English to Brazilian Portuguese Translator

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English to Portuguese
Portuguese to English

Alda Lima

78 books translated,17 yrs of experience

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Local time: 00:46 -03 (GMT-3)

Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)

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Jun 21, 2022 (posted via ProZ.com): Just finished my 57th book translation: Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini's beautiful autobiography "Butterfly." ...more, + 8 other entries »

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Subtitling, Linguistic validation, AI training, Translation, Website localization, Transcreation, Editing/proofreading, Software localization, MT post-editing, Transcription, Interpreting, Copywriting, Training

Specializes in:
Marketing	Poetry & Literature
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters	Journalism
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports	Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama	Cosmetics, Beauty
Tourism & Travel	Retail

General rate: 0.1 USD per word / 30 USD per hour

Rates per language pair:
English to Portuguese - Standard rate: 0.11 USD per word
Portuguese to English - Standard rate: 0.12 USD per word

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PRO-level points: 52, Questions answered: 34, Questions asked: 21

45 projects entered

Project Details	Project Summary	Corroboration
Translation Volume: 1500 hours Languages: English to Portuguese Portuguese to English	Translator and Interpreter for Brazilian beauty company's NYC unit English < > Portuguese Translator and Interpreter - Training and recruitment of American employees for Brazilian company’s New York unit. Translation of written material, media subtitling, etc. Cosmetics, Beauty	No comment.
Interpreting Volume: 45 hours Duration: Dec 2018 Languages: Portuguese to English English to Portuguese	British Academy's Nutricities Project Translator and on-site Interpreter - Food Sovereignty Week, Favela da Maré, Rio de Janeiro. Agriculture	No comment.
Translation Volume: 128 pages Completed: Nov 2018 Languages: English to Portuguese	Ted Books: Who Are You Really?, Brian Little Printing & Publishing	No comment.
Translation Volume: 128 pages Completed: Dec 2018 Languages: English to Portuguese	Ted Books: Payoff, Dan Ariely Printing & Publishing	No comment.
Translation Volume: 128 pages Completed: Jan 2019 Languages: English to Portuguese	Ted Books: How to Fix a Broken Heart, Guy Winch Printing & Publishing	No comment.
Translation Volume: 256 pages Completed: Jul 2019 Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: The Madonnas of Leningrad, Debra Dean Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 352 pages Completed: Feb 2019 Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig (A Love Story) Don Zolidis Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 373 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: A Step Toward Falling, Cammie McGovern Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 290 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Biography Translation: Barbie & Ruth, Robin Gerber The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her, Harper Collins Brasil Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 261 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Biography Translation: On My Own Two Feet / Por um Sentido na Vida, Amy Purdy Harper Collins Brasil Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 256 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Queen of Katwe / A Rainha de Katwe, Tim Crothers Harper Collins Brasil Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature, Journalism	No comment.
Translation Volume: 394 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Too Late, Colleen Hoover Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 276 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: The Dressmaker / A Vingança está na Moda, Rosalie Ham Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 466 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Fallen, Lauren Kate Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 430 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Love and Miss Communication, Elyssa Friedland Harper Collins Brasil Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 465 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Fallen, Torment, Lauren Kate Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 309 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate, Arielle Ford Harper Collins Brasil Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 370 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Nookietown / Uma Namorada Para Meu Marido, V. C. Chickering Harper Collins Brasil Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 355 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Anatomy of a Misfit / Anatomia de um Excluído, Andrea Portes Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 256 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Wink Poppy Midnight, April Genevieve Tucholke Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 161 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Be Your Own Fairy Tale, Alison Davis Harper Collins Brasil Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 255 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: This Year's Model, Carol Alt Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 240 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Derby Girl, Shauna Cross Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 208 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: The Sloane Sisters, Anna Carey Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 404 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: How to be Single, Liz Tuccilo Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 340 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Wish, Alexandra Bullen Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 404 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: The Carrie Diaries, Candace Bushnell Editora Record From the "Sex & the City" series Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 421 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Summer and the City, Candace Bushnell Editora Record From the "Sex & the City" series Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 352 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Attila: The Gathering of the Storm, William Napier Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 592 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Attila: The Judgement, William Napier Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 336 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: "How to Kill Your Husband", Kathy Lette Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 414 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: To Love, Honour and Betray, Kathy Lette Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 352 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Geekhood, Andy Robb Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 352 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Geekhood: Mission Improbable, Andy Robb Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 288 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Vacations from Hell, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 431 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Letter from a Stranger, Barbara Taylor Bradford Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 399 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Playing the Game, Barbara Taylor Bradford Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 352 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: OCD Love Story, Corey Ann Haydu Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 352 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Rebel Belle, Rachel Hawkins Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 353 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, Courtney Maum Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 352 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Loving Mr. Daniels, Brittainy C. Cherry Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 320 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Magonia, Maria Dahavana Headley Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 256 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: "Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between", Jennifer E. Smith Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 417 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Windfall, Jennifer E. Smith Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.
Translation Volume: 385 pages Languages: English to Portuguese	Book Translation: Liberty, Andrea Portes Editora Record Printing & Publishing, Poetry & Literature	No comment.

