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English to Portuguese
French to Portuguese
Spanish to Portuguese
Portuguese (monolingual)

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Paulo Celestino Guimaraes
Brazilian Portuguese Pro Fast&Reliable

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Local time: 20:10 BRST (GMT-2)

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TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL TRANSLATIONS
weekdays & weekends-on line

legal, financial, marketing, journalism and others
if you see green light I'M ON-LINE RIGHT NOW

Expertise of In-country Translator

PORTUGUESE native language.

Responsiveness & detail-oriented


ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH

Only into PORTUGUESE

Thank you for visiting my profile! Feel free to view sample translations in my portfolio, as well as job descriptions with client feedback in my project history and also at Blue Board!

Welcome to
PORT -TRANS Translation Services
Tel: +55-12-39422433 +55 12 8123-8834
paulocel@terra.com.br
paulocel@gmail.com
São Paulo based language services provider

PORT-TRANS SERVIÇOS DE TRADUÇÕES ME

is a sole proprietorship owned and operated by
Paulo Roberto Celestino GUIMARÃES

FAST & RELIABLE- If you see green light I'm on-line right now
**Translations that are ready to print**

Translations are not outsourced to other translators or subcontractors.

Early experience as journalist led to work as professional translator for universities, publishers, and translation agencies

RATES: I calculate my rates based on the number of words
in the original text and the degree of technicality
of the subject matter.

* The prices I charge per source word also varies for each language pair.


Check our COMPETITIVE RATES send me an email
Service provider to Brazilian Government


Holder ID Sicaf
Note: The Unified System of Registration of Suppliers (SICAF) is an on-line data bank created by the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget and Administration to de-bureaucratise and simplify the registration of suppliers to the Federal Government.

The primary purpose of SICAF is to register and partially qualify natural and legal persons to participate in public bids held by entities at levels of the Brazilian Public Administration.


I am open to networking and partnership.

All translations are done by Mr. Paulo GUIMARÃES himself.

I work as an independent contractor on a project basis.

(check: assignments, credentials, credits online, jobs and collaborations),


PROFESSIONAL REFERRALS

may be available upon justified request.
***

* Approved TransPerfect Linguist* (ask for details)*

RECOMMENDATION

“Mr. Guimaraes provides superb turnarounds for people with serious time constraints.” - Dave C. Plough


D.C. Plough -The Beta Group

Menlo Park CA 94025

I work well under pressure with tight deadlines

UNITED NATIONS


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FREE ESTIMATE IS AVAILABLE - SEND ME AN EMAIL
* CLICK at this link for
GLOSSARY
Specialize in legal, financial, marketing and technical translations (medical and IT)
I only accept projects where I am confident

and I will exceed your expectations.


Language specialist and professional translator

since 1982, based in STATE OF SÃO PAULO- BRAZIL.


São Paulo in a convenient time zone for INTERFACING WITH MOST REGIONS IN THE WORLD.


available from 09 AM to 11 PM (Brasília Time Zone)


EDUCATION


I graduated from one of the leading European universities (Dept.Communication Sociale, Institut de Langues Vivantes)


UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN- Belgium



and from a leading BRAZILIAN university

with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Communication


UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL do Rio de Janeiro- Brazil.


ESCOLA DE COMUNICAÇÃO SOCIAL- Rio de Janeiro- Brazil.


Early experience as journalist led to work as professional translator for universities, publishers, and translation agencies


FAX AND PHONE NUMBER:

(+ 55)(12)3942-2433

GSM (Mobile):(+55)(12)8123-8834 Email: paulocel@terra.com.br (primary) or paulocel@gmail.com (secondary/backup)

TIME ZONE (+6 LOS ANGELES, CA- USA AND - 3 GMT- LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM).


available from 09 AM to 09 PM (Brasília TIME ZONE)

SPECIALIZATION



I am able to work on different file format ( .TXT, DOC, PDF, HTML, XML) and with most known software applications.(MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Wordfast, Passolo Translator 6.0, among others).


