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    Lamares, Capela & Associados

    Regulated law firm

    Lisbon law firm (brand founded 2018; Ordem dos Advogados society Registo 10/19, constituição 18 March 2019) advising international clients on immigration, nationality, real estate, corporate and private-client matters.

    Lisbon, Portugal

    Firm Snapshot

    Founded
    2018
    HQ
    Lisbon, Portugal
    Offices
    1
    Public team
    19 named people
    Provider type
    Regulated law firm
    Programs
    Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Permanent Residence, Short-term Residence, Long-term Residence, Family Reunification, Citizenship, Sephardic Ancestry
    Notable
    OA society Registo 10/19; Av de Berna HQ; brand 2018 distinct from OA 2019.

    About Lamares, Capela & Associados

    Editorial summary

    Checked 2026-09-10. Society 10/19 verified. Brand 2018 is distinct from OA 2019. Residential-property ARI not presented as open for new applications.

    Lamares, Capela & Associados (LACA) is the brand of LAMARES, CAPELA & ASSOCIADOS, SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS SP, RL, registered with the Ordem dos Advogados (Lisboa, Registo 10/19; Data de Constituição 18-03-2019). Firm materials use brand founding 2018; this remains distinct from the OA sociedade date. Directory HQ: Avenida de Berna, n.º 11, 3º, 1050-036 Lisboa. Email info@lamarescapela.pt; main phone +351 911 942 346. NIPC strings are conflicted and not published as verified. Named lawyers: Ana Sofia Lamares 51005L, Diogo Capela 55554L, André Gomes Dias 59108L.

    Named lawyers

    Meet the named lawyers working with Lamares, Capela & Associados clients. Open a profile for credential and scope details.

    AS

    Ana Sofia Lamares

    Founding Partner

    Lamares, Capela & AssociadosPartner

    Jurisdictions
    Portugal
    Firm routes
    Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Permanent Residence and 5 more

    Firm-published professional

    Ana Sofia Lamares is a founding partner of Lamares, Capela & Associados and an active Portuguese lawyer registered in Lisbon under cédula 51005L. The Portuguese Bar records her admission on 25 May 2012. Her firm biography focuses on Portuguese nationality, civil registration and litigation, plus real-estate work for people planning to live or invest in Portugal. It says she attended law faculties in Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro and completed further corporate, property and litigation training.

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    AG

    André Gomes Dias

    Lawyer

    Lamares, Capela & AssociadosIn-house

    Jurisdictions
    Portugal
    Firm routes
    Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Permanent Residence and 5 more

    Firm-published professional

    André Gomes Dias is a Portuguese lawyer registered in Lisbon under cédula 59108L. The Portuguese Bar records his admission on 21 June 2018. His firm biography focuses on property rights, real-estate transactions and succession, including land registration, horizontal property and inherited-asset divisions. It also reports registry/notary work and foreign-judgment review. He holds a University of Lisbon law degree and attended the academic part of a master’s in Legal and Business Sciences.

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    BC

    Beatriz Costa Leite

    Lawyer

    Lamares, Capela & AssociadosIn-house

    Jurisdictions
    Portugal
    Firm routes
    Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Permanent Residence and 5 more

    Firm-published professional

    Beatriz Costa Leite is a Portuguese lawyer under cédula 66789P, admitted on 27 September 2022. Her firm biography covers civil, succession, family and labour law, enforcement and credit recovery, plus registries and notary work. She holds a law degree and a master’s in Forensic Legal Sciences from the University of Coimbra, where she also completed postgraduate study in Corporate Law. She works in Portuguese and English; the firm does not assign her personal immigration or Golden Visa work.

