José Régio

Born 17 September 1901 in Vila do Conde, Portugal

Died 22 December 1969 (aged 68)

José Maria dos Reis Pereira, better known by the pen name José Regio, was a Portuguese writer who spent most of his life in Portalegre (1929 to 1962). He was the brother of Júlio Maria dos Reis Pereira, a painter and illustrator.