Ânderson Luís da Silva (born 13 February 1981), aka Luisão (literally "Big Luís"), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a central defender and he is also club Captain.

Most of his professional career was spent with Benfica, for which he appeared in more than 300 official games, winning seven major titles.

A Brazilian international on more than 40 occasions, Luisão appeared for the country in two World Cups and three Copa América tournaments.

Born in Amparo, São Paulo, Luisão represented Clube Atlético Juventus and Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in his country, scoring a career-best six goals in 24 matches in his third season with the latter.

In the 2003 summer, Luisão's moved to Europe, signing with S.L. Benfica of Portugal for £890,000. He faced a tough period of adaptation, during which he performed somewhat below his capabilities and even considered traveling back to his home country. He did manage, however, to score in his league debut, a thrilling 3–3 home draw against C.F. Os Belenenses on 14 September. He ended his first season with the Portuguese Cup conquest, helping defeat F.C. Porto 2–1.

Gil Vicente (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒiɫ viˈsẽtɨ]; c.1465 – c. 1536), called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus,"^[3] often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's greatest playwrights.^[1] Vicente worked in Portuguese as much as he worked in Spanish^[3] and is thus, with Juan del Encina, considered joint-father of Spanish drama.

Vicente was attached to the courts of the Portuguese kings Manuel I and John III. He rose to prominence as a playwright largely on account of the influence of Queen Dowager Leonor, who noticed him as he participated in court dramas and subsequently commissioned him to write his first theatrical work.

He may also have been identical to an accomplished goldsmith of the same name,^[2] creator of the famous monstrance of Belém, and master of rhetoric of King Manuel I.

His plays and poetry, written in both Portuguese and Spanish, were a reflection of the changing times during the transition from Middle Ages to Renaissance and created a balance between the former time of rigid mores and hierarchical social structure and the new society in which this order was undermined.

Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício (born 15 February 1988 in Marrazes, Leiria) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a goalkeeper.

Patrício played as a striker at a young age. Reportedly, a Sporting Clube de Portugal scout was in the area and saw the youngster play in goal; the scout was very impressed and signed him to the Sporting youth academy. He made his first division debut on 19 November 2006, in a 1–0 away win against C.S. Marítimo in the 10th round; subbing in for habitual club and country first-choice Ricardo, he saved a penalty kick 15 minutes before the end of the game.

In 2007–08, after Ricardo's departure to Real Betis, Patrício beat competition from Sporting veteran Tiago and new signing Vladimir Stojković to become the undisputed starter. On 27 November 2007, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, in a 1–2 group stage loss at Manchester United.

During the 2008 off-season, Patrício was the subject of a rumored transfer to Italian giants F.C. Internazionale Milano. However, nothing came of it and, in the 2008 Portuguese Supercup final, against Futebol Clube do Porto, he stopped a Lucho González penalty in a 2–0 final win, also being an everpresent fixture in the league.

Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus (born 24 July 1954 in Amadora, Lisbon) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a right midfielder, and the current manager of Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Jesus, son of Jesus Virgolino who played for Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 1940s, finished his football formation precisely with the top division giants, and made his top flight debuts with S.C. Olhanense, on loan from the Lions.

He played with Sporting's first team in the 1975–76 season, appearing in 12 matches (one start) as the capital club finished in fifth position. Subsequently released, he played in the country's top flight in seven of the following eight years, representing C.F. Os Belenenses, Grupo Desportivo Riopele, Juventude de Évora, União de Leiria, Vitória de Setúbal and S.C. Farense, amassing totals in the category of 166 games and 13 goals.

Jesus retired in 1989 at the age of 35, after spells in the second (mainly with hometown's C.F. Estrela da Amadora) and third levels.

After starting as a manager with lowly Amora FC, Jesus moved in 1993 to F.C. Felgueiras, helping the club promote to the top flight in his second season, and remaining in the team until June 1998, with Felgueiras back in division two.

Adrien Sébastien Perruchet Silva (born 15 March 1989), commonly known as Adrien Silva, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Portuguese club Académica de Coimbra on loan from Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga. He primarily plays as a central midfielder who is adept at playing both offensively and defensively. Silva is described by former Sporting manager Paulo Bento as a "complete midfielder" who "wets his jersey in every game he plays".

Silva was born in France and is of dual nationality having been born to a Portuguese father and a French mother. He began his career in his birth country playing for Bordeaux. At the age of 11, his family moved to Portugal and he joined ARC Paçô. After two years at the club, Silva moved to one of the biggest clubs in the country, Sporting CP. After a successful youth career with the club, he made his professional debut in the 2007–08 season. Despite limited appearances, Silva was a part of the teams that finished runner-up to Porto in the league in back-to-back seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09). He also played in the teams that reached back-to-back Taça da Liga finals in 2008 and 2009. After an underwhelming 2009–10 campaign, he was sent on loan to Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. He returned to Sporting in January 2011, but was immediately sent on loan for the second time to fellow Primeira Liga Académica de Coimbra.