2020 in Portugal

Events in the year 2020 in Portugal.

Incumbents

Events by month

=January=

8 January – Police announce the seizure of 825 kilograms of cocaine, worth up to €30 million, hidden within a shipment of bananas from Latin America. It follows a similar case one year earlier when police had disrupted the trade of 430 kg of cocaine concealed in an identical manner.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/f2a04a2d1ae7c49a025e65367096a4a9|title=It's in the bananas: Portugal finds another big cocaine haul|work=Associated Press|date=8 January 2020|access-date=18 May 2020}}
14 January – The European Court of Human Rights orders the state to pay €13,000 in restitution to the family of Tiago Campos, a student who drowned with four others while participating in praxe activities in December 2013, after the Court deems that a number shortcomings in the subsequent criminal investigation constituted a violation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/01/14/estado-portugues-condenado-a-pagar-indemnizacao-de-13-mil-euros-a-familia-de-vitima-da-praxe-na-praia-do-meco/|title=Estado português condenado a pagar indemnização de 13 mil euros a família de vítima da praxe na praia do Meco|language=pt|website=Observador|first=João|last=Francisco Gomes|date=14 January 2020|access-date=31 August 2020}}
28 January – André Ventura, leader of Chega, provokes an outcry in Parliament by saying that black Joacine Katar Moreira, a Guinea-Bissau-born Assembly member who wanted museum items from Portugal's former colonies to be returned, should be "sent back to her country of origin. It would be a lot better for everyone".{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200129-portugal-far-right-deputy-calls-for-black-mp-to-be-sent-back|title=Portugal far-right deputy calls for black MP to be "sent back"|date=January 29, 2020|website=France 24}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-portugal-politics-racism-idUSKBN1ZS2E5|title=Portugal minister condemns far-right MP's attack on black colleague|newspaper=Reuters |date=January 29, 2020|via=www.reuters.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.expatica.com/pt/news/chegas-far-right-deputy-calls-for-black-mp-to-be-sent-back-after-art-pillaging-bill-proposal-89194/|title=Chega's far-right deputy calls for black MP to be "sent back" after art pillaging bill proposal|date=January 29, 2020|website=Expat Guide to Portugal | Expatica}}

===February===

11 February – The government announces a freeze to the bank accounts of Isabel dos Santos, Africa's wealthiest woman and the daughter of the former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, following a petition by the Angolan government. dos Santos is accused of embezzling $115 million from Angola's state-owned Sonangol company after the publication of leaked documents in January.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/11/portugal-freezes-bank-accounts-of-isabel-dos-santos-after-angolan-request|title=Portugal freezes bank accounts of Isabel dos Santos after Angolan request|website=The Guardian|first=Juliette|last=Garside|date=11 February 2020|access-date=3 June 2020}}
15 February – The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers, the nation's largest trade union federation, elects Isabel Camarinha as its new general secretary. She is the first woman to lead the organisation in its 50-year history.{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/02/15/economia/noticia/isabel-camarinha-eleita-nova-secretariageral-cgtp-1904239|title=Isabel Camarinha eleita a nova secretária-geral da CGTP|language=Portuguese|website=Público|first=Pedro|last=Crisóstomo|date=15 February 2020|access-date=11 February 2021}}
20 February – MPs in the Assembly of the Republic vote to legalise euthanasia.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/portugal-votes-to-legalise-euthanasia-v2vq9vxcm|title=Portugal votes to legalise euthanasia|website=The Times|first=Isambard|last=Wilkinson|date=21 February 2020|access-date=4 May 2020|url-access=subscription}}

