Os Piores Portugueses (lit. The Worst Portuguese) was a poll organized by the debate program Eixo do Mal of SIC Notícias to determine which Portuguese figures contributed the most to the country's ruin. It competed and parodied the poll for Great Portuguese (Os Grandes Portugueses).

There were two categories for each poll, each featuring 20 semi-finalists:[1]

  1. Who most contributed to the ruin of Portugal? - Won by António de Oliveira Salazar, also the winner of Os Grandes Portugueses.[2]
  2. Who better incarnates the worst qualities of the Portuguese People? - Won by Fátima Felgueiras.[2]

The candidates for Worst Portuguese

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Who most contributed to the ruin of Portugal?
Name Lived Notable Events and Rationale Great Portuguese Rank
Afonso Costa 1871-1937 Republican activist, Prime Minister of Portugal during the First Portuguese Republic 73
António de Almeida Santos 1926-2016 Socialist Party Politician None
Álvaro Cunhal 1913-2005 Former leader of the Portuguese Communist Party 2
Aníbal Cavaco Silva born 1939 Then President of Portugal, former Prime Minister of Portugal. 27
António Guterres born 1949 Former Prime Minister of Portugal. None
Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira 1888-1977 Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon during Estado Novo None
The horse of Afonso, Prince of Portugal fl. 1491 By falling and killing the heir of the throne and husband to the heiress of Castile and Aragon, prevented the union of the Iberian kingdoms under Portuguese hegemony. None
The trumpeter of Afonso I of Portugal fl. 1143 During a loot, he lost his trumpet which he was meant to play to order the loot to be finished, metaphorically meaning the looting is still going on. None
Afonso I of Portugal died 1185 The first King of Portugal and founder of the country; nominated for that exact reason. 4
John III of Portugal 1502-1557 King of Portugal during the Inquisition None
King Sebastian 1554–1578 Boy-king who became entangled in the Moroccan civil war, a Muslim country he understood very little about, ultimately leading to his fall at the Battle of Ksar El Kebir and leaving the country at the mercy of Spain. None
José Manuel Durão Barroso 1956– Former Prime Minister of Portugal, left office to become President of the European Commission, leaving Pedro Santana Lopes as his successor. None
Sister Lúcia 1907–2005 Claimed to have seen and talked to the Virgin Mary at Fátima in 1917. She later became a nun. 89
Marcelo Caetano 1906-1980 Successor to António de Oliveira Salazar as the ruler of Estado Novo 31
Mário Soares 1924–2017 Former Prime Minister of Portugal and President of Portugal. 12
António de Oliveira Salazar 1889–1970 Dictatorial Prime Minister of Portugal during the Estado Novo, which repressed democratic movements and involved Portugal in a costly colonial war in Africa. 1
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho 1936-2021 Chief strategist of Carnation Revolution and FP-25 leader 68
Sidónio Pais 1872-1918 President of the First Portuguese Republic None
Cunha Rodrigues Born 1940 Former Attorney-general of the republic None
Vasco Gonçalves 1921-2005 Prime Minister of Portugal during PREC 54
Who better incarnates the worst qualities of the Portuguese People?
Name Lived Notable Events and Rationale Great Portuguese Rank
Maria Severa 1820-1846 Fado singer. Portrayed as the founder of the genre None
pt:Maria de Jesus Caetano Freire 1894-1981 António de Oliveira Salazar's maid None
Dona Branca 1902-1992 Fraudster, Ponzi scheme maintainer None
António Egas Moniz 1874-1955 Neurologist, lobotomy inventor, first Portuguese winner of the Nobel Prize 23
Fátima Felgueiras Born 1954 Former mayor of Felgueiras, involved in various corrpution scandals None
Fernando Mamede Born 1951 10,000 metres athlete known to frequently crack under pressure None
Florbela Espanca 1894-1930 Poet 34
Valentim Loureiro Born 1938 Former mayor of Gondomar, chairman of Boavista F.C. and of the LPFP, involved in various corruption scandals in all titles None
Kaúlza de Arriaga 1915-2004 Far-right politician, founder of MIRN-PDP None
Lili Caneças Born 1944 Socialite None
Portuguese husbands
Paulo Portas Born 1962 Former president of CDS – People's Party None
Pina Manique 1733-1805 Magistrate during the Absolutism None
Joaquim Pina Moura 1952-2020 Former finance and economy minister None
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa Born 1937 Chairman of FC Porto, involved in corruption scandals 17
José Maria Martins Lawyer, known for defending Carlos Silvino in the Casa Pia child sexual abuse scandal None
Tomás Taveira Born 1938 Architect and professor. Involved in a sex tape scandal, where he was shown having sex with (amongst others) some of his students None
José Maria Saleiro Born 1973 Big Brother 1 winner None
Alberto João Jardim Born 1943 Then president of the Autonomous Region of Madeira 52
Américo Thomaz 1894-1987 President of Portugal during Estado Novo None

References

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  1. ^ "Dezembro 2006 - O Pior Português de Sempre". piorportugues.blogs.sapo.pt. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ a b "Vencedores". piorportugues.blogs.sapo.pt. Retrieved 2024-05-30.