28 Notable alumni of
New University of Lisbon
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The New University of Lisbon is 1502nd in the world, 518th in Europe, and 5th in Portugal by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from the New University of Lisbon sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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André Ventura
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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André Claro Amaral Ventura is a Portuguese politician, university teacher, former sports pundit, and founder of the right-wing populist political party Chega.
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Rui Tavares
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- writerpolitician
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Rui Miguel Marcelino Tavares Pereira is a Portuguese historian and politician. He has been elected a Member of the Assembly of the Republic in the 2022 legislative election, and has been a member of the Lisbon City Council since 2021.
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Bárbara Tinoco
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter
- Biography
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Bárbara Tinoco is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She became known for her participation in the reality singing competition The Voice Portugal in 2018. Two years later, she reached 2nd place at the Festival RTP da Canção. In 2021, she won the Golden Globe for Best Vocal. From 2022 to 2024, Tinoco was a coach on The Voice Kids Portugal.
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Álvaro Sobrinho
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbanker
- Biography
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Álvaro de Oliveira Madaleno Sobrinho is a Portuguese Angolan banker and businessman who developed his career in Portugal. He became a director at the Portuguese bank Banco Espírito Santo which went bankrupt in 2014.
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Nuno Júdice
- Occupations
- translatorprose writerwriterplaywrightessayist
- Biography
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Nuno Judice was a Portuguese essayist, poet, writer, novelist and academic.
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Vítor Gaspar
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
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Vítor Louçã Rabaça Gaspar, GCIH is a Portuguese economist and former politician, who served as Minister of Finance and Minister of State in the XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal from 21 June 2011 until his resignation on 2 July 2013.
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Gonçalo Uva
- Enrolled in the New University of Lisbon
- Graduated with laurea in jurisprudence
- Occupations
- lawyerrugby union player
- Biography
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Gonçalo Uva is a former Portuguese rugby union player. He played as a lock.
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João Leão
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
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João Rodrigo Reis Carvalho Leão is a Portuguese economist, university professor, and politician. He served as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal, sworn in on 15 June 2020.
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Miguel Frasquilho
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Miguel Reis Antunes Frasquilho is a Portuguese economist, politician, and executive, currently serving as Chairman of the Board of TAP Air Portugal, Portugal's flag carrier airline. He also serves on the Olympic Committee of Portugal.
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Manuel Caldeira Cabral
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teachereconomist
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Manuel de Herédia Caldeira Cabral is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Economy from 26 November 2015 to 15 October 2018. He served as an economic advisor in the Ministry Finance from 2009 to 2011. Cabral was elected to the Assembly of the Republic by the Braga constituency in 2015. He is first cousin of Isabel, Duchess of Braganza.
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Aline Frazão
- Occupations
- composervocalistsinger
- Biography
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Aline Frazão is an Angolan singer-songwriter.
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Nelson Saúte
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Nelson Saúte is a writer and Communication Sciences professor from Mozambique.
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Júlio Resende
- Occupations
- composerpianist
- Biography
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Júlio Resende is a Portuguese pianist and composer. He is a pioneer of a unique and new genre called "Fado-Jazz". His improvisation techniques are transversal to his aesthetics, and articulate different musical genres, from Jazz, Fado, Classical Music and even Electronic Music.
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Frederico Marques
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Frederico Marques is a Portuguese professional tennis coach who currently coaches João Sousa in the ATP World Tour. After a short playing career, he became head coach at the BTT Tennis Academy in Barcelona, where he works with Sousa. Since January 2015, Marques is the Global Professional Tennis Coach Association president in Portugal. He is the youngest coach to have an athlete in the ATP top 100 ranking and the first Portuguese member of the ATP Coaches. In 2014, Marques was nominated for the 2014 Portuguese Coach of the Year award.
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Rita Rato
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rita Rato Araújo Fonseca is a Portuguese politician, who was a member of the Assembly of the Republic from 2009 to 2019. She has a bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations from the New University of Lisbon and is a member of the Portuguese Communist Party.
