Career
Born in Portugal, he was the son of Pedro Esteves and Isabel Pinheiro. Álvaro was married to Joana Lacerda, (lady of the Infanta Isabella), daughter of Nuno Pereira de Lacerda (descendant of Fernando de Lacerda) and Guiomar de Brito. Álvaro Pires Pinheiro Lobo served as Administrator of Morgado de Pouve, and Nobleman of the house of the Duke of Braganza, Dom Fernando I.