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The South welcomed Portugal\u2019s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa with open arms for the inaugurated celebrations for Portugal\/ Cam\u00f5es\/ Portuguese Communities Day in South Africa at Turffontein Portuguese Hall.<\/p>\n

The day also included the participation of the Portugese prime minister Ant\u00f3nio Costa, who travelled in from his own state visit to Angola, and foreign minister Jo\u00e3o Gomes Cravinho.<\/p>\n

The Portuguese president also visited Cape Town and Pretoria to celebrate the day. Every year, the Portuguese president travels to a different country to celebrate Portugal Day with the Portuguese diaspora.<\/p>\n

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Frank Alexandre, Victor de Freitas, Paul Luiz and Jaime Luiz Priimo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fatima Gouveia, Marcia Julia Pereira and Teresa Rodriques<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Manuela Robinson, Olimpia Soauteiro and Claudia Letsher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jock Coimbra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Carlos Fonseia and Serafim de Carvalho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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