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  • 15 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Portuguese; learning English, French, Spanish
  • 46, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • I'm journalist.
  • Journalism and environmental manager. I studied at Unesp ...
  • From Sao Paulo - Brazil
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I like to meet people, places and cultures.

ABOUT ME

I love to travel and learn about different countries. Culture is an important part of life for me. I love music, cinema, theatre, books, food, wine, beer, sunrises and sunsets.
I love dogs more than cats.
I appreciate photograph. And love to take pictures.
I have a special talent to make caipirinhas (most famous drink from Brazil). And love caipirinhas family: Mojito and Marguerita Frozen.

I LIKE TO COOK, EAT AND DRINK!!!

I am living in São Paulo (Brazil) again, I really like the cultural life here.
I lived in Dublin (Ireland for a year) and in Rio de Janeiro during 2 years before i moved to Dublin.
Now i am back to SP.

I am paulista but my first experience in CS was in Rio de Janeiro. I'm missing our weekly meetings at Flamengo (Mercadinho São José). I met great people at CS Rio!!!

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others as you want to be treated...
All is relative.
Synchronicity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sometimes joining CS meetings.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met interesting people.

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Interests

Travel
environmental issues
Culture
Art
music
movies
photography
theatre
literature
tv series
making new friends
human rights
volunteering

  • cats
  • dogs
  • arts
  • culture
  • books
  • literature
  • photography
  • human rights
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • drinking
  • movies
  • tv
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • surfing
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

All books of Fritjof Capra, Italo Calvino, Garcia Marques, Joao Cabral de Mello Netto.

Music:
I like mpb,bossa nova, samba, sambarock, jazz, blues, instrumental, new age, rock. And I like learn and listen new songs...but sometimes old songs are the best...depends...

Always Norah Jones, Dido, John Mayer, James Brown, Tim Maia, Ed Motta, Manu Chao, Dave Mathews Band, Coldplay, U2, Saint Germain, Mutantes, Paulinho Moska, Jack Johnson, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Massive Attach, Yo lo tengo, Gotan Project, Dom Salvador, Ray Charles, Cartola, Pixinguinha, Demonios da Garoa, Adoniram Barbosa, Elza Soares, Bob Dylan, Paulinho da Viola, Rita Lee, Jorge Ben, Secos e Molhados, Beatles, Teresa Cristina, Ceu, Ana Canas, Martinalia, Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho, Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Enya, Lorena, Joao Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Maria Rita, Sade, John Coltrane, Chet Baker,Nina Simone, Dave Brubeck, Vanessa da Mata, Ben Harper, Eagle Eye Cherry, 1000 Maniacs, Alanis Morissette, Legiao Urbana, Tanghetto, Astor Piazzola, Otros Aires, Narcotango e San Lounge, Jamiroquai, Orixas, Tim Maia, Chuck Berry, Creedance, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Macy Gray,US3, Cordel do Fogo Encantado, Funk Como le Gusta, Banda Black Rio, O Rappa, Itamar Assumpçao, Milton Nascimento, Trio Mocotó, Bach, Villa Lobos...vixe... I really like music!!!Depends of my mood, But always one soundtrack...

Gosh, I made a music salad here!!!
But doesn-t matter...
I love music salad!!!

Movies: I like very much.
Todos do Woody Allen e Pedro Almodovar.
Adoro o cinema argentino de uma forma geral fico abismada com a qualidade dos filmes (O filho da noiva, 9 Rainhas, Elza e Fred, Machuca e tantos outros. Putz, eu adoro festival de cinema internacional. Sou fã desse tipo de programa.

Atenção especial para os documentários também. Adoro o Michael Moore!!!Assisto todos os filmes, li o livro...

Adorei um documentario chamado: "Viva Zapata" . é uma critica ao governo do Berlusconi na Itália.

Em geral eu gosto de filmes reflexivos. Adoro dramas psicológicos...densidade...ahahahaha...faz pensar...isso é bom.... Alguns diretores: Coppola, Kurosawa, Scorsese, lars Von Trier (Dogville, é excelente!!!!) Fellini, Kubrick (Laranja mecanica), Hitchcok, Eisentein, Chaplin, Pedro Almodovar, F. Truffaut, Orson Welles, Fritz lang, Steven Spilberg, George Lucas (jornada nas estrelas), Bertolucci, Quentin Tarantino, Ridley Scott (Blade Runner), Luis Bunuel, Dizig Vertov (genial), Win Wenders (Asas do desejo), Krzysztof Kieslowski, Glauber Rocha (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol), Romam Polaski (o Bebe de Rosemary), Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Vidas Secas - é muito bom!!!), Eisentein (A greve), Fernando Meirelles (Cidade de Deus), Sydney Pollack (Eu adoro Tootsie ahahahah ), Robert Altman, Oliver Stone, Clint Eastwood (adoro), David Lynch, Chaplin e Buster Keaton!!! ufaaaa.... são tantos bons filmes de diretores geniais...e nomes novos que a gente conhece em festivais de cinema ... mas que sao mais dificeis de eu lembrar p/ citar os nomes aqui...
Cadê a minha memória? ahahhaaha

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Ireland

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