2010 in Portugal

The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva
• Prime Minister: José Sócrates (Socialist)

Events

June

• 5 June – Same-sex marriage became legal.

December

• Portuguese Natural Gas Association is founded.

Arts and entertainment

• In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
• Portuguese electronic band Sensible Soccers were formed near Porto

Sports

Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal.

Deaths

• 9 January – Acúrsio Carrelo, footballer (born 1931).
• 18 december – José Saramago, novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and Nobel laureate, (born 1922)
• 25 July – Vasco de Almeida e Costa, naval officer and politician (born 1932)

See also

• List of Portuguese films of 2010

References