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On the occasion of the National Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities, the President of the Republic decorated the following individualities of the Communities and foreign citizens:

Ancient Military Orders:

Order of Sant’Iago da Espada

• José Maria Conceição Nunes - Spain (Grand Officer)
• Isabel Meyrelles - France (Commander)
• Caetano Maria Pacheco dos Pais Reis e Sousa – United Kingdom (Officer)

Carlos Manuel Simão da Silva Caldas - United Kingdom (Officer)

National Orders:
 

Order of Prince Henry the Navigator

• Carlos Elmano de Oliveira e Rocha - Belgium (Commander)
• Horacio Ramiro Gonzalez - Argentina (Commander)
• Rear-Admiral Jacobus Everhardus Louw – South Africa (Commander)
• Joutei Boutaleb - Morocco (Commander)
• Jack Cunha - EUA (Oficial)
• Eugénia Melo e Castro - Brazil (Dame)
•  Society of Our Lady of Light - USA (Honorary Member)
   

Order of Freedom

•  Djelloul Melaika - Algeria (Grand Officer)

Order of Civil Merit:

Order of Merit

• Father Alfredo Ribeiro Neres – Congo Democratic Republic (Grand Officer)
• Aristóteles Drummond - Brazil (Grande Officer)
• Charles de Sousa - Canada (Commander)
• José Mário Coelho - Canada (Commander)
• Luciano de Sousa - Australia (Commander)
• Armando da Silva Pinheiro - Mozambique (Officer)
• Piedade Heroína dos Reis Simões de Pina - Luxembourg (Officer)