A modicum of stability during his childhood was provided by his aia (governess), Maria Genoveva do Rêgo e Matos, whom he loved as a mother, and by his aio (supervisor) friar António de Arrábida, who became his mentor.
Ein gewisses Maß an Stabilität in seiner Kindheit bot seine Aia (Gouvernante), Maria Genoveva do Rêgo e Matos, die er wie eine Mutter liebte, und sein Aio (Oberaufseher) Bruder António de Arrábida, der sein Mentor wurde.