and discovered the Mascarenes archipelago (Réunion, Mauritius, and Rodrigues) in 1507 José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim (1787–1862) soldier, politician, Prime Minister of Portugal, 1839 to 1841 Rui Machete (born 1940) a Portuguese politician and Govt. minister The Arts Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765–1805) notable satirical and classical poet. Luisa Todi (1753–1833) a Portuguese mezzo-soprano opera singer João Vaz (1859-1931) a painter and decorator who specialized in maritime subjects. Roy Campbell (1901–1957) a South African poet, died nearby in a car accident. Sebastião da Gama (1924–1952) a Portuguese poet, he wrote about the Arrábida Natural Park Lima de Freitas (1927–1998) Portuguese painter, illustrator, ceramicist and writer. Zeca Afonso (1929-1987) singer and songwriter, lived, worked and died in the city Manuela Couto (born 1964) a Portuguese actress on TV, cinema and theatre. Luís Buchinho (born 1969) a Portuguese fashion designer. Mazgani (born 1974) an Iranian-Portuguese singer-songwriter. Sofia Vitória (born 1979) singer of Jazz & World Music Sabrina (born 1982) represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. André Marques (born 1984) writer and director. Filipa Barroso, (Wiki PT) (born 1998) model and Miss Portuguesa 2017 Matilde Lima, (Wiki PT) (born 1999) model and Miss Universo Portugal 2017 Sport Francisco Santos (footballer) (1904 - ?) Oceana Zarco (1911–2008) first Portuguese female professional cyclist, in 1925 Jaime Graça (1942–2012) a footballer and coach with 303 club caps and 36 for Portugal Silvino Louro (born 1959) a former footballer with 408 club caps and 23 for Portugal José Mourinho (born 1963) distinguished football manager. Fernando Mendes (born 1966) a former footballer with 350 club caps and 11 for Portugal Bruno Ribeiro (born 1975) a football manager and former player with 305 club caps Bruno Lage (born 1976) a football manager, head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Susana Costa (born 1984) a Portuguese athlete specialising in the triple jump Marco Soares (born 1984) a footballer with over 370 club caps and 49 for Cape Verde International relations Setúbal is twinned with: Setúbal has international cooperation protocols with: Gallery References Bibliography External links Town Hall official website O Bocagiano Local News Setúbal na Rede is a pioneering project, innovative and the first digital-only newspaper in Portugal. Setúbal Walking Tour (Youtube) Largo De Jesus to Train Station Walking Tour (Youtube) Fishing Port to Albarquel Park Walking Tour (Youtube) Viewpoint Of S. Sebastião, Praça Do Quebedo Walking Tour (Youtube) Abandoned Boats In Setúbal (Youtube) Cities in