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    Hugo Araújo

    Executive Chef, Solar dos Presuntos

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    i. Biography

    Hugo Araújo is the executive chef at Solar dos Presuntos in Lisbon, where he has led the kitchen since June 2021 and helped oversee the restaurant’s post-renovation relaunch with a larger dining room and updated culinary operations. A 2024 report says he is Lisbon-born, grew up in Trás-os-Montes, studied hotel management at the Estoril hospitality school, and worked in Angola before returning to Portugal.

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