João Abel Manta: key obituary facts
Is João Abel Manta dead? Yes. João Abel Manta died on May 15, 2026, at age 98.
Cause of death: João Abel Manta's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was João Abel Manta known for?
He was known as Portuguese artist.
More about João Abel Manta
Born: 29 January 1928.
Place of birth: Lisbon.
Place of death: Lisbon.
Gender: male.
Occupation: architect, painter, cartoonist, artist, illustrator, caricaturist, scenographer, draftsperson.
Nationality: Portugal.
Education: University of Lisbon.
Awards: Commander of the Order of Liberty.
Father: Abel Manta.
Mother: Clementina Carneiro de Moura.
João Abel Manta, Portuguese architect, painter and cartoonist, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 98.
Born in Lisbon on Jan. 29, 1928, he graduated in architecture from the Lisbon Higher School of Fine Arts in 1951.
He was the son of the painters Abel Manta and Maria Clementina Carneiro de Moura Manta, and was married to Maria Alice Ribeiro, with whom he had a daughter, Isabel. He lived and worked in Lisbon and was associated from an early stage with the Lisbon intellectual milieu linked to left-wing movements opposed to the Salazar and Marcelo Caetano dictatorships.
João Abel Manta, 98, Portuguese architect, painter, and cartoonist.