Documentation, biosafety, biotechnology, healthcare, LMO's, living modified organism, climate changes, e-commerce, telecommunications, bank and finance, corporate governance, Cartagena Protocol, user interface, user guides, clinical trials, web site translation, web site localization, mobile devices, product documentation, software, marketing materials, training content, good manufacturing practise, customer notification letter, global marketing, newspapers article, newsletter, products descriptions, official reports, legal contracts,

bank statements, agreements, procedures, training guide, technical manuals, among others.


I am available on weekdays and weekends.


Whether you are an individual with a single email translation or a corporate customer, my services can address small and large assignments.



CONFIDENTIALITY - All documents are treated with the highest degree of confidentiality

When requested, we are happy to sign a CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
before commencing any assignment.

SMALL AND LARGE assignments.


IMPORTANT: I provide B2B services only.


SWORN TRANSLATIONS: I do NOT translate personal documents such as

birth certificates, school transcripts,
driver's license or immigration documents.


FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE please send me an email with your
name and telephone number and I will be glad to contact you.

TO SEND ME AN E-MAIL CLICK HERE

FAST & RELIABLE
RATES: Based on complexity of the text, volume and time frame requirements.
Purchase Order is NOT mandatory.


EMAIL ME AT THIS LINK AND I WILL SEND YOU A QUOTE


DAILY OUTPUT: 3,000 words per day for translations

and 4,000 words per day for proofreading/editing.


* Since 2001 I have been running my own business as a sole proprietor.

(PORT TRANS- Translation Services Ltd)

I have been working as a full time translator, editor and proofreader

for clients ranging from individuals and small companies
to major well-known publishers as well as localization and translation agencies
in U.S.A., Europe and in Brazil (TELECOMMUTING and on site).

FAST & RELIABLE


* NOTE: I also keep regular and close collaboration with the following translators:
* Joan, Brazil Express Translation Services in California-USA;

Ocenilda Santana de Souza
Traduction et interprétariat en français, portugais et brésilien
dans les domaines juridique et technique. from Bresiltrad, in VERVIERS-BELGIUM


* FAST & CONVENIENT * I work well under pressure with tight deadlines.

I am equipped with modern computer hardware (Dell desktop + CompaqPresario notebook and software and I have a DSL high speed Internet connection.


* I am interested in different cultures

and I have ample educational and cultural background.

I lived a few years in the U.S.,Uruguay, and Europe.



I SPECIALIZE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH TRANSLATIONS AND PROOFREADING

Solid track record as a translator. Translating from English into Brazilian Portuguese.


FAST & RELIABLE

I have an ear for writing, and I am extremely knowledgeable about nuances
and subtleties of the Portuguese language.

Extensive vocabulary and good sense of style, grammar and flow
.
EDITING &PROOFREADING
Others works includes editing (for accuracy and consistency)
and proofing translated texts and graphic files and
also translating from French, Spanish into Brazilian Portuguese.


EDITING & PROOFREADING are charged by hourly rate. Output: around 1,200 target words per hour.


My skills as an editor allows me to produce translations that are carefully edited, fluidly written, and ready for publication.



* TRANSCRIPTIONS
* I also provide TRANSCRIPTIONS into Portuguese (telephone conversation, interviews, etc).

ENGLISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE.

PAYMENT TERMS: Purchase Orders (preferred)
-
U.S. and European Checks or Wire Transfer and Western Union within 45 days of delivery.


Member of SINTRA- Sindicato Nacional de Tradutores- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


TCR Member-TRANSLATOR CLIENT REVIEW,
owned by Laura Hastings at
ATG AMERICAN TRANSLATORS GROUP


REFERENCE MATERIAL



FOR THE SAKE OF CONSISTENCY - Letting us have access to previous technical translation is the best way to guarantee high quality work.



