His great-grandfather, José Inácio de Loyola was a fierce patriot, much before the mainstream Goa freedom struggle and the founder of Partido Indiano.

[4] His elder brother, Mario de Loyola Furtado, was the icon behind Goa's oldest publication the "A India Portuguesa" and is considered a legal luminary amongst Goan lawyers from the Portuguese era.

[1] Loyola Furtado also served in the Indian Medical Service under the South East Asia Command during World War II.

[3] After World War II, Loyola Furtado returned to his native village and started his medical practice.

[1] He was actively involved in the Tuberculosis Control Programme and was awarded the title, "Chief of 'Ordem dos Médicos da Índia Portuguesa".

[3] At the Instituto Vasco da Gama, he wrote articles that led the Governor General Vassalo e Silva to reinstate to the comunidades full ownership rights and abolish rents (foro).

Os Primordios de Inprensa e do Jornalismo em Goa e no Resto da índia was an essay on the history of printing and journalism in India.

O Diréito de Propriedade Rústica nas Comunidades Aldeanas was a treatise on the Communidades (Ganvkaar) system in Goa and an advocacy of its continuance.

In July 1946, he took part in a public meeting that openly petitioned the Salazar administration to grant autonomy to the Estado da India.

Loyola Furtado was a founding member of the United Goans Party headed by Dr. Jack de Sequeira.