Homecoming: Vargas, seen here with his daughter at their family farm, is among the growing number of entrepreneurs returning to their native regions to start a business. — Reuters
AFTER Bruno Vargas and his wife had their first baby, they wanted a quieter life. So, they left their home in Angola and returned to his native region in Portugal’s rural interior to set up an organic herbs company.
The remote Santarem district of central Portugal is known for its agricultural plains and salt flats. The Vargas’ nearest town, Rio Maior, is about 30km away.
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