Portuguese History books often tell us about great deeds, of great men and women who elevated the name of our country. But… what about the others?

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Who are those heroes and heroines, sometimes less mentioned in the manuals, who did so much and who are so often not mentioned?

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Lesser-known warriors and doctors, scientists and scholars, adventurers and explorers fill the pages of this book. A list of honor and glory through almost fifty biographies rescued from the mists of our memory.