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Sample translations submitted: 2

English to Portuguese: OCD Love Story - Chapter 1 / Uma História de Amor e TOC - Capítulo 1 General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - English 1. Lucky for me, I don't get panicky in small dark spaces or anything. I’m a different breed of crazy. So when the power goes out, I don’t do much of anything except try to avoid the horny high school guys trying to feel up girls in the dark. I go to dances at Smith-Latin Boys’ Academy two, maybe three times a year, but nothing like this has ever happened before. Electricity must be out all over the town. There is a hit of silence, like a preparatory inhale, and then chaos. Maybe it’s true what they say about being blind: Your other senses get stronger. ’Cause the second the lights and music cut out I realize how disgusting the smell in the gym is. And for a moment the sounds of classmates cackling and tumbling over each other and screaming in fake fear take over. Then I hear a familiar noise, a rhythm I know well. It’s the strained, superfast pace of a panic attack. It’s coming from somewhere just to my left, so I use that as a kind of lighthouse to find my way out of the thick of the crowd.	Translation - Portuguese 1. Para minha sorte, não entro em Pânico em espaços pequenos e escuros ou qualquer coisa parecida. Sou um tipo diferente de louca. Então, quando as luzes se apagam não faço muita coisa, exceto evitar os tarados do ensino médio tentando apalpar as meninas no escuro. Vou às festas da Smith-Latin Boys’ Academy duas, talvez três vezes por ano, mas nada desse tipo jamais aconteceu antes. A eletricidade deve ter acabado na cidade toda. Há um momento de silêncio, como um arquejo preparatório, e então o caos. Talvez seja verdade o que dizem sobre ser cego: os demais sentidos ficam mais aguçados. Porque, no instante em que as luzes e a música são interrompidas, percebo como o cheiro no ginásio é nojento. E, por um momento, os sons dos meus colegas tagarelando e caindo uns nos outros, gritando com medo fingido, predominam. Em seguida ouço um barulho familiar, um ritmo que conheço bem. É o passo tenso e super-rápido de um ataque de pânico. Está vindo de algum lugar à minha esquerda, então uso isso como uma espécie de farol para encontrar o caminho em meio à multidão.
English to Portuguese: ProZ.com translation contests » Bon voyage: "Stories about travel" General field: Other Detailed field: Science (general)
Source text - English The moment when, 50 years ago, Neil Armstrong planted his foot on the surface of the Moon inspired awe, pride and wonder around the world. This newspaper argued that “man, from this day on, can go wheresoever in the universe his mind wills and his ingenuity contrives…to the planets, sooner rather than later, man is now certain to go.” But no. The Moon landing was an aberration, a goal achieved not as an end in itself but as a means of signalling America’s extraordinary capabilities. That point, once made, required no remaking. Only 571 people have been into orbit; and since 1972 no one has ventured much farther into space than Des Moines is from Chicago. The next 50 years will look very different. Falling costs, new technologies, Chinese and Indian ambitions, and a new generation of entrepreneurs promise a bold era of space development. It will almost certainly involve tourism for the rich and better communications networks for all; in the long run it might involve mineral exploitation and even mass transportation. Space will become ever more like an extension of Earth—an arena for firms and private individuals, not just governments. But for this promise to be fulfilled the world needs to create a system of laws to govern the heavens—both in peacetime and, should it come to that, in war. The development of space thus far has been focused on facilitating activity down below—mainly satellite communications for broadcasting and navigation. Now two things are changing. First, geopolitics is stoking a new push to send humans beyond the shallows of low-Earth orbit. China plans to land people on the Moon by 2035. President Donald Trump’s administration wants Americans to be back there by 2024. Falling costs make this showing off more affordable than before. Apollo cost hundreds of billions of dollars (in today’s money). Now tens of billions are the ticket price. [ … ] It is a mistake to promote space as a romanticised Wild West, an anarchic frontier where humanity can throw off its fetters and rediscover its destiny. For space to fulfil its promise governance is required. At a time when the world cannot agree on rules for the terrestrial trade of steel bars and soybeans that may seem like a big ask. But without it the potential of all that lies beyond Earth will at best wait another 50 years to be fulfilled. At worst space could add to Earth’s problems.	Translation - Portuguese O momento em que Neil Armstrong pisou na superfície da lua, há 50 anos, provocou estarrecimento, orgulho e admiração por todo o mundo. Este jornal argumentou que “de agora em diante, o homem poderá ir a qualquer parte do universo que sua mente desejar e sua engenhosidade idealizar... o homem, mais cedo ou mais tarde, certamente irá aos planetas”. Mas não. O pouso lunar foi uma aberração, um objetivo alcançado não como um fim em si, e sim como um meio de demonstrar as extraordinárias capacidades dos Estados Unidos da América. Uma vez provado aquele ponto, não foi necessário repeti-lo. Apenas 571 pessoas estiveram em órbita e, desde 1972, ninguém se aventurou pelo espaço por muito mais que a distância entre Des Moines e Chicago. Os próximos 50 anos serão bem diferentes. Custos mais baixos, novas tecnologias, as ambições dos chineses e indianos e uma nova geração de empreendedores prometem uma era de desenvolvimento espacial audaciosa. É quase certo que ela vá incluir turismo espacial para os ricos e melhores redes de comunicação para todos, e que, a longo prazo, possa envolver também mineração e até transporte em massa. O espaço será cada vez mais uma extensão da Terra – uma arena para empresas e pessoas físicas, não apenas governos. Mas para que tal promessa possa ser cumprida, o mundo precisa criar um sistema de leis para governar os céus – tanto em tempos de paz como, se necessário, em tempos de guerra. Até hoje, o desenvolvimento do espaço tem focado em facilitar as atividades abaixo dele – principalmente as comunicações via satélite para transmissão e navegação. Agora há duas coisas mudando. Primeiro, a geopolítica está criando um novo estímulo para o envio de humanos para além dos rasos da órbita terrestre baixa. A China pretende aterrissar seres humanos na lua até 2035. Já a administração do presidente Donald Trump quer os americanos novamente nela até 2024. A queda nos custos torna essa exibição mais acessível do que ela um dia foi. O projeto Apollo custou centenas de bilhões de dólares (em valores atuais). Hoje o preço da passagem é de dezenas de bilhões. [...] Promover o espaço como um Velho Oeste romantizado, uma fronteira anárquica na qual a humanidade poderá se libertar de suas amarras e redescobrir seu destino é um equívoco. Para que o espaço cumpra sua promessa, é preciso governança. Em tempos de um mundo que não consegue concordar quanto às regras para o comércio terrestre de barras de aço e de soja, pode parecer pedir demais. Entretanto, sem isso, o potencial de tudo que existe além da Terra terá que esperar, na melhor das hipóteses, mais 50 anos para ser alcançado. Na pior, o espaço poderia resultar em ainda mais problemas para a Terra.

