Member since May '25

Working languages:
English to Portuguese
Italian to Portuguese
Portuguese (monolingual)
English (monolingual)

Paolo Pugno
Translator / Proofreader / Editor

São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Local time: 22:43 -03 (GMT-3)

Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) Native in Portuguese

2 positive reviews

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What Paolo Pugno is working on
info
May 2 (posted via ProZ.com):  Just finished proofreading a novel (Historic Fiction) in Brazilian Portuguese. ...more »
Total word count: 187000

Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
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Affiliations This person is not affiliated with any business or Blue Board record at ProZ.com.
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
Art, Arts & Crafts, PaintingAstronomy & Space
Aerospace / Aviation / SpaceComputers: Hardware
Computers: SoftwareElectronics / Elect Eng
Energy / Power GenerationEngineering (general)
Internet, e-CommerceMedia / Multimedia

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
Rates
General rate: 0.06 USD per word / 20 USD per hour

Rates per language pair:
English to Portuguese - Standard rate: 0.06 USD per word / 20 USD per hour
Italian to Portuguese - Standard rate: 0.06 USD per word / 20 USD per hour
Portuguese - Standard rate: 0.06 USD per word / 20 USD per hour
English - Standard rate: 0.06 USD per word / 20 USD per hour
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 12, Questions answered: 13
Payment methods accepted Send a payment via ProZ*Pay
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 3
Experience Years of experience: 33. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2025. Became a member: May 2025.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English (EF Standard English Test, verified)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, MateCat, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Smartcat, Subtitle Workshop, Trados Online Editor, Trados Studio

Website my website with info and portfolio
Bio
I am Brazilian, from Italian parents who came to Brazil, and I learned Italian even before I learned Portuguese (!). I began to read when I was 4 years old and when I went to school I was already able to read and write.

I also lived in Italy for 1½ years (1984-1985).

My first three jobs were in translation, starting back in 1985; I translated software - computer games and its related documentation for Brazilian software houses. Then after I graduated in Electronics Engineering I started working in the semiconductor segment (integrated circuit encapsulation and test) as Product Engineer in Marketing, and had to deal with vast amounts of manuals, documentation and presentations in English, part of that had to be translated as well.
I worked in the semiconductor segment for 16 years and in the banking and retail automation for 5 years (same company, different divisions), then I returned to the semiconductor segment for 8 more years at a different company. All this time having to deal with material all in English. I also participated in trade fairs in USA and Germany.

I wrote a science fiction novel at age 15, translated a book ("Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise") for a local editor in 1993. More recently I have been writing scientific and technical articles for a local magazine and a news portal. I am also the editor of a science fiction magazine and recently I compiled and organized two short stories anthologies featuring great Brazilian authors: one about science fiction / space opera and the other about cosmic horror.

Now I decided to start translating as a real occupation, so here I am.
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Total pts earned: 12
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Top languages (PRO)
English to Portuguese8
Italian to Portuguese4
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering4
Other4
Art/Literary4
Top specific fields (PRO)
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng4
Other4
Media / Multimedia4

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Keywords: translation proofreading writer author editor


Profile last updated
Nov 16, 2025



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