Portugal (surname)

Portugal (surname)

Portugal is a surname derived from the country of the same name. People with the name include:
*Anne Portugal (b.1949), French poet
*Eliezer Zusia Portugal (1898-1982), the first Skulener Rebbe
*Hugo Sánchez Portugal (b. 1984), football (soccer) commentator, son of Hugo Sánchez
*Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa (b.1938), chairman of São Paulo Futebol Clube in Brazil from 2002 to 2006.
*Mark Portugal (b.1962), Major League baseball pitcher 1985-1999
*Yisroel Avrohom Portugal (b.1925), the second Skulener Rebbe


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