), Portuguese-American artist, oil painter and sculptor; C. Pedro Calapez (born 1953) Fernando Calhau (1948-2002) Nuno de Campos (1969-)
José Maria Veloso Salgado (2 April 1864 – 22 July 1945) was a Spanish-born Portuguese painter. He is regarded as one of the country's foremost masters of Naturalism with many distinguished works in historical painting , landscapes , and portraits .
Abel Salazar (1889–1946); Julião Sarmento (1948–2021); Domingos Sequeira (1768–1837); Silva, Maria Helena Vieira da: see under Vieira da Silva: Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992)
Infante John was the son of King John I of Portugal and his wife Philippa of Lancaster.John and his brothers Edward, Peter, Henry and Ferdinand, sister Isabella and half-brother Afonso, constitute what Portuguese historians have traditionally labelled the 'illustrious generation' (Ínclita Geração)
Domingos António de Sequeira (Lisbon; 10 March 1768 – Rome; 8 March 1837) was a famous Portuguese painter at the Royal Court of King John VI of Portugal. Biography [ edit ]
João Borsch, Portuguese musician; João Bosco, Brazilian musician; João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat; João César Monteiro, Portuguese film director; Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer
John I (Portuguese: João [1] [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃]; 11 April 1357 – 14 August 1433), also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433. He is recognized chiefly for his role in Portugal's victory in a succession war with Castile, preserving his country's independence and establishing the Aviz (or Joanine) dynasty on the Portuguese throne.
Before the reign of John III, the Portuguese had already reached Siam (1511), the Maluku Islands (1512), the Chinese littoral (1513), Canton (1517) and Timor (1515). During John's rule the Portuguese reached Japan, and at the end of John's reign Macau was offered to Portugal by China. From India, John III imported an amazing variety of spices ...