Manuela Porto | |
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| Born | 28 April 1908 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 7 July 1950 (aged 42) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, journalist, translator |
| Notable work | Uma ingénua: a história de Beatriz: novela |
Manuela Porto (24 April 1908 – 7 July 1950) was a Portuguese actor, writer, journalist, theatre critic, and translator, as well as a leading campaigner for women's rights and an opponent of the Estado Novo dictatorship in Portugal. As a translator she introduced previously untranslated women writers to Portuguese readers, including Louisa May Alcott, Anne Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Virginia Woolf. She is also credited with popularising the work of the Portuguese poet, Fernando Pessoa.