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Mário Ferreira

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Mário Ferreira
Ferreira in 2015
Born
Mário Nuno dos Santos Ferreira

1968 (54–55 years old)
NationalityPortuguese
Occupation(s)Businessman and entrepreneur
Known forFirst Portuguese to enter space

Mário Nuno dos Santos Ferreira (born 1968) is a Portuguese businessman and entrepreneur.[1] He is the chairman of Media Capital, a major Portuguese media company with holdings including CNN Portugal.[2][3] In March 2024, he acquired a 4.6% stake in Savannah Resources which is developing Europe’s largest lithium mine in northern Portugal.

On 4 August 2022, as part of the Blue Origin NS-22 mission, Mário Ferreira lifted off from Corn Ranch, Texas to space on board of New Shepard. He became the first Portuguese person to travel to space.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cruzeiros no rio Douro - Douroazul - A Douroazul". douroazul.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2021-05-15..
  2. ^ "Mário Ferreira appointed as Chairman of Media Capital Group - Mediacapital".
  3. ^ "Inside the Battle for CNN: Jeff Zucker, David Zaslav, Chris Licht and 18 Months of Crazy Backstabbing". 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Nave espacial com Mário Ferreira aterrou com sucesso". 4 August 2022.