Private company

Banco Português do Atlântico

Logo: Banco Português do Atlântico, S.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Portuguese bank

Banco Português do Atlântico (Portuguese pronunciation: lit. 'Portuguese Bank of the Atlantic', BPA) was a Portuguese bank based in Porto that operated between 1942 and 2000. It was founded on 31 December 1942 in Porto as a successor to the banking house Cupertino de Miranda & Company, founded in 1919.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1942Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersPorto1
Praça D João I
Photo: Charles Fenno Jacobs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Banco Português do Atlântico (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐ̃ku puɾtuˈɣeʒ ðu ɐˈtlɐ̃tiku], lit. 'Portuguese Bank of the Atlantic', BPA) was a Portuguese bank based in Porto that operated between 1942 and 2000. It was founded on 31 December 1942 in Porto as a successor to the banking house Cupertino de Miranda & Company, founded in 1919.2

Timeline

  1. 2000Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1942Founded Founded1