Early Life, Family and Training In the quiet village of Alhadas, within the municipality of Figueira da Foz, Mário Augusto dos Santos entered the world on 23 July 1895. He was born into a modest household, the son of a farmer and a seamstress. While his father worked the land, the young boy found himself drawn to the act of drawing, a passion that began to manifest even during his earliest years. This early inclination toward art woul…