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Working languages:
English to Portuguese
Italian to Portuguese
Portuguese to English

Availability today:
Partially available

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Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Reliable Portuguese translator

Lombardia, Italy

Native in: Portuguese Native in Portuguese
Willingness
to Work Again

2 Positive entries

Account type Freelancer
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Voiceover (dubbing)
Expertise
Specializes in:
Mechanics / Mech EngineeringBusiness/Commerce (general)
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)Marketing / Market Research
ManufacturingEngineering: Industrial
Furniture / Household AppliancesFinance (general)
Tourism & Travel


Rates
English to Portuguese - Rates: 0.06 - 0.10 EUR per word / 23 - 27 EUR per hour
Italian to Portuguese - Rates: 0.06 - 0.10 EUR per word / 23 - 27 EUR per hour
Portuguese to English - Rates: 0.06 - 0.10 EUR per word / 23 - 27 EUR per hour
Portuguese to Italian - Rates: 0.06 - 0.10 EUR per word / 23 - 27 EUR per hour
Spanish to Portuguese - Rates: 0.06 - 0.10 EUR per word / 23 - 27 EUR per hour

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 694, Questions asked: 0 Easy / 76 PRO, PRO-level points: 903
Translation education BA-Università di Bologna
Experience Years of translation experience: 16. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2005.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials N/A
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
Website http://www.caconsulting.eu/portuguese_translations.html
CV/Resume Italian (PDF), English (PDF)
Professional practices Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Freelance Portuguese Translator
via G. B. Sammartini, 29 ~ 20125 Milan, Italy
Telephone +39 0267077280 (daytime and evening) mobile +39 3355916629
portuguesetranslations2010@gmail.com ~ portuguese@tin.it
http://www.caconsulting.eu/portuguese_translations.html
skype: tomas lessa do amaral

Born: 29 July 1948, Santos - Brazil.

Portuguese mother tongue

At the moment I'm part-time (10 hours @ week) in-house in Milan, Italy, and I am
available the rest of the time.

Language pairs:
English to Portuguese
Italian to Portuguese
Also Brazilian Portuguese < > European Portuguese localization

Specialities: Technical (mechanics, household electrical appliances, medical equipment), legal and commercial (contracts, tenders, certificates insurance), marketing, financial and general translations.

Education and qualifications:
BA in Economics and Commerce - University of Bologna, Italy – Honours Degree, main subjects: Administration, Statistics, Applied Economics, Accountancy, English, Spanish, Sociology and Law - 1974/79.
Trained teacher of Portuguese as a foreign language. In-service training at Language Studies School - London UK.
United Nations English and Spanish proficiency certified.
Secondary education in Brazil and the USA.
In house translator and reviser for 9 months at Logos, Modena, Italy 1994/5.

Work experience:
Portuguese translator - 1993 to present. In Italy, Brazil, and on line.

Project Manager - 1987/92 - Pictor - Milan, Italy - advertising/photographic agency - establishment of own supplies department.

Administrative officer - 1981/87 - FAO/United Nations/UNDP/World Bank: Chad and Mozambique and 1979/80 Swedish health project /USA agency of international development program - Guinea-Bissau.

Translator and teacher of Portuguese - 1969/74 - Language Studies and freelance - London - UK. Clients included British Council, Independent Television News (interpreting), British Airways, Imperial Chemical Industries, British American Tobacco and British Tourist Authority.

HW: Pentium IV
SW: Windows XP, Office 2000 and Acrobat Pdf Writer 5.0
Broad band Internet link.

Referees:

Mr. Robinson
Alexika Language Services
+44 (0) 1943 839227 mrobinson@alexika.com www.alexika.com

Mr. Berwanger
PRAIA K. K. Sugiyama
paulo@praia.jp Tel. 81-3-3582-7771 www.praia.jp

Ms. Guzzetti
The office
6900 Lugano Paradiso (CH)
+41 (0) 91.9800835 guzzetti@nsbita.com

Ms. Cedenese
Tecnolinguae
0039 0156097725 info@tecnolinguae.com

Ms. Ravetta
Simultanea
00390272001266 jolly@simultanea.it

Ms. Curino
A.G. SERVICE
Tel. 003902 55.01.94.40 agservice@agservice-mi.com www.agservice-mi.com

Ms. Re
CMT S.r.l.
Tel. 003902 43 90 383 cmt@cmtcongressi.it

Claudio/Lilly
Link-up
00390541 37 35 81 info@linkup.it

Ms. Sogliano
IPSEIT S.a.s.
Tel. 0039011/7764968 ipseit@inrete.it WWW.IPSEIT.IT

Ms. Granzotto
PRONTOESTERO snc
0039445/549406-641669 prontoestero@libero.it

If you have any questions, please write to me.
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 971
PRO-level pts: 903


Top languages (PRO)
English to Portuguese517
Portuguese to English188
Italian to Portuguese118
Spanish to Portuguese52
Portuguese to Italian24
Pts in 1 more pair >
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering369
Bus/Financial115
Law/Patents112
Medical43
Social Sciences20
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Mechanics / Mech Engineering104
Law: Contract(s)67
Business/Commerce (general)44
Finance (general)39
Law (general)36
Construction / Civil Engineering36
Computers: Software32
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Keywords: Technical, mechanical, household, electrical appliances, legal, commercial, marketing, translations, proof-reading, Brazilian, Portuguese, Brazil, Brasil

Profile last updated
Oct 22