I am a Brazilian thinker, nature lover, world explorer, curious traveler, and wannabe professor of global environmental politics. I am based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, where I work as a postdoc researcher at the Radboud University.

I study how Indigenous peoples and traditional communities can inform better biodiversity decisions to protect the Amazon and the Cerrado biomes.

Places I've lived so far:

*In Brazil:
-Fortaleza/CE (2007-2008)
-Limeira/SP (2009-2011)
-Campinas/SP (2011-2012; 2017)
-São Paulo/SP (2014)
-Rio de Janeiro/RJ (2015-2016)
-Brasília/DF (2018-2022)

*In Colombia:
-Bucaramanga (2012)

*In Germany:
-Frankfurt (2019-2020)

*In the USA:
-Santa Cruz, California (2021-2022)

*In the Netherlands:
-Nijmegen (2023 - currently)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing since 2010 because, through the platform, I can meet people who share with me the passion for traveling.

Interests

Good music, kind people, green places.

• arts
• culture
• books
• yoga
• running
• news
• movies
• traveling
• music
• swimming
• business
• history
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: the salt of the Earth
music: Aurora, Sia, Wild Belle, and many others amongst folk, pop, electro and rock
books: Yuval Harari, Sapiens

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in Colombia for 6 months, in 2012.
Hitchhiked with the help of Couchsurfing in South America (English Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and Colombia) for 2 months, in 2014 . Climbed the Roraima Mountain.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know how to cook Brazilian food. It would be great to learn how to play the guittar.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guyana, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Suriname, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Netherlands, United States