Alcindo Monteiro

Alcindo Bernardo Fortes Monteiro (1 October 1967 – 12 June 1995) was a Portuguese citizen who was murdered at the age of 27 in a racially motivated hate crime.

On 1 October 2020, which would have been his 53rd birthday, the Lisbon City Council unveiled a commemorative plaque in his honor at Rua Garrett, the location where he was attacked. The city described the plaque as a symbol of its commitment to fighting racism and intolerance.

Biography Alcindo Monteiro was born in Mindelo, Cape Verde, on 1 October 1967, the son of Bernardo and Francisca Monteiro.

Monteiro was found unconscious on Rua Garrett, in front of the Gianni Versace store window, and taken to Hospital de São José along with nine other Black victims.

Medical reports indicated severe cranial injuries, internal bleeding, cerebral edema, and skull fractures.

Seventeen individuals were charged with murder and assault (the charge of genocide was later dropped).

The sentences ranged from 16.5 to 18 years in prison for the primary aggressors.