History

Coming from a humble family, Cassiano Alves Bandeira decides to quit school at the age of 12 to start working with his father in the carpentry business.

Later, at the age of 17, he decides to embark after his dream and go to live alone in Lisbon, where he worked for 9 years as a waiter in some of the most reputable local restaurants.

In 1974, already with 4 petrol stations, the company Alves Bandeira was officially established and, six years later, its first installations were inaugurated in Vale de Vaz, Vila nova de Poiares, Portugal.

The following 40 years were years of continuous and sustained growth, as a result, on one hand, of the expansion of the petrol station network and, on the other hand, by the beginning and, later, by the internationalization of the new tires and lubricants businesses.