Notable Citizens
- Martiniano José Ferreira Botelho (c.1853 – c.1939), a doctor, druggist, politician and humanitarian, known for his local service to the community and his treatise on the medicinal use of the waters of the area, "Breve estudo sobre as águas alcalino-gazósas das Pedras Salgadas". His home is a point of reference in the community, known as the Casa do Condado (English: House of the County).
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