Son of João Baptista de Almeida and wife Maria Sara Alves Portugal (b. Belmonte, Inguias, Carvalhal Formoso, 1921, d. March 22, 2007). They were
both graduated in Pharmacy and Technical Directors of J.A.B.A.
Laboratories. Has five older siblings: Jorge André, Isabel Maria, Ana
Maria, José António and João. His paternal grandfather José António
Baptista de Almeida (b. Lagos, 1887, d. Lisbon, 1950), was also a
pharmaceutical (diplomed by the Pharmacy School of Lisbon in 1909) and
the founder of J.A.B.A. Laboratories.