Diogo Freitas do Amaral was born on July 21, 1941 in Povoa de Varzim, Portugal as Diogo Pinto de Freitas do Amaral. He was a writer, known for O Magnífico Reitor (2001), The Good People of Portugal (1980) and No Dia Em Que... (2009). He was married to Maria José Salgado Sarmento de Matos. He died on October 3, 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal.