title: 2012 in Portugal
text: # 2012 in Portugal
  
  Events in the year 2012 in Portugal.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Aníbal Cavaco Silva
  * Prime Minister: Pedro Passos Coelho
  
  ## Events
  
  ### May
  
  * 1 May – 2012 Rush to Pingo Doce
  
  ### September
  
  * 15 September – 15 September 2012 Portuguese protests
  
  ## Arts and entertainment
  
  In music: Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
  
  ## Sports
  
  Football (soccer) competitions: Primeira Liga, Liga de Honra, Terceira Divisão, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 4 February – Fernando Lanhas, painter (born 1923).
  * 21 February – Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Beja (born 1922).
  * 24 February – Infanta Maria Adelaide, royal (born 1912).
  * 28 February – Jaime Graça, footballer (born 1942).
  