Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen was born on November 6, 1919 in Oporto, Portugal. She was a writer, known for A Viagem (1994), O Silêncio (2020) and Um Poema por Semana (2011). She was previously married to Francisco Sousa Tavares. She died on July 2, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal.