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Overview

  • 8 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Sustainable Finance Consultant
  • International Relations
  • From Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil
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About Me

Sou um jacareiense, internacionalista (isto é, formado em relações internacionais), de 24 anos. Sou apaixonado por pessoas a meu maior objetivo é um grande clichê: mudar o mundo. Trabalho no Idec, ONG de Defesa do Consumidor, sobretudo com o Guia dos Bancos Responsáveis (https://guiadosbancosresponsaveis.org.br). Meu perfil é bilíngue pra que seja acessível a brasileirxs que queiram de hospedar em casa, porque a internacional não é a única troca que enriquece!

I am a 24-years old guy from Jacareí, in São Paulo state, who has studied (and loves) international relations. And my biggest dream is a common place: changing the world. I work in a Brazilian non-profit organization of consumer defense, developing the Fair Finance Guide (https://fairfinanceguide.org) in Brazil. My profile is bilingual so that I can be welcoming also to Brazilians who do not speak English.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Já estou há muitos anos no CS e sempre tive experiências muito boas, hospedando e sendo hospedado, tanto no Brasil quanto no exterior. Estou aqui porque vejo no CS uma oportunidade de viagens mais ricas e mais profundas, que me permitam conhecer a realidade dos lugares com mais veracidade. Hospedando busco trazer experiências interculturais pro meu dia-a-dia agitado e mostrar São Paulo sob uma ótica menos hegemônica.

I have been in CS for many years and all experiences I had with hosts and guests, in Brazil and abroad, were very enriching, wihtout exception. I am here because CS is an opportunity to have deeper trips, in which I can learn about the reality of places I go. By hosting, I hope to provide a less hegemonic view of São Paulo and get to know more cultures from home.

Interests

Tenho muitos interesses, gosto de ser uma pessoa inter e transdisciplinar nos meus gostos e estudos. No topo das minhas listas estão urbanismo, geografia, relações internacionais, arte e política. Mas talvez o que eu mais goste é conhecer pessoas com diferentes histórias, que contribuam para compreender vários pontos de vista.
Gosto de fazer amizades e conhecer sobre culturas de outros lugares, mas também gosto de contar a minha história e dos lugares de onde vim ou que passei. Eu adoro artesanato e trago pelo menos uma lembrança de (quase) todo lugar que visitei, isso vai ser fácil de identificar na minha casa!

It's hard to choose only some interests... I would say that the main one is knowing different people from different places and having the possibility to look at the same issues through several viewpoints. I like meeting new people, making friends all around the world and learning more about cultures. But I also like to tell people about my country, my city, America, Brazilian people and culture, etc. There are many issues I like to talk about: art, politics, international relations, society, urbanism, history, geography, etc. Maybe politics and IR are the ones I know most.
I like cooking and if it is possible, I'd like to cook some Brazilian food and sweets to my hosts and guess. I absolutely love handicraft and often carry some with me.

  • photography
  • capoeira
  • human rights
  • politics
  • swimming
  • postcolonial studies

Music, Movies, and Books

Sou bem eclético quanto as meus gostos musicais, atualmente não tenho nenhum estilo preferido. Dentre os livros que marcaram minha vida está Crime e Castigo (Dostoiévski) e Crítica pós-colonial: panorama de leituras contemporâneas (Miglievich-Ribeiro, Toller e Almeida).

Nowadays I don't have a preffered music style, though I have been trying to listen less hegemonic music. Among the most important books to my personality building is Dostoievsky's Crime and Punishment and some reading about post-colonialism.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Desistir do planejamento de uma viagem pra poder ficar mais tempo com grandes amigos que fiz.

Giving up of all trip planing in order to spend more time witg incredible people I met.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Let's cook some Brazilian food?

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Cambodia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Paraguay, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, Indonesia

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