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Book Translations with Target Readers in Mind
- English Portuguese
- Spanish Portuguese
- Italian Portuguese
- Spanish English
- Italian English
- Portuguese
- English
Language Artisan: Crafting ideas, word by word
- Portuguese English
- English
57 books translated, 14 years of experience
- English (US, British, UK, Canadian, Australian) Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Portuguese
My work includes Teen, Young Adults, and Adult fiction, as well as TED Books, autobiographies, biographies, and business/self-development books.
In May 2022, I translated (to English) the 5 winning poems in a Human Rights Defenders poetry contest.
I also write and work with transcreation and localization. The more creative, the better!
[EN/PT>IT] Expert of Love Stories
- Portuguese (Brazilian, European/Portugal) Italian (Standard-Italy)
- English (US, British) Italian (Standard-Italy)
- Italian
I translated books by NY Times bestsellers such as Susan Stoker, Carly Phillips, Carrie Ann Ryan, Annie J Rose, and Leslie North, among others.
Collaborating with several companies helped me acquire experience dealing with different authors.
I've also worked with poetry (books and single poems) from Portuguese to Italian, learning to translate a totally different writing style.
English/Spanish>Portuguese, Books Translated
- English Portuguese
- Spanish Portuguese
- Portuguese
Have translated several romances and technical books too.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
MBA – Capital Markets / Uninove (Brazil) – Post-Graduation;
Translator and Interpreter ∕ Uninove (Brazil) - Graduation;
Bilingual Executive Secretariat
CAT TOOLS
SDL Trados (2019 and Online);
Wordfast;
XTM;
MemoQ;
CONTACT
E-mail/Skype: [email protected]
Contemporary, Fantasy, and Young Adult
- English Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Portuguese
I also collaborate periodically with Potterish.com reviewing books.
Critical reading and beta reading are a passion I intend to professionalize.
Philosophy and Social Sciences Translator.
- English Portuguese
- Spanish Portuguese
- Spanish English
- French Portuguese
- Portuguese
I also translated an narrative from Portuguese into English that dealt with Michel Foucault's visit to Brazil during the 1970s written by a famous Brazilian professor and published by Columbia University Press.
Ancient and modern literature
- English Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- French Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- Greek (Ancient) Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- Latin Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- Portuguese
220 Books translated, 38 years of experience
- English (US) Spanish (Latin American, Mexican)
- French Spanish (Latin American, Mexican)
- Italian Spanish (Latin American, Mexican)
- Portuguese Spanish (Latin American, Mexican)
- Spanish
- English
Precision and good style
- German Spanish
- English Spanish
- French Spanish
- Italian Spanish
- Portuguese Spanish
- Spanish
Choose a Pro!
- English (US, British, UK, Canadian, Australian) Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Portuguese
Master's degree in Linguistics from UFSCar, a top university in Brazil
★ End clients (directly or via translation agencies): ★
Microsoft, Apple, Dell EMC, Google, LinkedIn, Samsung, LG, Sharp, Netflix, Fox Networks, National Geographic, Telefónica, and others
★ Experience in literary translation ★
I've translated two best sellers in the field of religion, a Christmas tale, a story about Halloween, nursery rhymes, and many other interesting projects.
Experienced Literary Translator
- English Portuguese
- Portuguese
- One Million Dollars: Adventure of a Lifetime by Gilberto Kuhn
- Evolution: The Next Giant Leap by Thomaz Lera
I have also translated several short stories for major end clients such as Harley-Davidson and 9 children's books by Idries Shah.
Long experience, dedication and recognition
- English Portuguese
- Portuguese
Skillful, passionate, creative writer
- English Portuguese
- French Portuguese
- English
- Portuguese
– translation of a biographical novel by a Portuguese author which included Poetry. (PT-ENG)
– translation of a philosophical essay by a Portuguese author (ENG-PT).
EN-PT Fiction and Non-Fiction for All Ages
- English (US, British, UK, Canadian, Scottish) Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Portuguese
Balance between domestication & foreignization
- Portuguese (Brazilian) English (US)
- Spanish (Latin American) English (US)
- Spanish Portuguese
- Portuguese
Specialized in classics and critical essays
- English Portuguese (Brazilian)
- German Portuguese (Brazilian)
- French Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Spanish Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Italian Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Portuguese
I hold a Master's Degree in Literature from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Brazil - 2019) and am currently pursuing a PhD in Literature at the same institution.
Traduzioni letterarie serbo-italiano, italiano-serbo
- Italian Serbian
- Portuguese Serbian
- Serbian
English/Spanish into Portuguese literary translator
- Spanish (Standard-Spain) Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- English (UK) Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- Portuguese
📍Literary Proofreader for independent book publishing
📍Book Inner Page Designer
📍Editor, proofreader and press release writer in a book publisher
Feeling the words...
- English Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- Portuguese
I have a degree in English and Portuguese Studies and a master’s degree in Portuguese Linguistics from the University of Coimbra.
The last 25 years, I've been teaching English and Portuguese. Meanwhile, I began working on the translation of short stories and poetry.
I read a lot everyday: novels, poetry, short stories, and plays.
Laudable Lady Linguist
- French English
- Spanish English
- Italian English
- Portuguese English
- English
The first literary translation I ever produced, "Clandestine Operations: the Arms and Techniques of the Resistance: 1941-1944," from French, was published in 1983 and can be found in about 279 libraries worldwide.
The actual charge for my services can depend on the number of source words.
Translations that read just like you—in English
- Portuguese (Brazilian, European/Portugal) English (US)
- Spanish (Standard-Spain, Latin American) English (US)
- English
Fiction/Fantasy/YA/Romance/Mistery/Thriller
- English Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- French Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- Portuguese
My main fields of expertise are Fiction and Fantasy, especially YA, although I have done some work with Romance novels, Mistery/Crime and Thriller.
Writer by heart, translator by trade
- English (British, UK) Portuguese (European/Portugal)
- Portuguese
Creative and experienced translator with Cambridge MA
- Portuguese (Brazilian, European/Portugal) English (British, UK)
- Spanish (Standard-Spain) English (British, UK)
- Catalan English (British, UK)
- English
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Learn moreOver 100 books and novels translated
- English Portuguese
- Spanish Portuguese
- Italian Portuguese
- French Portuguese
- Portuguese
Language pairs: ENG/ SPA/ FRA/ ITA/ GER —> Portuguese-BR; PT-BR/ SPA/ FRA/ ITA/ GER —> English-US.