Born and bred in Rio, I've been on the run living in a bunch of different places for the last 7 years, due to both work and studies.

Nothing defines me more than this non-stop wandering around the globe. The relentless search for new experiences and the efforts to escape routine are my main motivators. As a result, I am continuously in a learning process shaping and re-shaping myself, my own ideas, my misconceptions.

Like Raul Seixas used to say, "Eu prefiro ser uma metamorfose ambulante, do que ter aquela velha opiniao formada sobre tudo" - I'd rather be an ambulant metamorphose than having that same old opinion about everything.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For me traveling is about getting to know cultures, appreciating landscapes and architectures and living adventures. There's no better way to do all of that other than meeting locals and exchanging experiences with them.

At the same time, receiving foreigners allows you to keep on travelling. Visiting your own city through the lens of others. Sharing with them your passions and your experiences. I love all of that.

Interests

Sailing, reading, movies, music (rock n' roll, blues, jazz, funk and brazilian music - samba, forró), photography

Traveling, meeting new and different people

Talking about life, about the world, everything

• arts
• culture
• photography
• running
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• blues
• hiking
• camping
• sailing
• economics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Dire Straits, Jorge Ben Jor, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Boombox, Lettuce, Herbie Hancock

Books: Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Dom Casmurro, Gabriela Cravo e Canela, 100 years of Solitude, Baltasar and Blimunda, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Movies: Iñárritu, Almodovar, Tarantino, Argentinian movies with Ricardo Darin, David Lynch, Lars Von Trier

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Night exploration of Paris' Catacombs

Everest Base Camp hike in Nepal

Hiking and camping in the French Alpes

Hiking the Salkantay trail to Machu Picchu in Peru and El Altar trail in Ecuador

Sailing in the huge waves of Gran Canaria

Scuba diving in Galapagos

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: How to make an authentic caipirinha, anything you want to know about sailing and about Brazil!

Learn: Anything about your country, city, culture and people. "Só não aprende quem acha que já sabe" (The only one who doesn't learn is the one who believes he already knows - in a crappy translation)

Share: Any idea about life, people, politics, economics, the world, culture, arts

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom, United States