=March=

2 March – The first case of COVID-19 in Portugal is detected.{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/67e1661b-f12b-4473-9bc2-aa2b5998ad73|title=How Portugal turned back coronavirus tide that swamped its neighbour|website=Financial Times|first=Peter|last=Wise|date=3 May 2020|access-date=4 May 2020|url-access=subscription}}
8 March – Following a meeting with pupils whose school subsequently closes due to a case of COVID-19, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa cancels all public engagements and enters self-isolation.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/portugals-president-isolates-amid-virus-outbreak-69471162|title=Portugal's president self-isolates amid virus outbreak|website=ABC News|agency=Associated Press|date=8 March 2020|access-date=8 February 2021}}
10 March – The government suspends all flights between Portugal and Italy to contain the spread of COVID-19 following the implementation of a national quarantine in Italy.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-portugal-italy/portugal-suspends-flights-to-from-italy-due-to-coronavirus-idUSP4N28K00O|title=Portugal suspends flights to, from Italy due to coronavirus|work=Reuters|first1=Catarina|last1=Demony|first2=Andrei|last2=Khalip|date=10 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
12 March:
In a televised address, Prime Minister António Costa announces a series of national measures to limit COVID-19 transmission, including the closure of all schools and universities from 16 March, restricting the number of people allowed into shopping malls and restaurants, and limiting disembarkment from cruise ships to Portuguese nationals only. The measures are set to be reviewed on 9 April.{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-orders-schools-night-clubs-shut-due-to-coronavirus-idUKKBN20Z3OD|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325232854/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-orders-schools-night-clubs-shut-due-to-coronavirus-idUKKBN20Z3OD|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2020|title=Portugal orders schools, night clubs shut due to coronavirus|work=Reuters|first1=Sergio|last1=Goncalves|first2=Andrei|last2=Khalip|editor=Lisa Schumaker|date=12 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
The Portuguese Football Federation confirms that all professional and amateur football in the country is to be suspended until further notice due to COVID-19. Other national sports competitions, such as volleyball and hockey, are similarly postponed.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-soccer-portugal/soccer-portugals-top-league-matches-suspended-due-to-coronavirus-idUSL8N2B57H0|title=Soccer - Portugal's top league matches suspended due to coronavirus|work=Reuters|first=Catarina|last=Demony|editor1=Andrei Khalip|editor2=Alison Williams|date=12 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
16 March – The death of an 80-year-old man is confirmed by Health Minister Marta Temido as Portugal's first fatality from COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/healthcare-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-confirms-countrys-first-death-from-coronavirus-idUSL8N2AY4QM|title=Portugal confirms country's first death from coronavirus|work=Reuters|first1=Andrei|last1=Khalip|first2=Catarina|last2=Demony|date=16 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
18 March – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa declares that a national state of emergency will take effect from the next day, with Finance Minister Mário Centeno unveiling €9.2 billion in economic assistance to households and companies. As of this day there have been 642 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with two deaths.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-declares-state-of-emergency-coronavirus-covid19-antonio-costa/|title=Portugal declares state of emergency over coronavirus|website=Politico|first=Ivo|last=Oliveira|date=18 March 2020|access-date=3 May 2020}}
26 March:
The Bank of Portugal estimates that the economy will contract by between 3.7% and 5.7% of GDP in 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, with unemployment rising to between 10.1% and 11.7%.{{cite web|url=https://www.lusa.pt/article/yU9xEcBrDqiGUgMMtNfgSTMSZM5iuSI1/portugal-recession-of-8-0-in-2020-unemployment-at-13-9-imf|title=Portugal: Recession of 8.0% in 2020, unemployment at 13.9% - IMF|agency=Agência de Notícias de Portugal|date=14 April 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
Anthropologists reveal evidence of extensive seafood gathering by Neanderthals in a cave on the Portuguese coast, suggesting a closer relationship between the behaviours and diets of Neanderthals and modern humans than previously thought.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/26/cave-find-shows-neanderthals-collected-seafood-scientists-say|title=Cave find shows Neanderthals collected seafood, scientists say|website=The Guardian|first=Nicola|last=Davies|date=26 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
29 March – Eduardo Cabrita, the Minister for Home Affairs, announces that migrants with active citizenship applications will be granted full citizenship rights until July. The move guarantees access to healthcare and social security benefits to all Portuguese residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/29/coronavirus-portugal-grants-temporary-citizenship-rights-to-migrants|title=Coronavirus: Portugal grants temporary citizenship rights to migrants|website=Euronews|date=29 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}

=April=

2 April – MPs vote in favour of extending the national state of emergency for another fifteen days.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-extends-state-of-emergency-to-halt-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSL8N2BQ3MI|title=Portugal extends state of emergency to halt spread of coronavirus|work=Reuters|first1=Victoria|last1=Waldersee|first2=Sergio|last2=Goncalves|first3=Patricia|last3=Rua|date=2 April 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
4 April – Government figures indicate that more than 500,000 workers are in danger of temporarily losing their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after almost 32,000 businesses apply to the government to furlough employees. The day also sees the total number of COVID-19 cases surpass 10,000, with 10,524 cases and 266 deaths reported.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-portugal-idUSKBN21M0U3?taid=5e89232353c773000108e335|title=Portugal's coronavirus cases grow, half a million workers at risk of lay off|work=Reuters|first=Catarina|last=Demony|editor1=Christina Fincher|editor2=Richard Chang|date=4 April 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
8 April – The Minister for Home Affairs Eduardo Cabrita criticises the "gross negligence and serious cover-up" within the Foreigners and Borders Service (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras, SEF) following the death of Ukrainian national Ihor Homenyuk in a detention centre at Lisbon Airport on 12 March, and announces a series of procedural changes at the centre to increase transparency in future cases.{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/04/08/sociedade/noticia/eduardo-cabrita-morte-ucraniano-negligencia-grosseira-encobrimento-grave-sef-1911497|title=Eduardo Cabrita: houve "negligência grosseira e encobrimento grave" do SEF na morte de ucraniano|language=Portuguese|website=Público|first=Joana|last=Gorjão Henriques|date=8 April 2020|access-date=9 February 2021}}
12 April – Reuters reports that one in every eight of Portugal's 504 deaths from COVID-19 to date have occurred in care homes, with officials expressing concern about the spread of the coronavirus among the elderly residents. As of this day there have been 16,585 recorded cases in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-portugal/one-in-eight-of-portugals-coronavirus-related-deaths-in-care-homes-as-outbreak-spreads-idUSKCN21U0KR|title=One in eight of Portugal's coronavirus-related deaths in care homes as outbreak spreads|work=Reuters|first=Victoria|last=Waldersee|editor=Philippa Fletcher|date=12 April 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
14 April – The International Monetary Fund forecasts an 8.0% drop in Portuguese GDP for 2020 as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, with unemployment predicted to rise to 13.9%. The economy is forecast to recover in 2021 with unemployment falling to 8.7%.
16 April – MPs vote to further extend the national state of emergency until the beginning of May. The vote comes amid a declining growth in infections, prompting the Health Secretary António Sales to praise the "excellent behaviour and civic-mindedness of the Portuguese people".{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0416/1130864-greece-migrants-coronavirus/|title=Portugal extends lockdown as WHO sounds Europe warning|website=RTÉ|date=16 April 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}} The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 to date stands at 18,841 with 629 deaths.
25 April – The anniversary of the Carnation Revolution is observed for the first time without public celebrations in light of national COVID-19 restrictions, though the Assembly continues to mark the occasion with a reduced attendance of MPs and guests.{{cite web|url=https://www.lusa.pt/article/8RgvLQlqBuGsuAabqKWrTzMSZM5iuSI1/revolution-day-without-street-celebrations-for-the-first-time-reduced-session-in-parliament|title=Revolution Day without street celebrations for the first time, reduced session in parliament|agency=Lusa News Agency|first=José Pedro|last=Santos|date=23 April 2020|access-date=2 March 2021}}
28 April – President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announces that the national state of emergency in place since 18 March will begin to be lifted from 3 May.{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-to-lift-coronavirus-state-of-emergency-from-may-3-idUKKCN22A20J|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428172551/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-to-lift-coronavirus-state-of-emergency-from-may-3-idUKKCN22A20J|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2020|title=Portugal to lift coronavirus state of emergency from May 3|work=Reuters|first1=Catarina|last1=Demony|first2=Sergio|last2=Goncalves|date=28 April 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
30 April – The Automóvel Club de Portugal confirms the cancellation of the 2020 Rally de Portugal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, abandoning plans to reschedule the event's planned 21–24 May date to October.{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/149222/rally-portugal-officially-cancelled|title=WRC News: Rally Portugal officially cancelled due to the coronavirus|website=Autosport|first=Jamie|last=Klein|date=30 April 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}

