Portuguese: italic=no|Independência total | |
English Title: | Total independence |
Prefix: | National |
Author: | Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo |
Composer: | Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e Almeida |
Adopted: | 1975 |
Sound: | Independência total (instrumental).ogg |
Sound Title: | U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (intro, choruses and half of a verse) |
"Portuguese: italic=no|Independência total" is the national anthem of São Tomé and Príncipe. The anthem, adopted in 1975, was written by Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo (1926–2010)[1] and composed by Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e Almeida (born 1933).[2]