Raquel Gameiro

Gameiro illustrated numerous books, newspapers and magazines, including Diário de Notícias and O Século.

[4] She was brought up in the Amadora district of Lisbon, together with her brother Manuel and her sisters Helena and Maria Emília, She was educated at home where together with her siblings her father introduced her to painting.

[5] Drawing from the age of seven, when she was 15 she contributed illustrations to Ana de Castro Osório's children's collection Para as Crianças.

[5] Gameiro exhibited at the SNBA from 1909 to 1937, painting colourful works depicting fishermen and peasants as well as rustic interiors.

[5] She also made illustrations for several newspapers and magazines, including ABCzinho, Joaninha, Ilustração Portuguesa, Jornal dos Pequeninos, Modas e Bordados, O Mosquito, and Portugal Feminino.