[1][2] She was born on the Island of São Nicolau, which used to be part of Portuguese Cape Verde.

Daughter of the archipelago's colonial governor António Pusich who was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia (then Ragusa which belonged to the Republic of Ragusa) and Ana Maria Isabel Nunes.

She married João Cardoso de Almeida Amado Viana Coelho in 1820 and had six children: João António, Antónia, Alfredo, Maria, Ana and Ema.

[6] Revista universal lisbonense : jornal dos interesses physicos, moraes e litterarios por uma sociedade estudiosa,[6] and Almanach (Modern Portuguese: Almanaco), having been director and owner of periodicals A assemblea literaria [Literary Assembly, Modern Portuguese: A assembleia literária], A Beneficiência and A Cruzada.

On 9 February 2010 a PSD request was approved for the Ethics, Society and Culture Commission to hold hearings on freedom of expression in Portugal,[7] where several people will be heard, including Mário Crespo on 17 February 2010.