1916 in Portugal

Incumbents

• President: Bernardino Machado
• Prime Minister: Afonso Costa ; António José de Almeida

Events

• Portugal enters the First World War.

Arts and entertainment

• Grão Vasco Museum founded

Sports

• Caldas Sport Clube founded

Births

• 8 June – Emílio Lino, fencer.

Deaths

• 16 April – Mário de Sá-Carneiro, writer
• 11 November – Francisco da Veiga Beirão, politician