From São Tomé and Príncipe, Amado Vaz attended the Universidade de Ciências Sociais (University of Social Sciences) in Toulouse, France, where she graduated with a law degree.

[1] She became a lawyer, jurist, and legal consultant, and served as the Director of Customs back in São Tomé from 1999 to 2016.

[2][4] Amado Vaz was also involved in politics, being a member of the party Independent Democratic Action (ADI).

[3] On 6 January 2025, President Carlos Vila Nova dissolved the government of prime minister Trovoada, for a "remarkable inability to resolve the country's many challenges," and ordered the ADI party to present candidates for prime minister within 72 hours.

[5] On 9 January, Vila Nova selected Amado Vaz to be the next prime minister, after rejecting a prior candidate.