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Bruno Bizarro, is a Portuguese composer, often for film soundtracks. He is also a Graduate Audio Engineer, Music Producer, Songwriter and Arranger.

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Alexandre Jorge Maria Idalécio Raimundo Rey Colaço was a Portuguese pianist of a French father and Spanish-Portuguese mother.

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Anatólio Falé (1913–1980) was a Portuguese professor of music, musician and composer from Lagos. He is most associated with folk music. A road is named after him in his home town.

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António de Lima Fragoso was a Portuguese composer and pianist.

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Damião de Góis, born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity.

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Carlos Paredes, ComSE, was a virtuoso Portuguese guitar player and composer, born in Coimbra. The son of the equally famous guitarist Artur Paredes, he is credited for popularising the Portuguese guitar to an international audience.

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Manuel Inocêncio Liberato dos Santos de Carvalho e Silva was a Portuguese musician who both composed and performed. He was a Fidalgo of the Royal Household and a Knight of the Order of Christ.

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Berta Alves de Sousa was a Portuguese pianist and composer.

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Isabel Soveral is a Portuguese composer of contemporary music.

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José Augusto Ferreira Veiga, Viscount of Arneiro was a Portuguese composer, studying music with Botelho, Schira, and Soares in Lisbon.