Leiria is a city and municipality in the Central Region of Portugal. It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, with a municipality population of 128,640 in an area of 565.09 square kilometres (218.18 sq mi). It is the seat of its own district and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima. The city is part of the historical province of Beira Litoral.
Sporting Clube de Portugal, otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting, or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
Figueira da Foz, also known as Figueira for short, is a city and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. Practically at the midpoint of the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast, it is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, 40 km (25 mi) west of Coimbra and sheltered by hills, sharing about the same latitude with Philadelphia, Baku and Beijing. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 62,125, in an area of 379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi). The city of Figueira da Foz proper has a population of 46,600. It is the second largest city in the district of Coimbra.
Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa is a Portuguese politician and academic. He is the 20th and current president of Portugal, since 9 March 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, though he suspended his party membership for the duration of his presidency. Rebelo de Sousa has previously served as a government minister, parliamentarian in the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, legal scholar, journalist, political analyst, law professor, and pundit.
Fernando Ismael Fernandes Pimenta is a Portuguese sprint canoeist who has won multiple medals at the Olympic Games, World and European championships. At club level, he represents Benfica.
The FPF Campeonato de Futebol de Praia is a league competition for beach soccer clubs in Portugal. Organised by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) who also established the championship in 2012, it is the country's primary beach soccer club competition. The national league replaced a previous championship run by district associations as Portugal's paramount club tournament.
The Troféu António Pratas is an annual cup competition for Portuguese basketball teams organized by the Portuguese Basketball Federation. Created in 2007 to honour António Pratas, its first edition was only open to Proliga clubs. A year later, it expanded to include teams from the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol and has since established itself as a "curtain-raiser" for the season.
Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim is a Brazilian racewalker. In the 20 km walk, he was a bronze medalist at the 2017 and 2023 World Championships and finished 4th at the 2016 Olympic Games. His mother, Gianetti Bonfim, was also an international racewalker for Brazil.
Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the current manager of Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr.
Alexsandro do Nascimento de Melo is a Brazilian long jumper.
Maicon de Andrade Siqueira is a taekwondo competitor from Brazil. He won bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships and at the 2019 Pan American Games, being the first Brazilian man to get an Olympic medal in that sport - and second overall after Natália Falavigna.
Joana Filipa da Silva Cunha is a Portuguese taekwondo female athlete. She won the silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade on the Women's featherweight category representing Portugal.
Liliana da Silva Cá is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the discus throw.
Paulo André Camilo de Oliveira is a Brazilian sprinter. In the 100 metres, he was a silver medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games, and a semifinalist in the World Athletics Championships of the same year. He also won the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2019 World Relays.
Érica Gomes is a Portuguese Paralympic athlete who competes in high jump, long jump and triple jump at international level events.
Maria Odete Ferreira Fiúza is a Portuguese Paralympic athlete who competes in international elite events. She specialises in the marathon. She has competed at six Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Welington Silva Morais is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the shot put. He was the gold medallist at the 2021 South American Championships and the silver medallist at the 2022 Ibero-American Championships.
António Lacerda Sales is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who served as the Secretary of State of Health between 2019 and 2022.
Diany Aparecida Martins Xavier, simply known as Diany, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras.
Eliana Arruada Bandeira is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the shot put. She won a silver medal at the 2021 World University Games.
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