Hey there! I'm Antonio, a 33 year old adventurous guy from Brazil, looking forward to having a great traveling experience. I live in a little town down south close to Florianópolis and grew up in the usual street style. Horses, chickens, and cows are nothing new to me, but I also worked in big towns as Graphic Designer and Art Director, but before settling down around here again, I wanna travel the world first. 

I am happy in any setting to be that rural or bustling city and can easily adapt to the daily changing needs. I like to keep fit physically and mentally so think I can handle most physical tasks so working at gardening, painting, hosting, etc.

I would describe myself as an open minded, spiritual inclined, friendly, caring, honest, creative, spontaneous and reliable person and have some handy skills.

I’m always happy to philosophy about several topics, so don't mind long talks with me :P
I'm also a painter, and very into art history and human expression through colors. Also love to produce electronic music as a hobby. You can check a few at > https://soundcloud.com/antoniojader

The main regions I wanna visit on my trips in the near future are California, Scandinavia, the south of Africa, or Europe in general.

If you're looking for someone to always have a laugh with, offering you a helping hand or simply just to chat with, I would be happy to get in touch with you!

abraços

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to host people and learn they're culture. Have been a host for three times by now while was living in São Paulo. Also like to share good moments and experience together and like to travel a lot and that's a great way to share those passions.

Interests

• music festivals
• yoga
• running
• comics
• movies
• music
• electronic music
• soccer
• nature
• spirituality
• play soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm really into brazilian golden music bossa nova, tropicalia, blues, trip-hop, house, jazz, and many more cool sounds. Also love rock'n roll and all those dreamers making contemporary sound nowadays.

Books~
Love to read, always reading two or three books at a time.

Movies~
Movies are another passion! I like intelligent scripts and also those with modern aesthetics and fancy visual effects to watch in theaters. Don't get attached to a specific school since almost all of them comes with its charm. Anything directed by Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, Terry Gilliam, Christopher Nolan, Ingmar Bergman, Lars Von Trier, Werner Herzog, and David Lynch. I also love indie movies and foreign films and generally hate lame action or typical Hollywood movies.

Television~
Vikings, La Casa de Papel, Black Mirror, Stranger Things

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

To spend the end of the Mayan cycle (baktun) in 2012 at Palenque - Mexico, one of their main city during the classical age. Travelled a lot around America continent and Europe, have been to several music festivals all around.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to create digital art, paints and electronic music. Can also teach about my brazilian culture and portuguese.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A couch, local knowledge, stories, laughter and drinks
If you come on a weekend then we can go explore / party and I can be your guide!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States