=May=

1 May – The Directorate-General of Health confirms that the number of fatalities from COVID-19 in Portugal has surpassed 1,000, with eighteen deaths in the preceding 24 hours bringing the country's total to 1,007. As of this date there have been 25,531 recorded cases and 1,647 recoveries.{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/01/c_139024212.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521032552/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/01/c_139024212.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2020|title=Portugal's COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=1 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020}}
3 May – The national state of emergency is lifted after six weeks, with the country downgraded to the lesser "state of calamity".{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-portugal/freed-from-prison-portuguese-enjoy-easing-lockdown-idUKKBN22F0U4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505072835/https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-portugal/freed-from-prison-portuguese-enjoy-easing-lockdown-idUKKBN22F0U4|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2020|title='Freed from prison': Portuguese enjoy easing lockdown|work=Reuters|first=Victoria|last=Waldersee|editor=Andrew Cawthorne|date=3 May 2020|access-date=11 May 2020}}
4 May – A three-phase re-opening plan for the country begins with small retail businesses allowed to open and the Lisbon and Porto Metro systems resuming at a reduced capacity. The use of face masks is made compulsory for those using public transport and visiting enclosed public premises such as supermarkets.
9 May – Organisers of the Vuelta a España announce that the two stages of the 2020 race set to take place in Portugal will not go ahead.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cyclings-vuelta-espana-cuts-portugal-itinerary-001417133--spt.html|title=Cycling's Vuelta a Espana cuts Portugal from itinerary|website=Yahoo! Sports|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=9 May 2020|access-date=29 June 2020}}
20 May – Data from the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training reveals that the number of people registering as unemployed across the country increased by 48,500 in April, a rise of 22% compared to April 2019. The total number of people out of work now stands at approximately 392,000.{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-portugal/unemployment-soars-in-portugals-tourism-dependent-algarve-region-idUKKBN22W1K3?il=0|title=Unemployment soars in Portugal's tourism-dependent Algarve region|work=Reuters|first=Catarina|last=Demony|editor=Victoria Waldersee|date=20 May 2020|access-date=20 May 2020}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

=June=

File:Lisbon_BLM_protest_June_6_2020.jpg protest in Lisbon]]

1 June – The government reveals a four-fold increase to €108 million to the total funds made available to companies shifting production towards tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. As of this date there have been 32,700 cases and 1,424 deaths from COVID-19 recorded in the country.{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/02/c_139107306.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603165649/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/02/c_139107306.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2020|title=Portugal quadruples funds to companies fighting COVID-19 pandemic|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=2 June 2020|access-date=20 May 2020}}
3 June – The Primeira Liga resumes competition, with all remaining matches of the 2019–20 season taking place without spectators.{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20200603-pacesetters-porto-kick-off-return-of-primeira-liga-after-portugal-s-coronavirus-lockdown|title=Pacesetters Porto kick off return of Primeira Liga after Portugal's coronavirus lockdown|website=Radio France Internationale|first=Paul|last=Myers|date=3 June 2020|access-date=9 June 2020}}
6 June – Thousands attend anti-racism protests in Lisbon and Porto in response to the murder of George Floyd in the United States on 25 May.{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/poder/manifestacao-contra-racismo-junta-centenas-nas-ruas-de-lisboa-12285732.html|title=Milhares na rua, em Lisboa e Porto, contra o racismo|language=pt|website=Diário de Notícias|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=6 June 2020|access-date=9 June 2020}}
9 June:
Finance Minister Mário Centeno announces his resignation from the government for reasons undisclosed. João Leão, the current Budget Minister, is confirmed by Prime Minister António Costa as Centeno's replacement beginning on 15 June.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/c8164a0a803000296bbc28bb3a0983e5|title=Portugal finance chief and eurogroup chair quits government|work=Associated Press|date=9 June 2020|access-date=17 June 2020}}
The Assembly officially recognises diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who in his capacity as consul to France in June 1940 issued thousands of visas to Jewish refugees in Bordeaux, allowing them to escape the advancing German army by crossing south into neutral Spain. In recognition of his actions, a monument dedicated to him within the National Pantheon is also planned.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53006790|title=Portugal finally recognises consul who saved thousands from Holocaust|website=BBC News|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|first=James|last=Badcock|date=17 June 2020|access-date=18 June 2020}}
10 June – The European Commission approves a €1.2 billion loan from the government to TAP Air, the nation's flag carrier airline, whose debt at the end of 2019 amounted to €800 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/aviation/news/portugals-e1-2bn-airline-bailout-given-eu-blessing/|title=Portugal's €1.2bn airline bailout given EU blessing|website=EURACTIV|first=Sam|last=Morgan|date=10 June 2020|access-date=26 June 2020}}
25 June:
Prime Minister António Costa announces that the country will exit the "state of calamity" introduced on 3 May and enter the lesser "state of alert" from 1 July.{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/26/c_139167463.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629152001/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/26/c_139167463.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2020|title=Portugal to further downgrade coronavirus response on July 1: PM|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=25 June 2020|access-date=4 February 2021}}
A rise in the recorded number of cases of COVID-19 in Lisbon prompts the government to re-impose certain restrictions in nineteen of the capital's parishes to stem transmissions. From 1 July, measures such as restrictions on travel, an 8pm curfew for businesses, and limiting the size of social gatherings to five people will be enforced.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/3af99002e4a4ccb299291fe244dac7bc|title=Portugal scrambles to regroup amid 100s of new virus cases|work=Associated Press|first=Barry|last=Hatton|date=26 June 2020|access-date=30 June 2020}}
27 June: Chega party organizes a counter-protest to the one held on 6 June, entitled "Portugal is not racist", where party leader André Ventura says that there is no structural racism in Portugal, and that the political left uses racism as a pretext to foment political agendas.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-02|title=Chega manifestou-se em Lisboa para dizer que "Portugal não é racista"|url=https://observador.pt/2020/08/02/chega-manifestou-se-em-lisboa-para-dizer-que-portugal-nao-e-racista/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Observador|language=pt-PT}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-portugal-protests-racism-farright-idUSKBN23Y0S5|title=Far right takes to Lisbon streets to deny racism is a problem|newspaper=Reuters |date=June 27, 2020|via=www.reuters.com}}

