ADN Católica

The Catholic Alumni and Descendants Network is a network of families, with different generations of alumni and their descendants, who share the fact that they have studied at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and therefore have the same Alma Mater, to which they return at this time of celebration.
The generations of Católica
Carneiro Family

Roberto Carneiro, is Professor Emeritus of the Portuguese Catholic University, and Doctor "Honoris Causa", in 2016, by UCP.

Roberto Carneiro was President of the Portuguese School of Macau Foundation and former Minister of Education. He also held the position of President of the Distance Learning and Training Institute, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Portuguese Speaking Peoples and Cultures of the UCP. 

Maria Ana Carneiro, daughter of Roberto Carneiro, is a PhD student in Cultural Studies. She is a researcher at CEPCEP/CECC; and graduated in Social and Cultural Communication in 2004, from the Faculty of Human Sciences of the UCP.

Pedro Carneiro is Maria Ana Carneiro's brother and Roberto Carneiro's son. He is a Professor of Economics at UCL in London and graduated in Economics in 1997 from the UCP.

Inês Carneiro is also Roberto Carneiro's daughter and Pedro and Maria Ana's sister. Inês is Logoplaste Financeira's Controller. In 2009, she finished her degree in Management at UCP. Afterwards, she took her Master's in Management and Finance, also at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, which she finished in 2010.

Marta Carneiro, also daughter of Roberto Carneiro and sister of Pedro, Inês and Maria Ana. In 2006, Marta graduated in Law from the Catholic University of Portugal. She also has a PhD and a postgraduate degree in Law. She is currently Deputy to the Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality.

Rita Almeida is Pedro Carneiro's wife. She graduated in Economics from the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) in 1997. Rita is a Senior Economist at the World Bank.

Cordovil Family

António Cordovil graduated in Management in 1988. Today he works in the area of Private Consulting. His wife, Ana Cordovil, completed her degree in Management in 1995.

Mariana Cordovil, the couple's daughter, is currently in her 4th year of Law.

Her sister, Margarida, finished her degree in Economics in 2009 and her Master in Management in 2012. She currently lives in Paris with her husband, Gonçalo Silva. They both work at L'Oreal, Margarida as International Project Manager and Gonçalo as Commercial Director.

Cortes Martins Family

Luís Cortes Martins obtained his law degree in 1985. He is currently a lawyer and a partner in Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados. His wife, Maria Emília Cortes Martins, also graduated in Law in 1984 and is a Corporate Lawyer.

Their children, Miguel, Maria and João Maria, also chose the area of law. Miguel finished his degree in 2012 and is part of the Restrictive Practices Department at the Competition Authority. Maria graduated in 2013 and is now an Associate at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados. João Maria is currently in the 4th year of her degree.