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 in Milan, Italy, because I am lecturing Portuguese at the Bocconi Economics College 10 hours a week, and I am available the rest of my time for freelance jobs.

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

For translations from Portuguese into English, Spanish or Italian, a final revision is done by a mother tongue colleague.

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.

Broad band Internet link.

If you have any questions, please write to me.