Melina, 29, Brazilian, Mangueirense e criadora de sacis.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting people and places, finding new routes, and always getting and giving tips.

Interests

Carnival, languages, travelling, meeting new people, art, cinema, Latin America...

• arts
• coffee
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• languages
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Camus, Steinbeck, Hermann Hesse, Mário de Andrade, Machado de Assis.
Music: Mahler, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Mozart.
Movies: Buñuel, Fellini, Chaplin, Keaton, Jacques Tati.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Here, take 5!
- Have attending 2005 World Social Forum.
- Have climbed Mount Fitz Roy.
- Have paraded in my samba school, Mangueira, for the first time.
- Have seen my goddaughter grow up.
- Have fallen in love.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you São Paulo by taking walking tours in downtown, I love it! Plus in some others tourist attractions you want to see.
Maybe we can take a weekend getaway in seashore or countryside.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Coffee and walking tours.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, England, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil