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I'm brazilian and I dream of traveling the world and learning all the languages I can. I just spent a year as an au pair in Luxembourg.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I had great experiences couchsurfing when I was abroad and I hope to have some more around here in Belo Horizonte.

Interests

I'm graduated in fine arts, so I love art, drawing, painting and spending time in different museums. I also like to hang out in bars and pubs.
I love cats, reading, going to my favorite bands' concerts, watching movies and tv shows, talking while having a nice cup of coffee and spending time with friends anywhere.

• cats
• arts
• humanities
• books
• concerts
• cooking
• coffee
• walking
• pub crawls
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• languages
• au-pair
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

It's difficult to choose.

Music:
I enjoy very diverse things so I don't know if it would be useful to make a list. I listen to Metal and Rock and to Björk and Loreena Mckennitt and some trip-hop (massive attack, portishead) and some folk bands... I also enjoy classical music, speacially to watch a live orchestra. Feel free to ask me about it and to share any nice music you listen to (:

Movies:
So many as well. Lars von Trier, but also Tarantino and Almodovar, you know? Eclectic, maybe?

Books:
My favorites are: The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, Pride and Prejudice, American Gods, A song of ice and fire, The Stranger (Camus), The mists of Avalon, and I gotta say that I love Virginia Woolf, specially her personal writings, letters, diaries, etc.
I love Anne Sexton's and Sylvia Plath's poems.
There's a lot more, of course.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I think about it, I usually remember amazing things I've seen, idk why. Maybe I'm more of a visual person. The mountains of my state and a specific spot in a beach in Bahia came to my mind at first. The beach is somewhere between Ponta do Mutá and Coroa Vermelha, btw.
Thinking about moments, I believe adopting my cat was amazing. Also, when I was approved to college and the first days there... Traveling with my friends to Rio was fantastic and I also remember one day when my boyfriend and I were walking home at 5 am in Belo Horizonte and the sky was grey and getting clearer and it was something beautiful to watch.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Portuguese, why not? A few useful word at least (: I don't think anybody will want to learn how to draw or paint during a trip lol but I can teach you how to cook a Brazilian dish (: I'd like to learn about different cultures and languages, so anything you've got to share would be appreciated.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Well, I'm not the greatest cook, but I can prepare something while I teach you some Portuguese words and Brazilian idioms :D
I can share deep conversations or silly chats.
Maybe you have watched the same tv shows I did, or maybe we've read the same books and played the same games - or maybe what would make our conversation amazing is that we are so different!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Luxembourg