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António Mantas (1875–1939), politician; an adopted son of Vila Nova de
Milfontes, he married Aurora Prado, daughter of a property-owner and industrialist in Odemira, inheriting a home Milfontes, where he lived. During a decade, he was active in local affairs, supporting the interests of Milfontes, in
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Moreover, sport fishing, diving, pedestrian trails, horse trails and all-terrain sports are promoted for amateur tourists, supported by a local service economy designed on tourism. Moreover, the surrounding area offers
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in 1907, becoming an infantryman and serving in the 5th
Battalion and Niassa company, before returning to Portugal in 1912 (due to illness). He participated in combat in World War I, with the 15th Infantry of the
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left Campo dos Coitos, near
Milfontes on their voyage to the Far East. In homage to the aviators and their historic flight, in the Barbacã Square (alongside the fort), a monument was erected to mark their voyage.
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Along the river, the small fishing port is still maintained, provide a small source of income. In fact, the region has developed an aquaculture centre nearby in Moinho da
Asneira.
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Custódio Brás
Pacheco (1828–1883), politician, journalist and association leader; Pacheco, a tobacco factory worker in Lisbon, in 1878 he became a candidate for the
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Jacinto da Silva Brito Pais (Colos, 15 July 1884 – 22 February 1934), military officer and pilot; Brito Pais joined the
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particular, improvements to the navigability of the Mira River, when boats had a tendency to scrape the bar.
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during that year's elections. In 1879, he founded the newspaper
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Nature Park of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast
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