António dos Santos Graça

António dos Santos Graça (1882—1956) was a Portuguese ethnologist, journalist and politician notable for the study and preservation of Poveiro culture, history, and folklore.

[1] Graça was a versatile man, running businesses and working in fields as diverse as the textile industry, canning, journalism, writing and ethnography.

[1] 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.

He was an esteemed citizen of Póvoa de Varzim, a fact that led to his being elected to the Parliament in 1919 and in 1925 to the position of senator from District of Porto.