Alberto S. Santos

ALBERTO S. SANTOS é licenciado em Direito, pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Foi Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Penafiel (2002-2013), Presidente da Comissão Científica da Rota do Românico/Centro de Estudos do Românico e do Território (2009-2025) e Comissário Cultural do Festival Literário "Escritaria" (2014-2025). Foi Secretário de Estado da Cultura dos XXIV e XXV Governos Constitucionais (2025-).
Como escritor, afirmou-se essencialmente na ficção histórica, criada a partir de marcantes acontecimentos reais, mas pouco conhecidos do grande público. Publicou os romances A Escrava de Córdova (2008), A Profecia de Istambul (2010), O Segredo de Compostela (2013), Para lá de Bagdad (2016), Amantes de Buenos Aires (2019) e A Senhora das Índ

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