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Bio

Hello!

I'm an English to/from Brazilian
Portuguese translator and Language Specialist with 17 years of
experience and 78 books translated, 1,000+ hours as an interpreter, and
experience in localization, editing, MTPE, proofreading/reviewing,
subtitling, LQA, Text Style Transfer, transcription, copy and creative
writing, and transcreation. I am also experienced in managing term
bases, glossaries, and terminologies, reviewing and editing DTP
material, and creating Style Guide, for both English and Portuguese.

My
expertise spans various industries, including marketing, SAFe and
Agile, luxury retail, gaming, entertainment, healthcare, wellness,
travel & hospitality, and sustainability. Some of my clients include
several Brazilian book publishers and names like Visa, Rolex, Ray-Ban,
Oakley, ClassPass, Club Med, Scaled Agile, DeepL, Canva, Wellhub, and
Shakespeare in the Ruins.

With an academic and early professional
background combining arts, fashion, and communication, I take pride in
bringing fresh ideas, challenging thinking, and seeking new and creative
opportunities to improve.

Please feel free to reach out to me!

Specializations:
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General: Creative Content, Marketing, Social Media, Arts, Media,
Literature, Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Environment &
Sustainability, Fashion & Luxury Retail, Beauty & Cosmetics,
Humanities, Education & E-Learning
* Business: SAFe, Agile, Finances, Investments, Business
* Technical: Software, Apps, and Website Localization, UI & UX
* Health: Wellness, Psychology, Nutrition, Fitness, Self Care

Volunteer Experience:
* Volunteer work published by United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
* Mercy for Animals - Coordinator of the volunteer translators team and translator
* Clear Global / Translators Without Borders - Plain Language Editor
* TED Translators - Subtitler
* Olhar Animal - Translator – Animal Rights NGO

Skills and Softwares:
* Memsource/Phrase, Smartling, Smartcat, Wordfast online, XTM, Transifex, BWX
* Proficient in AI-powered tools, A.I. Machine training and annotation, Text Style Transfer
* Linguistic QA testing on Sitecore, Inky, GitHub, iOS and Android apps
* Proficient in Slack, Trello, Microsoft Office, MAC's iWork and Google Suites; familiarity with WIX
SEO, Google Ads, and keywords compliance skills

Education & Certifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Arts – Production Design, UFRJ - Rio de Janeiro's Federal University
* Leading SAFe® Course with SAFe® 6.0 Agilist Certificate
* Clear Global / Translators Without Borders - Plain Language Editor Level I Certification
* Google Ads and Proz Certified

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Total pts earned: 56 PRO-level pts: 52
Top languages (PRO)
English to Portuguese	44
Portuguese to English	8
Top general fields (PRO)
Art/Literary	16
Medical	8
Law/Patents	8
Marketing	8
Bus/Financial	4
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Poetry & Literature	8
Marketing	8
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion	8
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports	4
Livestock / Animal Husbandry	4
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)	4
Medical (general)	4
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Project History Summary
Total projects	45
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Translation	44
Interpreting	1

Language pairs
English to Portuguese	45
Portuguese to English	2
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Specialty fields
Printing & Publishing	41
Poetry & Literature	40
Journalism	1
Cosmetics, Beauty	1

Other fields
Agriculture	1

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