- Awarded the prestigious Ordem do Infante D.Henrique (Grau Comendador), one of Portuguese's highest honors, by President Jorge Sampaio on May 15th 2005.
- Sister of Maria Luísa Cohen Sarmento, António Fernando Cohen Sarmento (1920-1988) and António José Cohen Sarmento (b. 1939).
- Daughter of José de Matos Sarmento de Beja and wife María del Pilar Manuela Cohen y Muñoz, of Sephardi Jewish and Spanish descent.
- Married in Vila Nova de Gaia, Santa Marinha, with an Engineer, son of Manuel Henriques Veres and wife Josefina Aurora Carneiro, and had an only child and son Rui Manuel Sarmento Veres (b. 1948).
- Born at the Parish of São Sebastião da Pedreira.
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