Américo Ferreira Amorim (21 July 1934 – 13 July 2017) was a Portuguese
billionaire
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businessman, and a 50% owner of
Corticeira Amorim, founded by his grandfather. He was the richest person in Portugal at the time of his death with a fortune estimated of $4.8 billion.
Early life
Amorim was born in
Mozelos in 1934, the fifth of eight children of Américo Alves Amorim, into a "modest family".
Career
He owned a 50% interest in
Corticeira Amorim, founded by his grandfather in 1870, and the world's largest producer of
cork, with $650 million in sales.
He had interests in finance and energy.
[ In 2005, he and Isabel dos Santos established ]Angola
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's Banco Internacional de Credito (BIC).[ On 22 April 2008, Banco BIC Portugal began its operations in Lisbon with the same ownership structure as Banco BIC Angola.][ Later, in 2014, he sold his stake in BIC to Isabel dos Santos.][ His largest investment was an 18% stake in Galp Energia which he was chairman until October 2016 when he passed control to his eldest daughter Paula.][
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Personal life
Américo Amorim was married to Maria Fernanda de Oliveira Ramos, the daughter of medical doctor Manuel Pinto Moreira Ramos and Maria José Nunes de Oliveira, and had three daughters, including Paula.Américo Ferreira de Amorim
- GeneAll.net They lived in Grijó.[
He died on 13 July 2017.]
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1934 births
2017 deaths
Portuguese businesspeople
Portuguese billionaires
People from Santa Maria da Feira
20th-century Portuguese businesspeople
21st-century Portuguese businesspeople
Galp Energia people
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