Madeira da Costa Law Firm
Madeira da Costa Law Firm was founded by two sisters, Carolina and Vivian, lawyers who share a love of international law. Both decided to immigrate to Europe, do their Masters in Spain and also rescue their Portuguese-Hispanic roots.
From this journey, a society was born that aims to help other Brazilians, as well as other foreigners, who want to enjoy globalization. Law no longer has borders and today legal issues certainly go beyond a single country. The practice of the firm, therefore, focuses on the area of Private International Law, International Family Law and Commercial Law, as well as Foreigners and Migration Law, offering advice on related administrative procedures, such as business constitution and Homologation of Diplomas, of attribution and acquisition of Nationality, among others.
In addition, we meet the specific demands of athletes who wish to work and reside in Spain, Portugal, Brazil (or even in other countries), as well as other professionals, self-employed, highly qualified or subordinates, for example. We also serve investors, income holders and retirees. We advise on each legal-administrative stage of the migratory process and, similarly, on procedures related to obtaining Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian Nationality.
We are in Spain, Portugal and Brazil and we have partners in other countries, such as Italy, Germany, Venezuela, Mexico and the United States. Together we already have more than a decade of professional experience, in more than five countries, in different continents. We look forward to your contact and it will be a great pleasure to serve you.
Mrs. Vivian Madeira da Costa
Lawyer in Brazil and in the European Union, registered with the Brazilian Bar Association, the Portuguese Bar Association and the Illustrious Colegio de Abogados of Spain. She’s a member of the European Society of International Law (ESIL), a member of the Brazilian Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law – IBDESC, of the Brazilian Association of Internationalist Lawyers – ABRINTER and of the Iberoamerican Institute of Legal Studies – IBEROJUR (Portugal), as a researcher of International Law.
Mrs. Vivian is a PhD student in International and European Legal Sciences at the University of Lisbon, Master in Governance and Human Rights at the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain); Master and Specialist in Foreigners and Migration Law by the Esneca Business School (Spain) with recognition by the University of Cuyo (Argentina); Master’s student in Public Law at the University of Seville (Spain); Postgraduate student in Foreign Law and Development Cooperation at the University of Cádiz (Spain) and Bachelor in Law at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
She completed a course in Private International Law at the Hague Academy of International Law (The Hague Academy of International Law, The Netherlands). She has additional training in areas such as: European Union Law from the Institute of European Studies at the University of Valladolid (Spain); Comparative Law by the University of Florida (United States/Spain) and by the Iberoamerican Institute of Legal Studies – IBEROJUR (Portugal); International Economic Governance and International Economic Law for Lawyers by AIELPO – (Academy of International Economic Law and Policy, Greece); International Humanitarian Law by the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal).
She carried out an Academic Extension and Research Station at the Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan) and the University of Coimbra (Portugal), respectively. She has experience at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Spain (Consulate General of Spain in Lyon, France), at the Economic and Social Council of Andalusia (Seville, Spain), at the Ibero-American General Secretariat (Madrid, Spain), at the Public Ministry of the State of Rio de Janeiro, among others.
Mrs. Carolina Madeira da Costa
Lawyer and Legal Advisor, working in Brazil and Spain. Master in Governance and Human Rights from the Autonomous University of Madrid and Master’s in Applied Anthropology – Globalization and Diversity from the Castilla-La Mancha University.
Mrs. Carolina holds a Post-Graduate Degree in Labor Law and Procedure from Universidade Cândido Mendes and has additional training in Comparative Law from the Iberoamerican Institute of Legal Studies.
In addition, she has more than a decade of professional experience, having worked at the Ibero-American General Secretariat, in Madrid, at the Public Ministry of the State of Rio de Janeiro and, equally, at the City Hall of the same city. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – National Faculty of Law.
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