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
Partners in Portugal
POC – Porto
Amarah Farage: Lawyer for more than 15 years, working on citizenship cases for more than 10 years.
POC – Lisbon
Aline Correia: Lawyer, postgraduate degree in Public Law, master's candidate in Law and National Security, with extensive experience in immigration cases.
POC – 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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Latest articles
Portugal 2026: a timeline of the changes in citizenship, visas and the Golden Visa
Golden Visa without real estate, the end of the expression of interest, the CPLP route with a visa, citizenship after 7 years and IFICI in place of the NHR: the changes from 2023 to 2026 in chronological order, with the rule behind each one and what applies today to each profile.
Golden Visa for the family: who can be included and how reunification works
Spouses, minor children, adult children who are studying and dependent parents can accompany the Golden Visa investor, without the two-year wait. See who qualifies, who does not, documents, fees and renewals.
D7 visa in 2026: how much income to prove and how to build the financial file
The official €920 minimum wage benchmark, simulations for couples and children, what kind of income the consulate accepts, the role of a bank account in Portugal and a step-by-step guide to the D7 visa financial file.