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António dos Santos Graça (1882—1956) was a 
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ethnologist
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, journalist and politician notable for the study and preservation of Poveiro culture
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, history
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, and folklore
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. He was born and also died at Póvoa de Varzim
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António dos Santos Graça was born on January 16, 1882, in his home on Street Carvalhido. He was the son of John of Saints Constantine and Maria Francisca.
Graça was a versatile man, running businesses and working in fields as diverse as the textile industry, canning, journalism, writing and ethnography.
António dos Santos Graça spent a lifetime studying culture of the unique maritime Póvoa community. When he died in 1956, he left behind a substantial amount of work that enriched Portuguese ethnography of the twentieth century. Graça was also a keen politician. He held an important place in the Portuguese Republican Party
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Among his works are ''O Poveiro'' (1932), ''A Crença do Poveiro nas Almas Penadas'' 1(1933), ''Inscrições Tumulares por Siglas'' (1942) and ''A Epopeia dos Humildes'' (1952).
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1882 births 1956 deaths People from Póvoa de Varzim Portuguese scientists Ethnologists {{ethnologist-stub