Notable People
- João César Monteiro, film director, actor, writer and film critic
- Manuel Luís Goucha, television presenter
- João Mário Grilo, film director
- Ticha Penicheiro, WNBA player
- Rui Cordeiro, rugby union footballer
- Luís Wittnich Carrisso, botanist, Professor of the University of Coimbra
- António Santos Rocha, archaeologist
- Madalena Perdigão, musicologist
- Manuel Fernandes Tomás, politician (19th century)
- Hugo Almeida, footballer for Portugal.
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