Marcelo was the President of Partido Social Democrata (Democrat and
Social Party).
He founded "Semanário", a newspaper.
He and Ana Cristina (b.1950) are parents of a boy named Nuno (b. August
8th 1973) and a girl named Sofia (b. September 27th 1976).
He has four grandchildren from Nuno marriage to Rita Coutinho: Francisco
(b. 9 July 2003), Maria Teresa (b. 24 May 2005), Maria Madalena (b. 22 May 2007) and Maria Luísa (b. 26 November 2008).