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

Alessandro Zir
translation & creative writing

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Local time: 15:47 -03 (GMT-3)

Native in: Portuguese Native in Portuguese
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Services Translation, Transcreation, Editing/proofreading, AI + Human review (MT post-editing) , Native speaker conversation, Language instruction, Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
Poetry & LiteratureArt, Arts & Crafts, Painting
MusicLinguistics
PhilosophyCinema, Film, TV, Drama
Esoteric practicesMathematics & Statistics
Science (general)Environment & Ecology

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General rate: 0.17 USD per word / 50 USD per hour

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Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 8
Experience Years of experience: 25. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2024.
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Bio

With a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies by Dalhousie University, Alessandro Zir has over 20 years of experience translating into Portuguese from different languages ​​and in different areas (Literature, Arts, Philosophy, Science Studies), for leading publishers (L&PM, Editora da Unisinos). As an academic, he was professor in a leading Brazilian Graduate Program in Applied Linguistics and editor of the scientific journal Linguagem & Ensino. 

Main Languages: English-Portuguese, Français-Portugais, Italiano-Portoghese, Español-Portugués. German & Latin.  

Arts & Culture: As an academic he taught disciplines related to Visual Culture and Semiotics. He is engaged professionally with drawing and photography.

Literary & Creative: Most of his translations were from literary texts, such as detective novels but also classics (Satyricon), and poetry (Baudelaire). As an academic, he taught disciplines related to Literary Theory and Comparative Literature. Most of his academic research is related to these areas. He studied also music (piano performance), and is deeply interested in subjects such as neo-Riemannian theory, Topic theory, and Contemporary Classical Music.  

Science Studies: The main area of his PhD is Science Studies (his thesis was about early-Modern descriptions of Brazilian fauna and flora). Ian Hacking (Holberg Prize among others) was the external examiner of his thesis. In Brazil, he worked with Anna Carolina Regner, an important philosopher of science who studied with Paul Feyerabend and worked with Timothy Lenoir in the US. Some of his translations were also in this area. His master studies involved Artificial Intelligence, and he is deeply interested in mathematics.

Keywords: portuguese, english, french, italian, spanish, literature, human sciences


Profile last updated
Oct 6, 2024