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| Born | August 17, 1977 Figueira da Foz, Portugal |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Relatives | Rita Camarneiro (sister) |
Nuno Camarneiro (born August 17, 1977), is a Portuguese novelist born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal.
Nuno Camarneiro | |
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| Born | August 17, 1977 Figueira da Foz, Portugal |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Relatives | Rita Camarneiro (sister) |
Nuno Camarneiro (born August 17, 1977), is a Portuguese novelist born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal.
Nuno Camarneiro was born in Figueira da Foz, Portugal, in 1977. He holds a degree in Physics Engineering by the University of Coimbra, worked at CERN and got his Ph.D. by the University of Florence. He teaches at the Portucalense University at Oporto. In 2011 he published his first novel "No Meu Peito Não Cabem Pássaros" and, in 2013, "Debaixo de Algum Céu", which won the Prémio Leya.
Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes GCC is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, who is the current president of the Municipal Chamber of Figueira da Foz. He most notably served as prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005.
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.
João Mário Lourenço Bagão Grilo is a Portuguese film director, author and professor, born in Figueira da Foz. He attended economics at the University of Coimbra but dropped out. In 1983, he graduated in sociology at Lisbon's ISCTE and in 1994 earned a Ph.D. in communication sciences from the NOVA University Lisbon. He is a full Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the NOVA University Lisbon, where, among other courses, he teaches Filmology and Film Direction.
The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in October 2013, replacing the previously existing Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra. Since January 2015, Região de Coimbra is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. The main city and seat of the intermunicipal community is Coimbra. The population in 2011 was 460,139, in an area of 4,335.57 km².
Paulo César Silva Peixoto is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder but occasionally as a left back, currently the manager of F.C. Paços de Ferreira.
Grande Otelo was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away from the families that adopted him; only when he took up art did his life become settled.
Fabrício Carpi Nejar or Fabricio Carpinejar is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. His father is the poet Carlos Nejar.
João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, known professionally as João Bosco is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist. In the 1970s he established his reputation in música popular Brasileira with lyricist Aldir Blanc.
Alice Vieira is a Portuguese children's book author.
International University or UI for short, was a Portuguese state-approved and an accredited private research university with facilities in Lisbon and Figueira da Foz, which had been founded in 1984. It was compulsorily closed in 2009 due to the lack of economic and financial viability.
Albuquerque Mendes is a Portuguese artist. He works in the fields of painting, performance art and installation.
Dalton Jérson Trevisan is a Brazilian author of short stories. He has been described as an "acclaimed short-story chronicler of lower-class mores and popular dramas." Trevisan won the 2012 Prémio Camões, the leading Portuguese-language author prize, valued at €100,000.
The Prémio Leya is a Portuguese literary award established in 2008 and awarded annually by the Portuguese book publishing company Leya to an unpublished Portuguese-language novel. The winner receives €100,000, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
Cristina Ferreira is a Portuguese television host and businesswoman.
Herson Capri Freire is a Brazilian actor.
Pedro Nuno Fernandes Ferreira, known as Pedro Nuno, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Belenenses SAD as an attacking midfielder.
Ramal da Figueira da Foz, also known as Ramal de Pampilhosa, and originally as Linha da Beira Alta, together with the section from Pampilhosa to Vilar Formoso, is a closed railway line Portugal. It connected the stations of Figueira da Foz to the station of Pampilhosa, at the junction of Linha do Norte and Linha da Beira Alta, with a total length 50.4 km. It was opened on 3 August 1882, and closed on 5 January 2009, for safety reasons.
Ana Rita Camarneiro Mendes is a Portuguese comedian and TV presenter.
António Tavares, is an Angolan–Portuguese author and writer. He is also a journalist, teacher and Portuguese politician.
The 2026 Portuguese presidential election will be held in January. This election will elect the successor of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, as he is barred from running for a third term.
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