‘I spent my childhood in Compal’s nursery, where every spring, we would play in the garden with a smell of fruit in Almeirim. I have worked at Compal since I can remember, but the truth is that I already knew it before I was born through my mother's eyes, who had been working here since the 60s. Thirty years have passed; two family generations, and very good memories of when it all began. In between, I went to Angola to share my experience so we could also do our magic over there.’