List of Famous people born in Braga, Portugal

Carlos Carvalhal

Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal
First Name Carlos
Last Name Carvalhal
Born on December 4, 1965 (age 58)
Born in Portugal, Braga
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre-back, and is the current manager of S.C. Braga.

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Diogo Dalot

José Diogo Dalot Teixeira
First Name Diogo
Last Name Dalot
Born on March 18, 1999 (age 25)
Born in Portugal, Braga
Height 183 cm | 6'0

José Diogo Dalot Teixeira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back and occasionally as a winger for Milan, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.

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António Variações

António Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro
First Name António
Last Name Variações
Born on December 3, 1944
Died on June 13, 1984 (aged 39)
Born in Portugal, Braga, Amares

António Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro, was a Portuguese singer and songwriter. Despite his short-lived career due to his premature death at the age of thirty-nine, using the stage name of António Variações, he became one of the most culturally significant performing artists of recent Portuguese history. His recorded works blended contemporary music genres with traditional Portuguese rhythms and melodies, creating music which for many is symbolic of the liberalization that occurred in Portuguese society after the Carnation Revolution of 1974. The original and provocative nature of his recorded works has led to him being widely recognized as one of the most innovative artists in the recent history of Portuguese popular music.

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João Sousa

First Name João
Last Name Sousa
Born on March 30, 1989 (age 34)
Born in Portugal, Braga
Height 185 cm | 6'1

João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa, known as João Sousa, is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who is ranked 77th in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), as of 28 September 2020. A top-100 player since July 2013 and with three ATP World Tour singles titles, Sousa is regarded as the best Portuguese tennis player of all time. He is nicknamed Conquistador for sharing his birthplace with Afonso I of Portugal, the country's first king. Sousa is coached by former player Frederico Marques and practices at the BTT Tennis Academy in Barcelona. Sousa began playing tennis at the age of seven. After winning national youth titles, he decided at the age of fifteen to invest in his career by moving to Barcelona. After an unimpressive junior career, Sousa turned professional in 2008 and won his first singles tournament in 2009. He started playing in the ATP Challenger Tour in 2008, winning his first tournament at this level in 2011. Sousa debuted in the top-level ATP World Tour in 2008, and rose to prominence at the 2013 Malaysian Open, where he became the first Portuguese player to win a World Tour-level singles tournament.

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Afonso I of Portugal

First Name Afonso
Last Name Portugal
Died on December 6, 1185
Born in Portugal, Braga

Afonso I, also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror, the Founder or the Great by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali and Ibn-Arrink or Ibn Arrinq by the Moors whom he fought, was the first king of Portugal. He achieved the independence of the County of Portugal, establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the Reconquista, an objective that he pursued until his death.

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Luís Marques Mendes

First Name Luís
Last Name Mendes
Born on September 5, 1957 (age 66)
Born in Portugal, Braga

Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes, GCIH is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, and a former Leader of the Social Democratic Party.

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Paulo Gonçalves

First Name Paulo
Last Name Gonçalves
Born on February 5, 1979
Died on January 12, 2020 (aged 40)
Born in Portugal, Braga

Paulo Gonçalves was a Portuguese rally racing motorcycle rider. He won the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship in 2013.

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Luis Campos

First Name Luis
Last Name Campos
Born on September 6, 1964 (age 59)
Born in Portugal, Braga

Luís Filipe Hipólito Reis Pedrosa Campos is a Portuguese football executive and former manager who works as Football Advisor for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

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Rui Faria

First Name Rui
Last Name Faria
Born on June 14, 1975 (age 48)
Born in Portugal, Braga, Barcelos

Rui Filipe da Cunha Faria is a Portuguese football coach, known for his work with football manager José Mourinho for 17 years.

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João Carlos Teixeira

First Name João
Last Name Teixeira
Born in Portugal, Braga
Height 177 cm | 5'10

João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Feyenoord Rotterdam.

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