Antonio Costa

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Antonio Costa; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, Nov 10 2015

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The Times of India, Nov 10 2015

Andrew Pereira

A Goan may lead Portuguese govt

Antonio Costa, 54, son of Goan poet Orlando Costa, and who answers to the nickname Babush', a Konkani term of endearment used to address a young boy in Goa, is set to stakedhis claim to head the Portuguese government in Nov 2015. Costa has his 150-year-old ances tral house on Rua Abade Fa ria, in the heart of Margao. Former mayor of the corporation o the city of Panaji, Carolina Po, met Costa in 2010 in Lis bon “I was in Lisbon officially as Panaji mayor for a Lusofonia Games meeting in 2010.Along with another Panaji councillor, I, unofficially called on Costa at his office as he was the mayor of Lisbon,“ says Po. “He came across as a warm person and talked about his roots in Goa. He told us that he wishes to visit Goa and his home in Margao”. she added.