People
Fernando Reis
1950–1974
Fernando Luís Barreiros dos Reis
A 23-year-old soldier on leave in Lisbon, he was one of the four people killed when the DGS fired on the crowd on Rua António Maria Cardoso, on the night of 25 April 1974.
- Born
- 16 November 1950, Arranhó, Arruda dos Vinhos
- Died
- 25 April 1974, Lisbon (probably the Estrela Military Hospital)
Biography
He was born on 16 November 1950 in Arranhó, in the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos. At 11 he entered the Casa Pia, where he studied until 1967. In 1974 he was a soldier in the 1st Disciplinary Company of Penamacor, a unit that the Estado Novo (“New State”) used to punish soldiers and opponents accused of indiscipline.1
On 25 April he was reportedly on leave in Lisbon, and he followed the events in the streets. At the end of the day he was among the crowd that, outside the DGS headquarters on Rua António Maria Cardoso, was demanding the surrender of the political police. The agents fired from the windows and killed four people: Fernando Reis, Fernando Giesteira, João Arruda and José Barneto.12 Fernando Reis was 23 and had two children; he is thought to have died at the Estrela Military Hospital. To this day, no one knows who fired.1
Dates
People
They crossed paths with him
Fernando Giesteira
1955–1974 · waiter
João Arruda
1954–1974 · philosophy student at the Lisbon Faculty of Letters
José Barneto
1935–1974 · clerk
Silva Pais
1905–1981 · major
Conceição Matos
b. 1936 · factory worker
Helena Pato
b. 1939 · teacher
Notes on the sources1
- O local da morte: «ao que tudo indica» o Hospital Militar da Estrela, segundo o Museu do Aljube.
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Sources3
- 1Fernando Luís Barreiros dos Reis (biografia). Museu do Aljube Resistência e Liberdade — consulted on 2 October 2026
- 2Esta semana, e sempre, a rua lembra os quatro homens assassinados pela PIDE/DGS. Time Out Lisboa (1/4/2024) — consulted on 2 October 2026
- 3Os mortos pela PIDE em 25 de Abril. Esquerda.net — consulted on 2 October 2026