Manuel de Portugal, a prominent figure during the 1980s and 1990s, was born Henrique Maria Cordeiro de Penha Coutinho in Lisbon on October 1, 1928.
The Portuguese columnist and journalist gained fame in the 1970s through his weekly columns in the now-defunct newspaper Tempo.
These columns were significant during the Processo Revolucionário em Curso (PREC) in Portugal, a period marked by political and social instability following the April 25, 1974, revolution.
His writings from this era were later published in two volumes in Portugal.
In the following decades, Manuel de Portugal continued his writing career with Jornal de Madeira.
