The year 2007 in Portugal.
Incumbents President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva Prime Minister: José Sócrates (Socialist)
Events
May May 3: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, in Praia da Luz, Algarve. May 29: Prime Minister José Sócrates visits Russia. May 30: General strike.Portugal faces 'general strike', BBC News, 30 May 2007.
June June 25: Opening of the Berardo Museum in Lisbon.Berardo Museum website
July July 1: Beginning of the Portuguese presidency of the European Union. July 4: The 1st EU-Brazil summit takes place in Lisbon. July 15: Local elections in Lisbon. António Costa is elected mayor.
September September 28: Luís Filipe Menezes wins the elections in PSD and become the leader of the main opposition party.
October October 25: Visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Portugal. October 26: EU-Russia summit in Mafra.Disputes loom at EU-Russia talks BBC News, 26 October 2007.
November November 5: A road accident on Auto-estrada A23, in the municipality of Vila Velha de Ródão, killed 15 people and injured 22.Acidente na A23: Número de mortos sobe para 15 Jornalismo Porto Net, 6 November 2007. Accessed 6 November 2007.
December December 8 - December 9: Africa-EU Summit. December 13: Signing of the Treaty of Lisbon.
Arts & literature
New Books
Awards
Music
Television
Film October 25: Premiere of A Outra Margem.
Internet
Sport May 20: F.C. Porto wins the football championship. May 26: Ovarense wins the basketball championship. May 27: Sporting C.P. wins the football cup final against C.F. Os Belenenses.
Deaths January 19: Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão January 23: A. H. de Oliveira Marques March 1: Manuel Bento March 26: João Soares Louro (pt) May 21: Alberto VilaçaMorreu o advogado antifascista Alberto Vilaça , Público, 21 May 2007. July 4: Henrique Viana July 15: Alberto Romão Dias August 25: Eduardo Prado Coelho August 27: Alberto de Lacerda October 9: Fausto Correia
See also List of Portuguese films of 2007
References