Manuel Maria Portela

Writer, journalist. He contributed to Correio de Setúbal, A Voz do Progresso, was an editor for Jornal de Setúbal and editor-in-chief of Gazeta Setubalense, and also wrote for many Lisbon newspapers. To him belongs the credit for initiatives such as, supported by his friend Castilho, the construction of a monument to Bocage in the poet's birthplace.