▁Bible , ▁in ▁Spanish . ▁It ▁had ▁to ▁publish ▁in ▁Ferr ara , ▁because ▁of ▁per sec ution . ▁ ▁Vers ão ▁de ▁João ▁Fer re ira ▁de ▁Al me ida ▁( Al me ida ▁Version ) ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁that ▁a ▁complete ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁( ap art ▁from ▁the ▁de uter oc anon ical ▁books ) ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Portuguese . ▁This ▁version ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁João ▁Fer re ira ▁de ▁Al me ida ▁( 1 6 2 8 ▁– 1 6 9 1 ). ▁Born ▁in ▁Tor res ▁de ▁T av ares , ▁Portugal , ▁he ▁moved ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁first ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Mal ac ca ▁in ▁Malays ia , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁possession ▁from ▁ 1 5 1 1 ▁but ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 1 . ▁Having ▁become ▁a ▁Protest ant , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁Dutch ▁Re formed ▁Church . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁Al me ida ▁began ▁transl ating ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁from ▁Spanish ▁to ▁Portuguese . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 1 , ▁Al me ida ▁became ▁a ▁chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁Re formed ▁pres by tery ▁of ▁Dutch - ru led ▁Bat avia , ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁is ▁called ▁Jak arta . ▁There ▁he ▁studied