Silva Porto (explorer)

This article is about the trader and explorer in Angola. For the naturalist painter, see António Silva Porto.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva Porto.
Silva Porto
Statue of Silva Porto in Kuito, Angola
Born
António Francisco Ferreira da Silva Porto

24 August 1817
Porto, Kingdom of Portugal
Died2 April 1890(1890-04-02) (aged 72)
Silva Porto, Portuguese Angola
OccupationsExplorer, trader

António Francisco Ferreira da Silva Porto (24 August 1817 – 2 April 1890) was a Portuguese trader and explorer in Angola, in the Portuguese West Africa.

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