In 1958 she went to Portugal where she was received by the President Francisco Craveiro Lopes; the Prime Minister, António de Oliveira Salazar, however, refused to meet her.
W 1958 Maria Pia Bragança udała się do Portugalii, gdzie przyjął ją sam prezydent Francisco Craveiro Lopes, ale premier António de Oliveira Salazar odmówił poznania jej.