Our Team
Meet the Sene & Araújo team: lawyers admitted to the OAB and a partner admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados). Get in touch with us.
The firm
Our team brings together lawyers with training in Civil Procedure and Business Law, aiming at individualized and structured service focused on clients' real needs.
Our mission is to provide agile, secure and personalized service through our structures, with offices in Brazil and Portugal.
Maristela de Araújo
maristela@senearaujo.adv.br
Natalie Sene
natalie@senearaujo.adv.br
Laís Vellozo Sene
lais@senearaujo.adv.br
Integrated offices in Portugal
Integrated office · Porto
Amarah Farage: Lawyer for more than 15 years, working on citizenship cases for more than 10 years.
Integrated office · Lisbon
Aline Correia: Lawyer, postgraduate degree in Public Law, master's candidate in Law and National Security, with extensive experience in immigration cases.
Integrated office · Cascais
Samilly Araújo Ribeiro Matos: Lawyer and Master of Legal Sciences from Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL).
Family, registries, and assets
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Brazilian degree in Portugal: level recognition or specific recognition?
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