=July=

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1 July – After being shut for more than three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spanish-Portuguese border is formally re-opened in a ceremony attended by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister António Costa, King Felipe VI, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.{{cite web|url=https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-07-01/spain-reopens-border-with-portugal-after-three-month-closure-due-to-coronavirus.html|title=Spain reopens border with Portugal after three-month closure due to coronavirus|website=El Pais|first1=Carlos E.|last1=Cué|first2=Melissa|last2=Kitson|date=1 July 2020|access-date=1 July 2020}}
3 July – Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva attacks the "profoundly unfair and wrong" decision to exclude Portugal from the United Kingdom's list of countries that English tourists could visit without needing to self-quarantine on their return. Visitors from the United Kingdom constitute approximately 20% of all international tourists to Portugal.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/03/uk-hit-backlash-excluded-portugal-unveils-74-quarantine-free/|title=UK hit by backlash from 'excluded' Portugal as it unveils 74 quarantine-free destinations for holidaymakers|website=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|first1=Charles|last1=Hymas|first2=Dominic|last2=Penna|first3=Jorge|last3=Branco|date=3 July 2020|access-date=9 July 2020}}
15 July – FC Porto win the 2019–20 Primeira Liga after securing an unassailable points lead over title rivals S.L. Benfica with two games remaining. It is the club's 29th championship title.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/16/european-roundup-juventus-sassuolo-milan-parma-porto-sporting|title=Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title|website=The Guardian|agency=Reuters|date=16 July 2020|access-date=28 July 2020}}
28 July – The Government of Madeira announces that from 1 August the use of face masks will become compulsory in both indoor and outdoor public areas for all those over the age of 10. As of this date the island has recorded 105 cases of COVID-19, eight of which are listed by the government as active cases.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-28-20-intl#h_26828698a344d5c1392b0cadfc109a3d|title=Portuguese islands make masks mandatory in public|website=CNN|first1=Duarte|last1=Mendonca|first2=Lauren|last2=Kent|date=28 July 2020|access-date=16 August 2020}}
29 July – Data from the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) reveals that the national unemployment rate rose to 7.0% in June as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown, with an estimated 180,000 jobs lost since February. The figures also show a rise in the youth unemployment rate to 25.6%.{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-portugal-economy-unemployment/portugal-jobless-rate-rises-to-7-in-june-ine-idUKKCN24U1IS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730185400/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-portugal-economy-unemployment/portugal-jobless-rate-rises-to-7-in-june-ine-idUKKCN24U1IS|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2020|title=Coronavirus pushes Portugal jobless rate to 7% in June|work=Reuters|first1=Catarina|last1=Demony|first2=Joao Manuel Vicente|last2=Mauricio|date=29 July 2020|access-date=29 July 2020}}
31 July – An Alfa Pendular train carrying 240 passengers derails following a collision with a maintenance vehicle in the town of Soure, killing two and injuring more than 30.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53615259|title=Coimbra train crash: Two dead after train derails in Portugal|website=BBC News|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=31 July 2020|access-date=4 August 2020}}

