Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
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Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (3 July 1856 – 24 August 1931) was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist, novella and short story writer, and naval officer. He wrote several plays, and with his friend, the composer Alfredo Keil, he wrote the lyrics of the future Portuguese national anthem, A Portuguesa, which was officially adopted in 1911.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Mendonça.
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