Américo Ferreira Amorim was born on July 21, 1934, in Mozelos and died on July 13, 2017.

He was a Portuguese heir and businessman.

Amorim was ranked by Forbes as the 385th richest person in the world in January 2015.

Amorin 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.

Américo Amorim passed away at 82 years old.