Lisbon

Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa; pron. IPA {{IPA|/li?.bo.?/}}) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. It is the seat of the district of Lisbon. Lisbon has a population of 564,657 and its metropolitan area has a population of 2,665,000.

Prominent people born in Lisbon

• Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
• Pope John XXI, né Petrus Juliani (1215-1277)
• Antonio Vieira (1608-1697), Jesuit
• Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705), queen consort of King Charles II of England
• Richard William Church (1815-1890)
• Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935)
• Amália Rodrigues (1920-1999), fado singer
• Mário Soares (born 1924), politician
• Paula Rego (born 1935), painter, illustrator and printmaker
• José Durão Barroso (born 1956), politician