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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Portuguese; learning English
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Traveller
  • Tourism / Hospitality
  • From São Paulo
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION: Enjoy this beautiful world

I like the themes: visual arts, gastronomy, culture, traditional communities;

I like popular music from each region;

I enjoy typical cuisine from around the world;

I love to visit the cultural heritage, know different languages;

I love Brazil, I love the sea, I love the Brazil cultural diversity and I would like to present some peculiarities of Brazilian culture for you;

I do not smoke;

I did my master dissertation about the "community-based tourism" (tourism organized by small local communities)

I'm graduated in Tourism (2002), MBA in Marketing (2006) and a master's degree in Hospitality. I've served as cultural monitor in the "Parks Monitoring Project", coordinated by the City of Sao Paulo government. I've served also as an educator in promoting environmentally sustainable practices to preserve the natural and cultural heritage in the city of São Paulo. I'm a Researcher in social and cultural projects. I'm working as a teacher in São Paulo.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to change experiences and learn about other cultures and lifestyles. I would love to know about traditional music and dance of your country. I am really interested in knowing about religions, arts and food.

Interests

Cultural heritage;
Visual arts;
Market fairs;
Gastronomy;
Music Festivals;
Floclore, music, dances;
Museums, Art Galleries;

  • arts
  • culture
  • music festivals
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • dining
  • music
  • teaching
  • languages
  • religion
  • tourism
  • visual arts
  • parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Dance rhythms, regional rhythms, demonstrations of Brazilian culture;

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled around the northeast of Brazil, researching and seeking information about the manifestations of popular culture and community tourism

Teach, Learn, Share

Brazilian popular culture, dances, folk rhythms, religiousness, peculiarities of the Brazilian gastronomy, tourism in Brazil, Hospitality and popular culture

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Ireland

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