The reference material provided by the customer guides the expressions we use in our translations. This is especially important the first time the customer uses us,but even after working together for some time, we depend on:



* The customer's considered reaction to our work - e.g. market reaction to texts;


* The customer sending us printed samples, containing illustrations and diagrams of the brochures/manuals we have translated, for future reference.


By agreement with the customer, we can create glossaries and other aids to improve translation in future.



Please refer to my KEYWORDS on this page.


CREDITS Available ONLINE:
* Cats Cradle 2.9 * Translation the GUI into Brazilian Portuguese

- Fast and easy to use web page editor for professional language translators.

Translate whole web-sites without having to worry about page layouts and HTML code.

See credits HERE AT THIS LINK
: ©1999-2004 Julian Spencer

Made with Antenna Stormdance.free serve website
LOCALIZATION

Localization to accentuate the need for adapting the content to its audience in the target market.

Localization typically involves something more than translation
requiring technical, linguistic and cultural solutions
to fully adapt the product for use in a local market.

ASSIGNMENTS


I have participated on multilingual, multifaceted projects involving localization of software, printed documentation, on-line documentation, web sites, tutorials, among others.



FAST & RELIABLE at competitive rates

RECENT JOBS



.Send me an email and I will answer any request for a quote within few hours.
RECENT & PAST JOBS (2006-2002)

Assignments:

,

I have worked for a global news distribution agency, where timely and accurate press releases are sent to major communications media throughout the world.





* 60,000 words TRAINING GUIDE
from SPANISH INTO PORTUGUESE

* 30,000 words HOME SECURITY SYSTEMSdocumentation guide.
(from ENGLISH INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE)
* IT web site translation and localization.(from ENGLISH INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE)

* RELIGIOUS text(from ENGLISH INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE);

* 40,000 LEGAL contract (from FRENCH INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE);

* 45,000 wordsMEDICAL QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
& Manual for a leading chemical industry (from ENGLISH INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE);

* Web site localization & translation for an Internet business-to-business provider,
(from ENGLISH INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE);

* Software localization/translation-proofreading for an American agency based on the west coast
(from ENGLISH INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE).

* Proofreading/Editing: Word Fast CAT Translation Memory Tool, Brazilian version.


Note* DTP- Desktop Publishing and CAT Tools:

FAST & RELIABLE
Whenever necessary, I am able to work on different file format (HTML, XML, DOC, PDF)

and software applications.

Whenever necessary (mostly for consistency reasons) I use CAT tools
such as Wordfast, Deja Vu and Star Transit.


Volunteerning for Ilga

Translation vs. Interpretation


Translation is frequently used to refer to both the written and verbal transfer of meaning from one language to another, but translation actually refers to writing, while interpretation refers to spoken language (or gestural language, as in sign language).


Although interpreting can be considered a subcategory of translation, in practice the skills required for these two activities – as well as the training that is required – are quite different.


While translators receive extensive practice with representative texts in various subject areas, learn to compile and manage glossaries of relevant terminology, and master the use of both current document-related software (for example, word processors, desktop publishing systems, and graphics or presentation software) and computer-assisted translation (CAT) software tools, interpreters, by contrast, are trained in precise listening skills under challenging conditions.




* PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH TRANSLATIONS AND PROOFREADING

Over the last 24 years, first as a journalist and then as a translator, I worked

in many different areas

and institutions such as Universities, Press, Publishing Houses and Translation Agencies.



PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
*iLanguage.com, U.S.A., Dominican Republic; JBILocalization.com, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Publishing House Editora Makron Books, São Paulo; Publishing House Editora Hemus, São Paulo;
Counseling Enterprise Iman Consultoria, São Paulo;
Desktop Publishing and Translations - T.I.C., Texto e Ilustrações Computadorizados,
Alphaville- São Paulo(this company has been associated
to Alpnet,Utah-U.S.A., and has had an aliance with IBM Brazil.)



REFERENCE LIBRARY:

Extensive multilingual reference library,

including specialized dictionaries.

glossaries, etc.

