The former Honorary British Consul in the Algarve, José Pearce de Azevedo, died on 20 January at the age of 83.
The British Ambassador, Jill Gallard, has said: "I am deeply saddened by José Azevedo's death. He was a dear and loyal friend of the UK and he will be warmly remembered by me and by many of his former colleagues at the British Consulates in Portimão and Lisbon, and at the Embassy.