2016 in Portugal

The following lists events during 2016 in Portugal.

← 2015 2014 2013 2016 in Portugal → 2017 2018 2019
Centuries:	19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	List of years in Portugal

Incumbents

• President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
• Prime Minister: António Costa

Events

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won the 2016 presidential election

• 24 January – Presidential election: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is elected as President after securing 52.4% of the vote in the first round, a majority that removes the need for a second round. The turnout rises slightly from the last election to 49%.[1]
• 9 March – Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is sworn in as the 20th President of Portugal.[2]
• August – 2016 Portugal wildfires

Sports

• The 2016 Summer Olympics had 92 Portuguese competitors in 16 sports.
• The Portugal national football team won the UEFA Euro 2016, its first major title.

Deaths

January

• 18 January – António de Almeida Santos, lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
• 26 January – José Boavida, actor (b. 1964)

February

• 24 February – Ernesto Oliveira, footballer (b. 1921)[3]

March

• 14 March – Nicolau Breyner, actor (b. 1940)
• 31 March – Fernando Mendes, footballer (b. 1937)

May

• 28 May – Vicente da Câmara, fadista (b. 1928)

July

• 2 July – Camilo de Oliveira, actor (b. 1924)
• 25 July – Artur Correia, footballer (b. 1950)

August

• 25 August – Maria Eugénia, actress (b. 1927)
• 31 August – Anna Paula, actress (b. 1929)

October

• 3 October – Mário Wilson, footballer (b. 1929)
• 14 October – José Lello, politician (b. 1944)
• 27 October – João Lobo Antunes, neurosurgeon (b. 1944)
• 27 October – Jaime Fernandes, radio broadcaster (b. 1947)

November

• 11 November – Alfredo Bruto da Costa, politician (b. 1938)[4]
• 27 November – Carlos Santos, actor (b. 1937)

December

• 10 December – Alberto Seixas Santos, film director (b. 1936)
• 11 December – Manuel Bola, actor (b. 1944)
• 22 December – Luís de Azevedo Coutinho, politician (b. 1928)
• 25 December – José Silva Marques, politician (b. 1938)

See also

• List of Portuguese films of 2016

References

1. Chadwick, Vince (24 January 2016). "Portugal elects Rebelo de Sousa as president". Politico. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. Gomes, Paulo Zacarias (9 March 2016). "Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa já é o novo Presidente da República". Jornal de Negócios (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
3. "Faleceu uma lenda…". atleticocp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2016.
4. "Morreu Bruto da Costa, o político para quem se devia dar aos pobres o peixe e a cana". publico.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2016.