Personal glossary

FAST & RELIABLE
PLUS: full access to specialists in different areas
.
Specialists and subject matters experts.


Legal advisor: Ocenilda Santana de Sousa, attorney and professional translator.

ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH TRANSLATIONS AND PROOFREADING


EDUCATION

*
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
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* 1974-1978 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bachelor's degree in SOCIAL COMMUNICATION, emphasis in Print Journalism.

BELGIQUE

* 1980- 1982, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique, Université Catholique de Louvain.


Épreuve Preparatoire au Doctorat en Communication Sociale; Institut de Langues Vivantes.

* As a Brazilian Student at U.C.L., I passed the Department of Social Communication

required examinations for a Doctorate degree

(épreuve preparatoire au Doctorat en Communication Sociale et Journalisme).


I lived abroad on different occasions and also traveled extensively over Europe.

Temporary residences: Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, 1961/62; Montevideo, Uruguay, 1966;
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 1980/82. Dominican Republic, April/Mai 2000, Caribbean.

Wéris, Luxembourg, Belgium, 2002/2003.

** for further information, download MY RESUME (here below)

ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH TRANSLATIONS AND PROOFREADING
I lived for 2 years in U.S.,
and I followed my studies in English in different schools during Elementary (USA)
and High School (ERWY SCHOOL, Montevideo, Uruguay). The same for French and Spanish
that I start to study, when I was 12 years old.


HARDWARE: Apple Mac Mini, Dell PC -Intel Celeron, CUPU2, 40gHZ, 256 mbRAM; COMPAQ Presario 1200 notebook.SOFTWARE: Mac OS X Leopard, Windows XP SP2 Home Office; MS Office XP

I appreciate people who like to work in a fast-paced, friendly, and team oriented environment.

RECOMMENDATION

“Mr. Guimaraes provides superb turnarounds for people with serious time constraints.” - Dave C. Plough


D.C. Plough

The Beta Group

690 Oak Grove

Menlo Park CA 94025


ABOUT myself


Qualities:
Team-oriented mentality and also capable of accomplishing tasks as an individual.

I am flexible, i.e., in the sense of being responsive to change
or being adaptable to new conditions or paradigmas.


I am dependable, responsible and detail oriented person


* My Personal Information:

-Full Name: Paulo Roberto Celestino Guimaraes

-PHONE NUMBER:(+55)(12)3942-2433

GSM (cellphone):(+55)(12)8123-8834

-E-mail: Gmail paulocel@gmail.com

Terra-Brasil paulocel

paulocel@terra.com.br




Newspapers articles, newsletters; product brochures;
case studies; contracts; bank statements; user guide; computers and software;among others.


Collaboration

Proofreading- Wordfast User Guide (see CREDITS HERE AT THIS LINK


Wordfast Translation Tool Wordfast-Yves A. Champollion website

GLOBOSAT + SYMANTEC


Symantec Solutions

Casos de Suecesso News
Jobs
* Macromedia web site; Casino Online web site; DISNEYBLAST;

* ICANN/At Large web sites; Worldbid, and others (confidential).

** MACROMEDIA and DISNEY (their names speak for themselves).


# PRODUCTIVITY #


Normal turnaround 2,000 up to 3,000 words/day (translation),
up to 4,000 words/day (proofreading and editing)
depending on complexity and availability.


# 3,500 words/day for manuals or others documents
that include duplications and repetitions.

* Rush: 3,500 words per day/10 hours



PROFESSIONAL REFERRALS:
- Only upon justified request.paulocel

FAST & RELIABLE

I maintain an excellent work relationship with all my clients

based on PLANNING, QUALITY and PROMPT DELIVERY.

PORT TRANS- Translation Service ®

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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects4
With client feedback2
Corroborated2
100% positive (2 entries)
positive2
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation4
Language pairs
French to Portuguese2
English to Portuguese2
Specialty fields
Medical: Health Care2
Journalism1
Finance (general)1
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)1
Other fields

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