


MA – 36th Anniversary
Manuela António - Lawyers and Notaries turns 36 this year
Another year, another milestone here at Manuela António – Lawyers and Notaries. On this day, 28 of November 2022, our firm completes 36 years of its establishment. As always, we take this occasion to thank the support of our excellent…

Portuguese Nationality
Revision of the Regulation of Portuguese Nationality
The Portuguese Government has recently enacted a revised Regulation of the Portuguese Nationality (“Regulation”), which further amended the original one (published in December 2006) in order to contemplate the changes operated by Law 2/2020 (amendments to the 1981 Portuguese Nationality…

Take away in Macau
Registration of take away activities in Macau
The takeaway market in the Macau Special Administrative Region (the “Macau SAR”) has been growing quickly in recent years, especially the third-party online food ordering platforms. For this reason, there was a need to regulate this specific activity within the…

Portuguese Nationality
Portuguese Nationality: Overview of Benefits and Procedures
More and more, either for tourism, for investment purposes or just to live (for instance, by retires), Portugal has become a considerably relevant destination chosen by foreigners from all over the world. Being the westernmost country in Europe, this nation,…

Bond Market in Macau
Overview of the Bond Market in Macau
The diversification of Macau’s economic activity has been one of the main goals announced by successive Macau SAR governments on various occasions or in various documents over the years. Moreover, for more than a decade, one of the main sectors…

Golden Visa
Portuguese Golden Visa through Macau Gate
As it is already known worldwide, Portugal´s golden visa program is one of the most popular residence by investment programs in Europe and in the World. The program will complete one decade this year of 2022, with an average of…

Consumer Protection
The Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law - Law no. 9/2021
After several decades without a significant advance on consumer rights’ legislation in the Macau Special Administrative Region (the Macau SAR), the Legislative Assembly has approved, on 24 June 2021, an entirely new “Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law”. The new…

Portuguese Nationality Q&A
Acquisition of Portuguese Nationality: Questions and Answers
Q and A on acquisition of Portuguese Nationality 1. I was born in Macau in 1980. Do I qualify to be a Portuguese national? Yes. Anyone born in Macau before 21 November 1981 (date the present Portuguese Nationality Act became…

Portuguese Nationality
Legal Alert: Portuguese Nationality - Amendement to the Portuguese Nationality Law
Good news, with the entry into force of the new amendment to the nationality law, for those who wish to obtain the portuguese nationality. The ninth amendment to the Portuguese Nationality Law (Law no. 37/81, of 3 October) just came…