=August=

3 August – Health Secretary António Sales confirms that zero deaths from COVID-19 were recorded over the preceding 24 hours across Portugal for the first time since mid-March. As of this date there have been 51,569 national cases of COVID-19 and 1,738 deaths.{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-reports-no-coronavirus-deaths-for-first-time-since-march-idUKKBN24Z1VO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805231411/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-portugal/portugal-reports-no-coronavirus-deaths-for-first-time-since-march-idUKKBN24Z1VO|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2020|title=Portugal reports no coronavirus deaths for first time since March|work=Reuters|first1=Catarina|last1=Demony|first2=Patricia|last2=Vicente Rua|editor1=Andrie Khalip|editor2=Giles Elgood|date=3 August 2020|access-date=3 September 2020}}
12–23 August – The final three rounds of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League are played at the Estádio José Alvalade and Estádio da Luz in Lisbon following a rescheduling of the competition in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/sports/soccer/champions-league-lisbon-portugal.html|title=Champions League Will Resume in August in Lisbon|website=The New York Times|first=Tariq|last=Panja|date=17 June 2020|access-date=15 August 2020}} The final, which is played on 23 August behind closed doors at Estádio da Luz, sees Bayern Munich defeat Paris St. Germain 1–0 to win their sixth European title.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/23/football/psg-bayern-munich-champions-league-final-spt-intl/index.html|title=Bayern Munich beats Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League|website=CNN|first=Ben|last=Church|date=23 August 2020|access-date=24 August 2020}}
13 August – Archaeologists announce the discovery of the foundations of a wooden Neolithic structure at the Perdigões Archaeological Complex in the Évora District. The site is the first of its kind to have been unearthed in Iberia and is thought to date back some 5,500 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stonehenge-timber-circles-found-portugal-180975557/|title=Stonehenge-Like 'Timber Circles' Found in Portugal|website=Smithsonian Magazine|first=Theresa|last=Machemer|date=13 August 2020|access-date=16 August 2020}}
31 August – A report published by the INE outlining the second quarter economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic shows a year-on-year drop of 40% in the exports of goods and services between April and June. The report also shows a decline of 56% in the tourism-dominated services sector, with the month of June alone seeing international visitors to the country fall by 96% compared to twelve months earlier.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-portugal-economy-gdp-idUSKBN25R1BC|title=Portugal's exports slump 40% in second quarter, stoke record GDP fall|work=Reuters|first1=Catarina|last1=Demony|first2=Sergio|last2=Goncalves|editor1=Andrie Khalip|editor2=Susan Fenton|date=31 August 2020|access-date=4 February 2021}}

=September=

3 September – Six Portuguese activists aged between 12 and 21 bring the first climate change case to the European Court of Human Rights in an attempt to legally bind thirty-three countries to pledges made in the 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/young-activists-take-33-countries-court-bid-step-climate-change-n1239175|title=Young activists take 33 countries to court in bid to step up climate change fight|website=NBC News|agency=Associated Press|date=3 September 2020|access-date=5 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/sep/03/portuguese-children-sue-33-countries-over-climate-change-at-european-court|title=Portuguese children sue 33 countries over climate change at European court|website=The Guardian|first=Jonathan|last=Watts|date=3 September 2020|access-date=5 February 2021}}
5 September – A total of 486 new cases of COVID-19 are recorded across Portugal, the highest national daily rise in four months. As of this date there have been 59,943 reported cases of COVID-19 and 1,838 deaths.{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/portugal-sees-highest-daily-increase-in-coronavirus-cases-since-may|title=Portugal sees highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since May|website=National Post|publisher=Postmedia|agency=Reuters|first=Catarina|last=Demony|editor=Peter Graaf|date=5 September 2020|access-date=4 February 2021}}
13 September – Five firefighters are injured and more than 20 residents are evacuated after a wildfire breaks out near Proença-a-Nova in the Castelo Branco District. By the following day, nearly 1,000 firefighters and fifteen aircraft are sent to control the blaze.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-fires-portugal-lisbon-817d959574d6ff7da63d0bfcb7d974ea|title=1,000 firefighters, 15 aircraft battle wildfire in Portugal|work=Associated Press|date=14 September 2021|access-date=4 February 2021}}

=October=

11 October – Manuel Heitor, the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, tests positive for COVID-19 and enters self-isolation. It is the first known case of COVID-19 within the government.{{cite web|url=https://expresso.pt/politica/2020-10-11-Ministro-do-Ensino-Superior-infetado-com-covid-19.-Costa-e-todos-os-ministros-testados--falta-conhecer-dois-resultados--deram-negativo|title=Ministro do Ensino Superior infetado com covid-19. Costa e todos os ministros testados (falta conhecer dois resultados) deram negativo|language=Portuguese|website=Expresso|date=12 October 2020|access-date=30 March 2021}}
13 October – Approximately 4,000 worshippers attend the annual pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Fátima in Cova da Iria in a reduced ceremony commemorating the Miracle of the Sun in 1917. Following large numbers of visitors to the site in the preceding month, restrictions on capacity are introduced to limit COVID-19 transmission, cutting attendance from the 300,000 observed in previous years to a maximum of 6,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20201013-virus-fears-see-fatima-pilgrims-keep-their-distance|title=Virus fears see Fatima pilgrims keep their distance|website=France24|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=13 October 2020|access-date=2 March 2021}}
14 October – The government re-introduces a national "state of calamity" amid rising COVID-19 infection rates, and announces plans for new laws to reduce the size of gatherings to five people, broaden the mandatory use of face masks in outdoor settings, and increase the maximum fines applied to businesses who breach COVID-19 restrictions to €10,000. The day also sees 2,072 new reported cases of COVID-19, the highest daily number recorded nationally since the beginning of the pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-tightens-coronavirus-measures-with-new-state-of-calamity/|title=Portugal tightens coronavirus measures with new 'state of calamity'|website=Politico|first=Paul|last=Ames|date=14 October 2020|access-date=4 February 2021}}
25 October:
Azorean regional election: The Socialist Party remains the largest party in the Legislative Assembly but loses its majority for the first time in 20 years, winning 25 of the Assembly's 57 seats against the Social Democratic Party's 21 seats. Turnout increases from the previous election to 45%.{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/10/25/politica/noticia/ps-perde-maioria-absoluta-acores-chega-il-pan-entram-parlamento-1936712|title=PS perde maioria absoluta nos Açores, e Chega, IL e PAN entram no parlamento|language=Portuguese|website=Público|first=Rui|last=Pedro Paiva|date=25 October 2020|access-date=6 February 2021}}
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix held at the Algarve International Circuit, the first Formula One motor race to take place in the country since 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2020/10/25/f1-portuguese-grand-prix-2020-live-algarve-race-results-hamilton/|title=Lewis Hamilton dominates Portuguese Grand Prix to break Michael Schumacher's record of most F1 wins|website=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|first=Phil|last=Duncan|date=25 October 2020|access-date=6 February 2021}}
31 October – Prime Minister António Costa announces tighter COVID-19 restrictions to stem transmission rates in 121 municipalities nationwide. The new rules, which will come into effect on 4 November and affect approximately seven million residents, will only allow residents to leave home for shopping, employment, and education purposes.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-10-31/portugal-reimposes-partial-lockdown-in-most-of-the-country|title=Portugal Reimposes Partial Lockdown in Most of the Country|website=U.S. News & World Report|agency=Reuters|first=Andrei|last=Khalip|editor=Leslie Adler|date=31 October 2020|access-date=8 February 2021}}

