Sara Frederica Santa Maria, a cultural enthusiast from the Portuguese Settlement.
MELAKA: A mother of four here is determined to preserve Melaka's Portuguese heritage, featuring the community's Kristang language in a recent Christmas pageant as part of the effort.
Cultural enthusiast Sara Frederica Santa Maria, from the Portuguese Settlement in Ujong Pasir here, was instrumental in producing the pageant in the Creole language spoken by the community with mixed Malay and Portuguese ancestry.
