1855 in Portugal

Centuries:	17th ; 18th ; 19th ; 20th ; 21st ;
Decades:	1830s ; 1840s ; 1850s ; 1860s ; 1870s ;
See also:	List of years in Portugal

Last updated January 11, 2026

Incumbents

Monarch: Peter V
Prime Minister: João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha

Arts and entertainment

O Pobre Rabequista (The Poor Rabeca Player), oil painting by José Rodrigues.

Sports

Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club founded

Births

14 February – João Franco, politician (d. 1929).
13 March – António Osório Sarmento de Figueiredo Jr., nobleman, jurist, politician and magistrate. (d. 1935).
28 April José Malhoa, painter.^[1]
23 September – Abel Botelho, diplomat, writer and military officer (d. 1917).^[2]

Full date missing

Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia, physician (d. 1938).^[3]

References

↑ Ramos, Felicidade (2024-04-28). "169th Birth Anniversary of the painter José Malhoa". Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
↑ "Abel Botelho". Projecto Vercial (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
↑ "Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia (1855-1938)". leme.pt. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

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[1] Ramos, Felicidade (2024-04-28). "169th Birth Anniversary of the painter José Malhoa". Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis. Retrieved 2026-01-10.

[2] "Abel Botelho". Projecto Vercial (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 July 2018.

[3] "Amélia dos Santos Costa Cardia (1855-1938)". leme.pt. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

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