I am a Brazilian, born in Manaus (Amazonas), having lived most of my life in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), and Brasília (Federal District).

In 2011, my husband (born and raised in Iowa, United States) and I moved to Punta del Este, Uruguay, were we currently live.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND - TRANSLATOR

• 2011-present – Freelancer Translator – Specialized in medical and healthcare translations, transcreation, localisation, advertisement, arts, economics, software engineering, business, culinary, and journalism.

o 2011-present – Elsevier | Journals. Translation of medical articles in Pediatrics, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Otorhinolaryngology, and other areas, from Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese.

o 2014-present – Centros Culturais Banco do Brasil. Translation of advertisement material from Portuguese to English. Samples of my work in arts/advertisement can be found at: CCBB Belo Horizonte CCBB Brasília CCBB São Paulo CCBB Rio de Janeiro.

o 2011-present – Translation and transcreation agencies and direct clients.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND - BEFORE TRANSLATION

• 2005-2009 – Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL).

Occupation: Especialista em Regulação (Regulation Specialist).

• 2009-2011 – Ministério das Cidades (in projects with the Brazilian Presidency).

Occupation: Especialista em Políticas Públicas e Gestão Governamental (Public Policy and Management Specialist).

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• 2004 – Bachelor in Economics – Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

• 2007 – Graduate in Public Administration – Escola de Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP), Brasília, Brazil.

• 2017 – Translator Training Course – Brasillis Idiomas.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

• Cooking and Photography – I am a food blogger (Tertúlias de Forno e Fogão - bilingual blog).

• Patchwork and Crafts in general.

• Founder and moderator of Tradutores/Saúde, the first Facebook group in Brazil for medical translators, with over 500 members, and of Traductores e Intérpretes en Uruguay, the first Facebook group in Uruguay for translators and interpreters

• Organizer of Barcamps for Translators and Interpreters in Uruguay and of the BRCamp

LANGUAGES

Portuguese – Native Speaker

English – Near Native Speaker - Certification: University of Michigan – ECPE

Spanish – Advanced (fluent) - Certification: Universidad de Salamanca e Instituto Cervantes – DELE Superior

French – Pre-Intermediate Speaking and Writing, Upper Intermediate Reading and Listening

Italian – Pre-Intermediate Speaking and Writing, Intermediate Reading and Listening

German – Starter Speaking and Writing, Basic Reading and Listening