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Overview

  • 11 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Portuguese; learning Spanish
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2017
  • Student
  • Engineering at UFRGS
  • From Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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About Me

Brazilian student born in Porto Alegre. The first time I went abroad was for a study exchange program in Paris which lasted 2 years (came back in the end of 2018) and was the best thing I ever did. I had the chance to travel around a little during my time there and met lots of amazing people from many parts of the world.

In France I discovered couchsurfing and I liked the idea so much that I hosted a few people in my tiny room in the Quartier Latin during one summer. I loved taking the time to get to know my guests and show them around the city, and the moments spent with them are between my best memories of that time.

To say a few things about me: I'm curious, very distracted and occasionally funny. Despite being an introvert I like being helpful and I'll do everything I can to make my guests feel confortable.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I love the concept of this community! To meet people from all over the world, hear their stories, learn their culture, show them yours, present your city and see the places you travel to through the eyes of the people who live there... it's simply amazing!

Interests

  • culture
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • walking
  • politics
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • history
  • tv series

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Beatles, Pink Floyd, Belle and Sebastian, Blur, Oasis, Modest Mouse, Bob Dylan, The Smiths, Radiohead, Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Chico Buarque, Novos Baianos, Legião Urbana, Los Hermanos
My main music style is old and alternative rock, but I also like Jazz, Folk, Samba, Bossa nova and I'm currently getting into Brazilian rap music as well

Books: George Orwell, Machado de Assis, Harry Potter, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The stranger, A Song of Ice and Fire, Love in the time of cholera

Movies: Tarantino, Nolan, Kubrick, the Before trilogy, Pixar animations, Godfather, Amélie, 500 days of summer, Fight Club

Series: Orange is the new black, How I met your mother, Friends, New Girl, House of Cards, Sense8, Breaking Bad, Black mirror

PS: there's surely a lot missing here, I'm awful with this kind of lists

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did a two months trip to Southeast Asia which was amazing and full of small adventures like driving a scooter in Vietnam with no former driving experience or drunkenly going down a river on a tube in Laos

Teach, Learn, Share

Love to hear about the history of the cities, countries, places and people I see and to exchange travel experiences.

I also wanna know how to make a toast in as many languages as I can

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook and I'd love to buy you a drink and have a good talk

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France

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