Generally considered the greatest and most internationally famous Portuguese conductor ever.
Son of Fidélio de Freitas Branco and wife D. Maria da Costa de Sousa de
Macedo (of the Counts of Vila Franca do Campo) and brother of composer
Luís de Freitas Branco, Maria Cândida (b.1892) and Isabel Maria (b.1895).
Has two daughters with Marie-Antoinette (b.1903): Isabel Joana Maria
(b.1932) and Maria Helena Stella (b.1936).
Has two stepchildren from Marie-Antoinette first marriage (to José
Lopes) named Gérard Lopes (b.1925) and José Manuel Lopes.