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As a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker with a solid knowledge of English and Spanish, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Languages and work experience in the language industry, I can help you tap into the Brazilian market by translating and adapting your content to your target audience.

Please don't hesitate to contact me via ProZ.com if I can be of service to you. I will be happy to provide a free quote for your next project.

Highlights

◼ Language pairs:

    ◻ English > Brazilian Portuguese

    ◻ Spanish > Brazilian Portuguese

◼ Services: translation, editing, proofreading, and machine translation post-editing

◼ CAT tools: Trados Studio 2021, XTM, Memsource, Smartcat, Wordfast Anywhere, and others

◼ RWS certified: Trados Studio 2019 for Translators - Advanced

◼ BA in Modern Languages from the University of São Paulo

◼ Languages:

    ◻ Portuguese (Brazilian): native speaker

    ◻ English: near-native (TOEFL ITP Certificate, verified by ProZ.com)

    ◻ Spanish: near-native (College major + exchange program in Spain)

◼ IT knowledge: HTML and CSS, Python, Regular Expressions, AutoHotkey

Experience in the Language Industry

◼ Freelance Translator | 2020 – present

My main working areas as a freelance translator are marketing, tourism, journalism, and localization of video games and mobile apps. I have also worked on a wide variety of content, such as video subtitles, website user interfaces, app descriptions, product and service descriptions, job descriptions, and others.

◼ Translator at Global Voices | 2019 – 2020

As a member of Project Lingua, I translated news articles about people whose voices and experiences are rarely seen in mainstream media.

Published translations: https://pt.globalvoices.org/author/julio-cinquina/

◼ Proofreading Intern at Global Translations.BR | São Paulo, Brazil | 2015 – 2016

As a Proofreading Intern, I was responsible for quality-checking and editing translations for multinational clients, as well as assisting with translation-related inquiries.

Academic Background

◼ BA & Licentiate in Modern Languages: Portuguese and Spanish | University of São Paulo | São Paulo, Brazil | 2020

◼ Exchange Program | University of the Balearic Islands | Palma, Spain | 2018-2019 Fall Semester

Other Languages

◼ Catalan – basic knowledge (1 year of study + exchange program in a Catalan-speaking region of Spain)

◼ Italian – basic knowledge (self-study)

Volunteering

◼ iFriend (International Student Mentor) | University of São Paulo | 2019 – 2020

As an iFriend at USP, I assisted incoming international students before and after their arrival in São Paulo.

Conference Attendance and Courses Taken

◼ Responsive Web Design – freeCodeCamp.org – 2022 – Certificate

◼ 11th ABRATES (Brazilian Translators Association) International Conference – 2021

◼ Autónoma Academy's Translation Webinars – 2020

◼ APTRAD's TranslateOnline (1st edition) – 2020

◼ ProZ.com Freelancer Success Summit – 2020

◼ APTRAD's 1st Conference in Brazil – 2019

◼ Legal and Financial Translation: Beginners Module – FFLCH/USP, Brazil – 2018

◼ 4th "E por falar em tradução" (Talking about Translation) Conference – IEL/Unicamp, Brazil – 2016

Personal Interests and Hobbies

◼ Information technology, programming, web development, natural language processing

◼ Language learning and teaching

◼ Playing guitar (acoustic and electric), singing, music production

◼ Video games

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