1948 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 1948 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President

Óscar Carmona

• Prime Minister

António de Oliveira Salazar

Arts and entertainment

• March  - The Hot Club of Portugal is established

Sports

• CD Operário founded
• A.D. Lousada founded
• C.D. Montijo founded
• C.D. Pinhalnovense founded
• C.D. Portosantense founded

Births

• 10 January  - Moisés Matias de Andrade, footballer (d. 2008)
• 17 January  - Alfredo Murça, footballer (d. 2007)
• 29 March  - Fernando Tordo, singer and composer
• 25 June  - Manuel Bento, footballer (d. 2007)
• 25 July  - Carlos Silva Valente, footballer
• 4 August  - Braulio Barbosa de Lima, footballer
• 11 August  - António Taí, footballer
• 21 October  - Francisco Mário, footballer
• 30 October  - Ilda Figueiredo, politician
• 2 November  - Manuel Carvalho da Silva, sociologist
• 6 November  - Quinito, footballer
• 23 November  - Leonor Beleza, politician

Full date missing

• Julião Sarmento, painter and multimedia artist

Deaths

• 15 December  - João Tamagnini Barbosa, military officer and politician (born 1883)