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    Beatriz Lopes Tavares

    Lawyer

    Lamares, Capela & AssociadosIn-house

    Jurisdictions
    Portugal
    Firm routes
    Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Permanent Residence and 5 more

    Firm-published professional

    Beatriz Lopes Tavares is an active Portuguese lawyer under cédula 64429C. The Portuguese Bar records her admission on 9 September 2021. Her firm biography focuses on labour law and social security, with added commercial-law experience. She holds a University of Coimbra law degree, studied for a period at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, and completed postgraduate study in Labour and Social Security Law at the Porto Law School of the Portuguese Catholic University.

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    DC

    Diogo Capela

    Founding Partner

    Lamares, Capela & AssociadosPartner

    Registration
    55554L
    Regulator
    Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar)
    Firm jurisdictions
    Portugal
    Firm routes
    Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Permanent Residence and 5 more

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    Diogo Capela is a founding partner of Lamares, Capela & Associados and an active Portuguese lawyer registered with the Lisbon Regional Council under cédula 55554L. The Portuguese Bar records his admission on 15 June 2016. His firm biography focuses on Portuguese immigration, residence processes, Golden Visa matters and foreign investment. He studied at the University of Lisbon Faculty of Law and the firm reports postgraduate work there in urban planning, tourism and maritime administrative law.

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    LE

    Lília Emídio Carvalho

    Lawyer

    Lamares, Capela & AssociadosIn-house

    Jurisdictions
    Portugal
    Firm routes
    Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Permanent Residence and 5 more

    Firm-published professional

    Lília Emídio Carvalho is a Portuguese lawyer whose regulator name appears as Lília Carvalho under cédula 56633C, admitted on 17 March 2017. The Portuguese Bar lists her as active. Her firm biography focuses on civil law, inheritance and real estate, with registry and notary experience. She holds a University of Coimbra law degree and a master’s in Law specialising in Legal and Forensic Sciences from the same university. She works in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

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    Areas of Practice

    Countries

    Visa Types

    Golden Visa
    D7 Visa
    Permanent Residence
    Short-term Residence
    Long-term Residence
    Family Reunification
    Citizenship
    Sephardic Ancestry

    Published pricing & service standard

    Initial consultation
    < $100

    No current official consultation price or broad service-fee range was found. Request a written engagement identifying scope, professional fees, taxes, government and third-party charges, and payment/refund terms.

    Pricing checked 24 Aug 2026; confirm the current scope in writing.

    Frequently Asked Questions about Lamares, Capela & Associados

    Is Lamares, Capela & Associados a registered Portuguese law firm?

    Yes. The Portuguese Bar society directory records Lamares, Capela & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL under registration 10/19, constituted on 18 March 2019.

    When was Lamares, Capela & Associados founded?

    The firm reports 2018 as its founding year. The law society's official Portuguese Bar constitution date is 18 March 2019.

    Where is the firm's current office?

    Avenida de Berna, n.º 11, 3.º andar, 1050-036 Lisboa, Portugal. Older Rua Viriato details remain on LinkedIn and privacy surfaces but are not the current contact address.

    Which Lamares Capela lawyers are independently verified?

    Ana Sofia Lamares, Diogo Capela, André Gomes Dias, Beatriz Lopes Tavares, Beatriz Costa Leite and Lília Carvalho each have one exact active result in the Portuguese Bar directory.

    Is Paula Ventapane Malta a fully admitted lawyer?

    She is currently active in the Portuguese Bar's trainee-lawyer register.

    What immigration routes does the firm publish?

    Its current site covers Golden Visa, retirement and passive-income, digital-nomad, entrepreneur and worker routes, residence permits, renewals, refusals, permanent residence and family-related matters.

    What are the firm's current ratings?

    Google Maps showed 4.6 from 62 reviews and Trustpilot showed 4.1 from five reviews when checked on 24 August 2026. They are separate platform scores and are not averaged.

    Does the firm publish fixed fees or guaranteed response times?

    No current official pricing or response-time guarantee was found in the sources checked. Clients should request a written engagement identifying the responsible lawyer, included work, professional fees, taxes, government charges and response expectations.

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