Casa Fernando Pessoa (; "Fernando Pessoa House") is a

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History

It was created in honor of the poet

Fernando Pessoa Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa (; ; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, and publisher. He has been described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th c ...

, and conceived as a "home of poetry". It is located in the building where Pessoa lived between 1920 and 1935. The cultural center opened on 30 November 1993. It was made a national treasure in 2009.

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