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Rui Cardoso Martins
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- writerjournalistscreenwriter
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Rui Cardoso Martins is a Portuguese writer. His first novel "E Se Eu Gostasse Muito de Morrer" ("Glad to Die") was published in 2006 and became an instant best seller in Portugal. It narrates the story of "Hanger", a boy who lives in rural Southern Portugal (the "Alentejo") where every other person around him commits suicide. The novel has been translated into English, Hungarian, Russian, French and Spanish.
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Ana Paula Zacarias
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Ana Paula Zacarias is a Portuguese diplomat and the Secretary of State for European Affairs of the XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal. She was Head of the European Union's delegation to Brazil from 2011 to 2015.
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João Silva
- Occupations
- triathlete
- Biography
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João Pedro Lopes da Silva is a Portuguese professional triathlete. He was the European Under-23 Champion in 2008, 2010 and 2011, National Junior Champion in 2006 and 2007 and the National Under-23 Champion in 2008. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Silva placed 9th thus becoming the most decorated male triathlete in Portuguese history. On 23 January 2013, Silva joined S.L. Benfica's triathlon team. He won the silver medal at the 2015 European Games in Baku.
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Manuel Curado
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- philosopher
- Biography
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Manuel Curado is a Portuguese essayist and philosopher dedicated to Biomedical Ethics, Philosophy of mind. He has worked on the following issues: the intellectual history of the idea of a universal language and the idea of machine translation, or automatic translation, the problem of human consciousness and its relationship with the brain, the relationship between science and religion, studies about the European and Portuguese intellectual history, academic editions of works by authors such the Eighteenth-century mathematician José Maria Dantas Pereira, the logician Edmundo Curvelo, and others, the history of Psychiatry and history of the Portuguese Jewish heritage in Medicine and Philosophy (namely, the work of medical doctors Isaac Samuda and Jacob de Castro Sarmento), and the history of literary representations of mental life.
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Margarida Marques
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Margarida Marques is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who served as a Member of the European Parliament between 2019 and 2024.
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Ana Clara Guerra Marques
- Occupations
- choreographerdancer
- Biography
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Ana Clara Guerra Marques is an Angolan dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer.
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Liliana Rodrigues
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Liliana Maria Gonçalves Rodrigues de Góis is a Madeira-born politician of the Socialist Party who served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Portugal.
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Gabriel Bernardino
- Occupations
- mathematician
- Biography
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Gabriel Rodrigo Ribeiro Tavares Bernardino is a Portuguese mathematician who has been serving as the chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) from 2011 to 2021.
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Catarina Marcelino
- Occupations
- anthropologistpolitician
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Catarina Marcelino is a Portuguese anthropologist and politician. She served as Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality in the 21st Portuguese Constitutional Government between 2015 and 2017 and was a deputy in the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal from 2009 to 2020, when she left in order to fill the position of vice-president of the Instituto da Segurança Social (Institute of Social Security - ISS).
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José Bragança de Miranda
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- writerphilosopher
- Biography
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José Augusto Bragança de Miranda, born in Lisbon, 1953 is licentiate in sociology, with a Ph.D. in communication, is professor at the Communications Sciences Department of New University of Lisbon, lecturing in "Political Theory" and "Cultural Criticism."
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António Rosa Mendes
- Occupations
- historianpolitician
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António Rosa Mendes was born in Vila Nova de Cacela, Portugal. He was a professor of history at the Algarve University (Portuguese: Universidade do Algarve).
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Lúcio Mauro Vinhas de Souza
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- economist
- Biography
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Lúcio Vinhas de Souza is a Brazilian-Born Portuguese economist. His main research areas are global macroeconomics, development economics, monetary economics, finance and country risk, with extensive work experience at the developed economies of the European Union and the US, and in several emerging market regions, from the former Soviet Union to East Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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Lolo Arziki
- Occupations
- filmmakerLGBTQ rights activist
- Biography
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Lolo Arziki is a Cape Verdean documentary filmmaker and LGBT rights activist.
