The city of Guimarães is historically associated with the foundation and identity of the Portuguese nationality.

In 1872, he chose to obtain Portuguese nationality.

He holds American and Portuguese nationality, due to lineage.

As the result of this he holds Brazilian, Portuguese and Moroccan nationalities.

He has lived in Portugal since 1991 and also has Portuguese nationality.

He also holds Portuguese nationality after played over 8 seasons at Portugal.

Mainly a defensive midfielder, he also holds Portuguese nationality, due to the years spent playing in that country.

After six years of residence in the country, Liédson received Portuguese nationality, being eligible to play for the country.

In the 2001 census, there were 58,657 inhabitants with Portuguese nationality, up from negligibly few in 1960.

He also has Portuguese nationality, due to the many years spent in the country.