About Amora Vida
Who We Are
Amora Vida is a real estate investment company that acquires, develops, and sells land projects at different stages of the development cycle.
Meet the Team
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FOUNDER
Fábio Xie
Leads investor relations and fundraising while shaping Amora Vida’s strategy and building the core team, partnering closely with architecture, planning, and market analytics to turn opportunities into financeable projects and long-term partnerships.
Fábio Xie holds a B.S. from Syracuse University (Environment, Sustainability & Policy; Business & Entrepreneurship, summa cum laude), with strong finance and accounting training--and a side passion for physics and "vibe-coding." Before Amora Vida he founded student ventures and research initiatives, experiences that shaped his practical approach to capital orchestration, stakeholder alignment, and execution at speed.
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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
Margarida d'Orey Cabral
Oversees the full development cycle—from feasibility and licensing through execution and asset strategy.
Margarida d’Orey Cabral holds a Mestrado in Urban Environment Planning & Project (FAUP/FEUP, Univ. of Porto) and a Licenciatura in Architecture (Univ. of Porto). With 20+ years leading urban regeneration, licensing, and asset enhancement across Portugal (and experience as an adjunct professor in landscape design), she steers masterplans, interprets regulations, manages loteamento processes, and synchronizes design and engineering partners to deliver phased programs that protect heritage identities.
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ARCHITECT
Ana Karina Peixoto
Transforms land analysis into coherent architectural concepts and documentation for waterfront development.
Ana Karina Peixoto holds an in-progress Mestrado Integrado em Arquitectura (Integrated B.Arch/M.Arch) at the University of Lisbon, School of Architecture. Prior studio and academic work spans housing and mixed-use projects around Lisbon, informing her adaptive approach to waterfront placemaking, typology mixes, and restoration design language in heritage contexts.
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DATA ANALYST
Ricardo Gaudêncio
Builds the data backbone for investment decisions, aggregating national datasets into actionable models.
Ricardo Gaudêncio holds a B.S. in Marketing Management (IPAM) and is pursuing a Master's in Data-Driven Marketing (NOVA IMS). Before Amora Vida he delivered marketing analytics and dashboarding projects across FMCG and services, experience he now channels into our secondary-research database and performance analytics for web and social.
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MARKET RESEARCHER
Carolina Amaral
Leads primary research to track demand and pricing momentum across Greater Lisbon and synthesize insights.
Carolina Amaral holds a B.S. in Marketing (IPAM) and is completing a Master's in Data-Driven Marketing (NOVA IMS). Prior work focused on field research and content development for social and web, which she now combines with structured survey design and qualitative analysis to keep each project story grounded in current market reality.
Our Investors
Amora Vida and Surpora Lda. are backed by overseas Chinese entrepreneurs who have lived in Portugal for nearly three decades. As naturalised citizens, they reinvest in the communities where they operate.
The platform collaborates with Chinese developers that have delivered more than 1,000,000 m² of integrated projects across Asia, contributing institutional discipline and capital depth.
Local partnerships span Portuguese entrepreneurs in gastronomy, real estate, fashion, food supply, and stone industries, providing supply-chain reach and craftsmanship rooted in the region.
This blend of local leadership, global development capability, and diversified capital underpins the execution of Quinta do Paço do Infante.
Recognition
Amora Vida’s leadership has been featured in national media, including Mais Magazine from Expresso, highlighting our focus on women’s leadership in real estate and transparent governance.
Coverage: Mais Magazine (Expresso) — Pages 23–24 Mais Magazine is part of Expresso.