2008 in Portugal explained

Events in the year 2008 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

• Prime Minister

José Sócrates

Arts and entertainment

In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

Film

• From Now On released in Portugal.^[1]

Sports

Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal.

Deaths

• 3 January  - Antônio Matias, judoka (born 1963).
• 21 February – Madalena Barbosa, feminist (b. 1942).
• 20 March  - Carlos Galvão de Melo, military officer and politician (born 1921)
• 22 April – Francisco Martins Rodrigues, anti-Fascist resistant (b. 1927)

See also

• List of Portuguese films of 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daqui P'ra Frente . IMDb. 21 January 2016.