=November=

2 November – A day of national mourning is held to commemorate those who have died of COVID-19, which as of this date stands at 2,544. A ceremony is held at Belém Palace where a minute's silence is observed and flags are flown at half-mast.{{cite web|url=https://tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/da-de-luto-nacional/dia-de-luto-nacional-bandeira-a-meia-haste-e-um-minuto-de-silencio-pelos-mortos-da-covid-19|title=Dia de luto nacional: bandeira a meia haste e um minuto de silêncio pelos mortos da covid-19|language=Portuguese|website=TVI24|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=2 November 2020|access-date=30 March 2021}}
6 November – MPs approve President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's decree from the previous day for the nation to re-enter a state of emergency for fifteen days beginning 9 November. It is the fourth time this year that such a measure has been ratified due to the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/poder/rio-restricoes-so-na-estrita-medida-do-necessario-13006482.html|title=Decreto aprovado. Portugal em estado de emergência pela quarta vez|language=Portuguese|website=Diário de Notícias|first=Susete|last=Francisco|date=6 November 2020|access-date=9 February 2021}}
8 November – A curfew extending from 11pm to 5am on weekdays and 1pm to 5am on weekends is announced by Prime Minister António Costa for the 121 municipalities already under extended restrictions since 4 November. The measure will come into force the following day.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-portugal/update-1-portugal-imposes-local-night-time-curfews-as-covid-19-cases-hit-record-idUSL1N2HU00L?edition-redirect=in|title=Portugal imposes local night-time curfews as COVID-19 cases hit record|work=Reuters|first=Catarina|last=Demony|editor=Daniel Wallis|date=8 November 2020|access-date=10 February 2021}}
22 November – Miguel Oliveira wins the 2020 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix held at the Algarve International Circuit.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/story/_/id/30364930/miguel-oliveira-wins-home-race-portugal-close-motogp-season|title=Miguel Oliveira wins home race in Portugal to close MotoGP season|website=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=22 November 2020|access-date=5 February 2021}}

===December===

3 December – The government outlines its proposals to vaccinate one million residents against COVID-19 in the first four months of 2021. Those most clinically vulnerable to the virus over the age 50, frontline and emergency healthcare workers, and residents and staff of care homes are listed as the priority groups that will be the first to receive the vaccine.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/portugal-unveils-national-vaccination-plan-covid-19-74521738|title=Portugal unveils its national vaccination plan for COVID-19|website=ABC News|agency=Associated Press|first=Barry|last=Hatton|date=3 December 2020|access-date=10 February 2021}}
7 December – President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announces his bid for a second term in office ahead of the presidential election in January 2021. An opinion poll by Aximage suggests that Rebelo de Sousa will win re-election by a wide margin ahead of his closest rivals, the former MEP Ana Gomes and the far-right Chega leader Andre Ventura.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN28H2MN|title=In a Lisbon bakery, Portugal's president announces run for second term|work=Reuters|first=Catarina|last=Demony|date=7 December 2020|access-date=11 February 2021}}
11 December – The government announces a rescue package worth more than €3 billion for the national air carrier TAP Air Portugal, which suffered losses of more than €700 million from January to September due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The deal, which is subject to approval by the European Commission, will see more than 3,500 jobs cut, wages reduced by 25%, and a decrease in the number of planes in the carrier's fleet.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/europe-coronavirus-pandemic-portugal-airlines-d2626dffb38c5266e21722007ab5afff|title=Heavy job cuts in $4.1 bln rescue plan for Portugal airline|work=Associated Press|date=11 December 2020|access-date=19 February 2021}}
15 December – Social Democratic MPs call for the resignation of Eduardo Cabrita, the Minister for Home Affairs, over his response to the death of Ukrainian national Ihor Homenyuk at the hands of SEF border officials on 12 March. The calls come one week after Cabrita announced that the head of the SEF would leave his post in a reorganisation of the service.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/15/portuguese-minister-faces-calls-to-quit-over-death-of-detainee|title=Portuguese minister faces calls to quit over death of detainee|website=The Guardian|first=Mia|last=Alberti|date=15 December 2020|access-date=14 February 2021}}
19 December – Prime Minister António Costa enters self-isolation after French President Emmanuel Macron, with whom Costa met three days earlier on 16 December, tests positive for COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/antonio-costa-president-portugal-coronavirus-emmanuel-macron-exposed-quarantine-isolation-christmas/|title=Portugal's Costa must isolate through Christmas after lunch with Macron|website=Politico|first=Laura|last=Kayali|date=19 December 2020|access-date=15 February 2021}}

