Writers, musicians and artists with roots in Portel. This list is growing. Know someone who belongs here? Let us know.
Knight, royal favourite of D. Afonso III and one of the Galician-Portuguese troubadours whose songs survive in the medieval cancioneiros. He received the lands of Portel, built the castle and gave the town its first charter in 1262.
Named among Portel's notable natives: he wrote and published as a journalist and author, and was active in law and politics.
Collected the Cantos Populares de Portel, published in two series (1948 and 1949). They are a key record of the village's traditional songs, some with the modal structure of Alentejo modas.
Groups of men's and women's choirs keep the slow, many-voiced Alentejo song alive at festivals and local celebrations.
Young classical violinist from Portel. She was named a Gold Winner at the Fenix Award international music competition.