(TV series)|Bad Blood]], The Man in the High Castle Katie Findlay, actress, Man Seeking Woman, The Killing P. J. Marcellino, film director, film producer, journalist Ramona Milano, actress, Due South, Degrassi: The Next Generation Jon Paul Piques, internet celebrity Percy Rodriguez, actor, Peyton Place, Heavy Metal Jess Salgueiro, actress, Tiny Pretty Things, Jupiter's Legacy Luis Sequeira, costume designer Historical Figures Marie-Joseph Angélique, slave, convicted of starting the Montreal fire of 1734 Mathieu da Costa, translator for Samuel de Champlain, first free Black person to come to Canada Pedro da Silva, first post courier in New France Literature Paulo da Costa, poet and short story writer Anthony de Sá, novelist and short story writer Erika de Vasconcelos, novelist Music Keshia Chanté, singer, songwriter, and actress Pedro Costa, singer-songwriter Shawn Desman, pop singer and dancer John Estacio, contemporary opera composer Danny Fernandes, pop and R&B singer Melanie Fiona, pop and R&B singer Nelly Furtado, singer, songwriter, and actress Anthony Gomes, blues and blues-rock guitarist and singer Tobias Jesso Jr., singer-songwriter Ashley Leitão, contestant, Canadian Idol, member, Braided Brian Melo, winner of Canadian Idol, season five Shawn Mendes, singer and songwriter Armando Santiago, composer and conductor Lucas Silveira, singer/guitarist, The Cliks Matthew Tavares, guitarist, keyboardist and record producer BadBadNotGood Politics and Government Horacio Arruda, National Director of Public Health for Quebec Ana Bailão, Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 18) Davenport Paul Ferreira, former MPP for York South—Weston Peter Fonseca, MP for Mississauga East—Cooksville Carlos Leitão, MNA for Robert-Baldwin Belinda Karahalios, MPP for Cambridge Keith Martin, physician and former MP for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca Cristina Martins, former MPP for Davenport Alexandra Mendès, MP for Brossard—Saint-Lambert John Rodriguez, former Mayor of Sudbury and MP for Nickel Belt Mario Silva, former MP for Davenport Charles Sousa, former MPP for Mississauga South Cidalia Faria, Ontario Criminal Court Justice Other Emanuel Jaques, victim of a high profile murder }} Organizations Some Portuguese-Canadians adopt the name "Luso-Canadians" for their local social and business clubs, in reference to Lusitania, the ancient name associated with Portugal under the Roman Empire (and nowadays used in the Portuguese language as a synonym for "Portuguese". The attendance growth of organizations indicate the growth in small business and universities throughout the community. Leading as a national voice, one can find the "Congresso", the Luso-Canadiano National Congress. Club associations Alliance of Portuguese Clubs & Associations of Ontario (ACAPO) Clubs First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Centre Associação Cultural