Ongoing events

COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
Sanlúcar de Barrameda 2019–2022 – A series of events held in Spain and Portugal between 2019 and 2022 commemorating the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the globe by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/world/europe/spain-portugal-magellan.html|title=Who First Circled the Globe? Not Magellan, Spain Wants You to Know|website=The New York Times|first=Raphael|last=Minder|date=20 September 2019|access-date=14 May 2020}}

Deaths

=January to March=

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4 January – Júlio Castro Caldas, lawyer and politician (born 1943).{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/poder/morreu-o-ex-ministro-e-bastonario-dos-advogados-julio-castro-caldas-11671140.html|title=Morreu o ex-ministro e bastonário dos advogados Júlio Castro Caldas|language=pt|website=Diário de Notícias|date=4 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020}}
11 January – Fernanda Pires da Silva, businesswoman (born 1926).{{cite web|url=https://expresso.pt/economia/2020-01-11-Morreu-a-empresaria-Fernanda-Pires-da-Silva|language=pt|title=Morreu a empresária Fernanda Pires da Silva|website=Expresso|date=11 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020}}
12 January – Paulo Gonçalves, motorcycle rally driver (born 1979).{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/dakar/news/paulo-goncalves-killed-hero-accident/4650505/|title=Veteran rider Goncalves dies in Dakar accident|website=Motorsport.com|first1=Sergio|last1=Lillo|first2=Valentin|last2=Khorounzhiy|date=12 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020}}
10 February – Álvaro Barreto, politician (born 1936).{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/02/10/politica/noticia/alvaro-barreto-19362020-transito-permanente-empresas-politica-1902443|title=Álvaro Barreto (1936-2020): um trânsito permanente entre empresas e política|language=pt|website=Publico|first=Nuno|last=Ribeiro|date=10 February 2020|access-date=4 May 2020|url-access=subscription}}
20 February – Joaquim Pina Moura, politician and economist, Minister of Economy and Treasury (1997–2001) (born 1952).{{cite web|url=https://www.jn.pt/nacional/morreu-antigo-ministro-joaquim-pina-moura-11845182.html|title=Morreu antigo ministro Joaquim Pina Moura|language=pt|website=Jornal de Notícias|date=20 February 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}
21 February – Ilídio Pinto Leandro, Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Viseu (2006–2018) (born 1950).{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/pais/antigo-bispo-de-viseu-ilidio-leandro-morreu-aos-69-anos-11847238.html|title=Antigo bispo de Viseu Ilídio Leandro morreu aos 69 anos|language=Portuguese|website=Diário de Notícias|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=21 February 2020|access-date=29 March 2021}}
12 March – Francisco Romãozinho, rally driver (born 1943).{{cite web|url=https://www.mediotejo.net/obituario-francisco-romaozinho-o-campeao-de-ralis-que-amava-alvega-1943-2020/|title=Obituário Francisco Romãozinho, o campeão de ralis que amava Alvega (1943 – 2020)|language=pt|website=Medio Tejo|first1=Paula|last1=Mourato|first2=Joana Rita|last2=Santos|date=14 March 2020|access-date=4 May 2020}}

=April to June=

14 April – Maria de Sousa, immunologist (born 1939).{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/04/14/ciencia/noticia/morreu-imunologista-maria-sousa-1912199|title=Maria de Sousa (1939-2020), uma vida sem muros|language=pt|website=Publico|first=Teresa|last=Firmino|date=14 April 2020|access-date=6 May 2020}}
17 May – José Cutileiro, diplomat and writer (born 1934).{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/05/17/morreu-o-embaixador-jose-cutileiro/|title=Morreu o embaixador José Cutileiro|website=Observador|first=Luís|last=Vaz Fernandez|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=17 May 2020|access-date=18 May 2020}}
23 May – Maria Velho da Costa, writer (born 1938).{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/05/23/morreu-a-escritora-maria-velho-da-costa-uma-das-autora-das-novas-cartas-portuguesas/|title=Morreu a escritora Maria Velho da Costa, uma das autoras das Novas Cartas Portuguesas|website=Observador|first=Cátia|last=Bruno|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=23 May 2020|access-date=25 May 2020}}
8 June – Tavares Moreira, economist, governor of the Bank of Portugal (1986–1992) (born 1944).{{cite web|url=https://expresso.pt/economia/2020-06-09-Morreu-Tavares-Moreira-antigo-governador-do-Banco-de-Portugal|title=Morreu Tavares Moreira, antigo governador do Banco de Portugal|language=pt|website=Expresso|date=9 June 2020|access-date=12 June 2020}}
10 June – Maria José, actress (born 1927).{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/06/10/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-atriz-maria-jose-carreira-80-anos-palcos-teatro-televisao-1920138|title=Morreu a atriz Maria José, uma carreira de mais de 80 anos dos palcos de teatro à televisão|language=pt|website=Publico|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=10 June 2020|access-date=15 June 2020}}
20 June - Pedro Lima, actor (born 1971).{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/06/20/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-actor-pedro-lima-1921310|title=Pedro Lima (1971- 2020), o actor de teatro que cresceu na telenovela|language=pt|website=Publico|first1=Ana|last1=Henriques|first2=Pedro|last2=Rios|first3=Isabel|last3=Coutinho|date=20 June 2020|access-date=11 July 2020}}

