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Adé: the last poet of distinction to write in Macanese patuá
José dos Santos Ferreira (Adé)
José dos Santos Ferreira (known as Adé, 1919–1993) was a Macanese poet and writer. He spent his life writing poetry, prose, plays, and radio works in Macanese patuá — a creole based on Portuguese and mixing in Cantonese and other elements — and is regarded as the last poet of distinction to write in the language. His works include Macau sa Assi (1968) and Poéma di Macau (1983); a bronze statue in Macau commemorates him.
Miguel de Senna Fernandes: the lawyer and playwright keeping patuá alive
Miguel de Senna Fernandes
Miguel de Senna Fernandes (b. 1961, Macau) is a Macanese lawyer, playwright, and theatre director, and the son of writer Henrique de Senna Fernandes. He has practised law since 1989 and served as a notary public since 1995. He writes and directs for Dóci Papiaçám di Macau, a troupe that performs entirely in Macanese patuá — an endangered Portuguese-based creole — working to preserve the language and the community's culture; the troupe's theatre has been listed as Macau intangible cultural heritage since 2012.