Margarida has lived in Macau for the past eight years and has two children. She and her husband, Ivo Ferreira, run Mercearia Portuguesa, a shop selling a range of traditional Portuguese products. For the past three years she has split her time between her business in Macau and her acting career in Portugal.
What’s your idea of a perfect day?
Waking up early, opening the windows and seeing the blue sky and sunshine. Spending the day with my kids and husband, the family together, doing nothing。。, on the beach, at the country side, or in the city. And at the end of the day, a Disney movie.
If you could go back in time to any event in history, what would it be?
April 25, 1974, the Carnation Revolution.
What’s your favorite book?
O Retorno by Dulce Maria Cardoso
And your favorite singer/ band?
Camané (Portuguese Fado singer)
Who is your hero?
Joan of Arc
What can always cheer you up when you are having a bad day?
Happy hour with my friends, or a romantic dinner with my husband.
If you could only have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
My husband’s shrimp curry.
If you could retire tomorrow what would you do?
Go travelling with a backpack, no destination, and no reservations.
What’s your favourite season or festival?
Springtime
What’s your favourite place in Macau?
St Lazarus districit and the Old Ladies House