=July to September=

4 July – Arsénio Rodrigues Jardim, footballer (born 1949).{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/desportos/o-pele-telefonou-me-para-ir-para-o-new-york-cosmos-5606194.html|title=Morreu Seninho. O ex-jogador do FC Porto que jogou com Pelé e grandes craques|language=pt|website=Diário de Notícias|first=Carlos|last=Nogueira|date=4 July 2020|access-date=16 July 2020}}
28 July – Eugénio Eleutério, Olympic sprinter (1952) (born 1920).{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/07/29/morreu-eugenio-eleuterio-antigo-atleta-olimpico-e-campeao-nacional-tinha-99-anos/|title=Morreu Eugénio Eleutério, antigo atleta olímpico e campeão nacional. Tinha 99 anos|language=pt|website=Observador|first=Mariana|last=Fernandes|date=29 July 2020|access-date=25 October 2020}}
6 August – Fernanda Lapa, actress (born 1943).{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/08/06/morreu-a-atriz-e-encenadora-fernanda-lapa-aos-77-anos/|title="Exigente, lutadora, generosa": morreu a atriz e encenadora Fernanda Lapa, "pilar do teatro em Portugal"|language=pt|website=Observador|first=Bruno|last=Horta|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=6 August 2020|access-date=26 October 2020}}
17 August – Mário de Araújo Cabral, racing driver (born 1934).{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/desportos/morreu-nicha-cabral-o-primeiro-portugues-da-formula-1-12529180.html|title=Morreu Nicha Cabral, o primeiro português da fórmula 1|language=pt|website=Diário de Notícias|first=Nuno|last=Fernandes|date=17 August 2020|access-date=4 September 2020}}
3 September – Eduardo Cameselle Mendez, football player and manager (born 1962).{{cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/gil-vicente/detalhe/morreu-dito-diretor-do-gil-vicente-e-antigo-internacional-portugues|language=Portuguese|title=Morreu Dito, diretor do Gil Vicente e antigo internacional português|website=Record|date=3 September 2020|access-date=20 February 2021}}
21 September – Jaime Alves, footballer (born 1965).{{cite web|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/futebol/detalhe/morreu-jaime-alves-magalhaes-antigo-jogador-do-boavista|title=Morreu Jaime Alves Magalhães, antigo jogador do Boavista|language=Portuguese|website=Correia de Manhã|first1=Paulo|last1=Jorge Duarte|first2=Ana|last2=Silva Monteiro|date=21 September 2020|access-date=30 March 2021}}

===October to December===

11 October - Ângelo Martins, footballer (born 1930).{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/10/11/morreu-angelo-martins-bicampeao-europeu-que-jogou-mais-de-uma-decada-no-benfica-tinha-90-anos/|title=Morreu Ângelo Martins, bicampeão europeu que jogou mais de uma década no Benfica. Tinha 90 anos|language=Portuguese|website=Observador|first=Bruno|last=Roseiro|date=11 October 2020|access-date=20 February 2021}}
19 October – {{interlanguage link|Helena Marques|pt}}, writer and journalist (born 1935).{{cite web|url=https://www.cnc.pt/helena-marques-1935-2020/|title=Helena Marques (1935-2020)|language=Portuguese|publisher=Centro Nacional de Cultura|date=21 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2021}}
30 October – Kalidás Barreto, trade unionist, co-founder of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (born 1932).{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/10/30/economia/noticia/morreu-kalidas-barreto-cofundador-cgtp-antigo-deputado-ps-1937408|title=Morreu Kalidás Barreto, co-fundador da CGTP e antigo deputado do PS|language=Portuguese|website=Público|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=30 October 2020|access-date=24 February 2021}}
8 November – Cruzeiro Seixas, painter and poet (born 1920).{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/11/09/morreu-o-artista-cruzeiro-seixas-aos-99-anos/|title=Morreu Cruzeiro Seixas, o artista que viu no Surrealismo a única revolução|language=Portuguese|website=Observador|first1=Vítor|last1=Rodrigues Oliveira|first2=Rita|last2=Cipriano|date=8 November 2020|access-date=25 February 2021}}
11 November – Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, architect and politician (born 1922).{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/edicao-do-dia/12-nov-2020/morreu-o-arquiteto-paisagista-e-politico-goncalo-ribeiro-telles-13024952.html|title=Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, o ambientalista visionário|language=Portuguese|website=Diário de Notícias|first1=Susete|last1=Francisco|first2=David|last2=Pereira|first3=Susana|last3=Salvador|date=11 November 2020|access-date=30 March 2021}}
24 November – José de Bastos, football player and manager (born 1929).{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/benfica/morreu-jose-bastos-antigo-guarda-redes-do-benfica_d1278005|title=Morreu José Bastos antigo guarda-redes do Benfica|language=Portuguese|website=RTP Desporto|publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|first=Mário|last=Aleixo|date=25 November 2020|access-date=31 March 2021}}
1 December – Eduardo Lourenço, philosopher and writer (born 1923).{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/12/01/morreu-o-ensaista-eduardo-lourenco-aos-97-anos/|title=Morreu o filósofo e ensaísta Eduardo Lourenço. Tinha 97 anos|language=Portuguese|website=Observador|agency=Lusa News Agency|date=1 December 2020|access-date=31 March 2021}}

References

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