Manuel João Vieira
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Born17 October 1962
OccupationsSinger, Composer, Painter, University Professor
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| Occupations | Singer, Composer, Painter, University Professor |
Manuel João Gonçalves Rodrigues Vieira (born 17 October 1962) is a Portuguese musician, painter, university professor and satirical politician. He is the vocalist of Ena Pá 2000 and Irmãos Catita, bands he founded in 1984 and 1991, respectively.[1]
He unsuccessfully ran for President of Portugal in the 2001, 2011 and 2016 presidential elections.[2] In the 2026 presidential election, he gathered the required 7500 valid signatures to be on the ballot for the first time.[3] Among his campaign promisses are giving a Ferrari to each Portuguese and wine on tap, while his campaign motto is "I'll only give up if I'm elected".[4] Vieira ended up getting over 60 thousand votes and 1.1% of the votes.[5]
