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ADELINO AMARO DA COSTA

ADELINO AMARO DA COSTA

Adelino Amaro da Costa

Adelino Manuel Lopes Amaro da Costa was born in Lisbon on April 18 th , 1943. Due to his father's work for the government, the family lived in Madeira from 1944 to 1953, where he attended elementary school. He went to secondary school back in Lisbon where he attended Liceu de Camões high school, graduating in 1960 with high grades. He had been involved with the Acção Católica (Catholic Action) organization since 1955 and was president of the Catholic Youth at his school from 1956 to 1960. He was accepted at Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa , where he obtained his Civil Engineering degree in 1965-66 with a 17/20 point average. He was an intern at Direcção Geral dos Serviços Hidráulicos (General Bureau for Hydraulic Services) and also at Hidrotécnica Portuguesa Estudos e Projectos , a company specialized in hydroelectric projects, where he continued to work for a couple of...